[Psml] MARYLAND DRN PROMOTES UNSAFE VHF USE

[Ken Shaver]

The way out of this dilemma use two VHF's on one scan 16 & 9 the 
other scan two of your favorite channels.

At 01:17 PM 12/5/2007, Paul R. Soucy wrote:
>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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