[Psml] MARYLAND DRN PROMOTES UNSAFE VHF USE

[Richard Sendell]

Good answer and questions,,,Richard Sendell - SEO-  Watchung S & P


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul R. Soucy" <psoucy at sc.rr.com>
To: <rsendell4 at comcast.net>
Cc: "'United States Power Squadrons Mailing List'" <psml at usps.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Psml] MARYLAND DRN PROMOTES UNSAFE VHF USE


> Lets don't forget what the federal rules require if one has a VHF radio on
> board.  Please see the following from Federal Rules:
>
> Radio Listening Watch
>
> Vessels not required to carry a radio (e.g. recreational vessels less than
> 65.6 feet/20 meters in length), but which voluntarily carry a radio, must
> maintain a watch on channel 16 (156.800 MHz) whenever the radio is 
> operating
> and not being used to communicate. Such vessels may alternatively maintain 
> a
> watch on VHF channel 9 (156.450 MHz), the boater calling channel.
>
> So folks if you have a VHF radio monitor channel 16.  You may and the word
> is may, maintain a watch on channel 9.  When we teach VHF radio 
> operations,
> we state if you have a VHF radio you must use it and you must monitor
> channel 16, but use another channel for boat to boat communications.
>
> The real question is who has precedence, the state or federal rules?
>
> Paul Soucy, AP
> SEO, Long Bay
>
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