This was written for broadcast through Community Radio Benziger, Kollam, Kerala, as part of the community service project of Rotary Club of Tangasseri, Quilon. This is the first of a series of programs targeted at fishermen and fishing communities around Kollam by the Rotary club.
10 Uses of the GPS for fishermen
1. To know how far you are from home and find the shortest way back home
2. To save fuel by taking the shortest distances to destinations - straight line routes
3. To return to a known fishing ground
4. To mark dangers at sea like submerged rocks, shallow patches, wrecks etc
5. To mark the location of an accident like collision with a ship, man overboard, drowning or capsize
6. To plot routes to regularly visited reefs and fishing grounds (particularly for hook and line fishermen)
7. To provide information about location at sea to search and rescue teams in times of emergencies
8. To find set and drift by observing the deviations from plotted route
9. To know estimated time of arrival at known locations
10. To know the actual speed of the boat
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