If the travellers had done what is required of them and reported to the police BEFORE their adventure then the police, who have extensive local knowledge in all conditions, would have advised against such a silly journey until track and weather conditions were more favourable.

They should be sent a bill for any government or private services that have to be performed.

They could recover their costs by writing a blog or a book or even a UTube adventure film. No, I made no mention of support by sponsors. :)   

Peter_n_Margaret wrote:

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You have never made a mistake?
It is easy to be wise in hindsight.
They travelled right across the Simpson to a position west of the last dune, so clearly conditions were not totally unreasonable when they departed Birdsville, but maybe the forecast was a clear warning.
It is also clear that they should have stopped well before they did.
Reporting to police is not a requirement of travel but I understand they did and Birdsville police advised them not to travel. Doing so was an error.
Cheers,
Peter

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 Hi Peter,

If that was directed at me and my post immediately above then my only comment is that it is a very stupid traveller that ventures into that country against the advice of police.

In days gone by, the police information on conditions was a lot more reliable than many station owners who may or may not have wanted you crossing their properties. Times have changed things and many landowners now welcome travellers. It is a growing business.

The police like to know who is out there although in these more modern times most travellers might be assisted by outback pubs and homesteads these days.

In any case, this type of deliberate ignorance should come with a financial cost at least equal to the costs to drop supplies, recover people and vehicles and repair the track.

Most authorities do not want you on a track during rain, regardless of how far you actually got before you became hopelessly stranded.

It is a harsh country and should be treated with respect regardless of your experience.

If they're reading this thread they might need a Bex and lay down by now 

Edit....pushed wrong button

Bicyclecamper wrote:

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They will probably talking to their Youtube followers, but looking at the top of their truck, their is no aerial, or sat. dish to do this, so that is why the sat. phone is needed. I hope they can charge the sat. phone, at least.

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No worries, I am sure they would be clever enough to have a generator on board 

Extra fuel could be air dropped to keep it running. All with the complements of some government dept.

And why not I say, we need to support these modern day adventurers who find themselves in trouble 

Hi .. Here's a link to perhaps the latest on this story   ..  From one of my daily free newspapers.   The New Daily .  Hope the link works.

Young family bogged in Simpson Desert could be trapped for weeks (thenewdaily.com.au)

Peter_n_Margaret wrote:

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"No worries, I am sure they would be clever enough to have a generator on board"
They have LOTS of solar and would have no use for a generator, rain or shine.
Cheers,
Peter

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Your probably correct Cobber. Maybe they took on  board that generators are going to be banned   

Plain Truth wrote:

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We do it for solo sailors.

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Well, hello sailor. You may do it for sailors, I don't   

Mike Harding wrote:

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Peter_n_Margaret wrote:

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The registration of PLBs and EPIRBs is mandatory.

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Peter: I've searched long and hard but cannot find any reference to the registration of PLBs (as opposed to EPIRBs in certain cases) being mandatory, will you please provide a reference?

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Hi Mike, 

I do recall that when we purchased our PLB it was a requirement in the instructions that came with the unit that it was a requirement to register.

Cheers

I, too, could not find anything about mandatory registration of PLBs on land.

I understand that carrying PLBs is not mandatory for remote land travel, so I would think that registration is not mandatory either.
Nonetheless, I would think that someone prudent enough to have a PLB for remote travel, would have enough common sense to register the beacon, also.

You probably know that EPIRBs for maritime purposes are different, in that EPIRBs are mandatory for certain maritime circumstances and mandated that they be registered.

SoloMC wrote:

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watsea wrote:

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I, too, could not find anything about mandatory registration of PLBs on land.

I understand that carrying PLBs is not mandatory for remote land travel, so I would think that registration is not mandatory either.
Nonetheless, I would think that someone prudent enough to have a PLB for remote travel, would have enough common sense to register the beacon, also.

You probably know that EPIRBs for maritime purposes are different, in that EPIRBs are mandatory for certain maritime circumstances and mandated that they be registered.

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Love the thought process of people

 

It it a legal requirement to register PLB/EPIRBS With AMSA

Copied from their website 

'Once you've purchased your beacon, you must register it with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).'

 

Note the word MUST

 

If you still doubt it, call them to confirm it

 

 

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 Sure their first line states as you quoted but their information elsewhere is virtually nil about registration of PLBs being mandatory.  Mike Harding has made the confirmation phone call.  Refer above.

In this case, I guess my thought processing is similar to Peter's.