Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Can a RescueStreamer® foul a boats propeller?

Answer: The boat operator should approach slowly and methodically to avoid the RescueStreamer® fouling the propeller in the first place. A safe methodical approach should include steps to remove the RescueStreamer®, or any other device, from the path of the propeller, likely with a boat hook or other reaching device. If the RescueStreamer® is drawn into the propeller, the affect on maneuvering would be minimal or non-existent, the RescueStreamer® film would be cut or torn apart by the propeller as it spins.

Question: How does wind and wave action effect RescueStreamer®?

Answer: The RescueStreamer® has been tested by many professionals including independent experts, U. S. and foreign government and military organizations and our customers. RescueStreamer® has been proven to successfully signal distress in all terrains and conditions. Specifically wind and wave action increases RescueStreamer® performance and signaling capability is enhanced. The RescueStreamer® film actually takes the shape of and conforms to the surface of the water riding wave faces and typically trailing the object it is attached to.

Question: What is the difference in signaling capability between the different RescueStreamer® models?

Answer: Independent testing has proven the following facts associated with the different RescueStreamer® products: Our smallest product, the 6 inch wide by 25 foot long Survivor, is routinely detected by search aircraft flying at 1,500 feet of altitude and 1.3 miles distance. Our larger product, the 11 inch wide by 40 foot long Mariner, is routinely detected by search aircraft flying at 1,500 feet of altitude and 1.5 miles distance. The results of RescueStreamer® testing demonstrate that the products definitively exceed day signal requirements for pilots, boat operators and back country hikers.

(suggested resource http://www.equipped.com/signal.htm)

Please direct your questions to info@rescuestreamer.com

Meet Team RescueStreamer - Kirk Neprud

Kirk S. Neprud is Vice President for Rescue Technologies Corporation. Mr. Neprud is a retired U. S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer and private sector industry survival systems technologist with 31 years experience. Mr. Neprud is a subject matter expert in the use, maintenance and instruction associated with aviation and marine rescue and survival systems. He has extensive experience with organizational program management and systems requirements generation. During his U. S. Coast Guard career, Mr. Neprud performed duties as deck seaman, operational fixed wing air crew member, helicopter rescue swimmer, emergency medical technician, and headquarters staff level officer as rescue, and survival systems program manager. Since his retirement from the U. S. Coast Guard, Mr. Neprud has continued work with the marine and aviation safety industry associated with safety and life preservation at sea. Mr. Neprud is a program and contract management professional with both government and private sector experience. He has proven successes in all levels of responsibility requiring advanced technical knowledge, interpersonal relationships, and oral/written communication skills. Mr. Neprud has professional associations with national and international organizations working operational requirements generation, project management, and proposal development focusing on safety and survival equipment and life cycle management.