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Rescue One is:
- The reason Club Deportivo was born.
- Financed and managed 100% by the Club.
- A service given to anyone who needs and requests it.
- Provided 365 days a year.
- The only service of its kind in Mexico.
Working under the auspices of the Port Captain and the Mexican
Government, Rescue One:
- Provides continuous tracking of Sea of Cortez boat trips and Sonoran Desert
vehicle trips.
- Initiates searches and/or rescues when needed.
- Maintains a coordination center for any emergency: illness, accidents, police,
etc.
- Coordinates evacuation to the United States.
- Coordinates actions necessary in the event of a non-resident death.
- Serves as the focal point for communications throughout the community.
Radio courtesy:
- All communications with Rescue One are conducted using VHF radios on Channel 24.
- Channel 24 is the contact channel for the community of New Kino.
Boaters:
- Contact community boat launcher on Channel 24. Your conversations remain
on Channel 24.
- File a trip plan (land or sea) with Rescue One.
- Give your name or name of boat, destination, number of people, and estimated
time of return. This information is recorded into a daily log. Allow for a
brief delay for this process.
- Notify Rescue One upon your return to close out your trip.
- Speak English clearly. Do not interrtupt other transmissions. Keep
conversations to a minimum.
Community:
- For chit-chat, contact your party on Channel 24 and immediately ask them to
switch to another channel. Conduct your conversation, then return to Channel
24.
- Channel 24 is a very important, highly used, radio channel! Conversations,
regardless of the channel, should be brief. Your cooperation is appreciated.
- Common courtesy is our goal.
Reimbursement policy:
- It is assumed that a party being rescued (land or sea) will reimburse the
rescuer's normal expenses.
- Should this not occur, Club Deportivo will reimburse the rescuer, if Rescue One
requested their assistance. Reimbursement is normally limited to replacement of
fuel.
Hours of operations:
Novenber 1 thru April 30
7:00 a.m. untill the last boat checks in, then service goes on
volunteer standby.
May 1 thru October 31
6:00 a.m. until the last boat checks in.
On days when no boats launch, Rescue One will monitor communications until
approximatly 4:00 p.m., then go on volunteer standby.
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