[Psml] Fwd: MARYLAND DRN PROMOTES UNSAFE VHF USE

[John & Judy Gill]

Please read Harleigh Ewell's post below which vindicates my position  
completely.

John
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> From: "Harleigh Ewell" <hewell at comcast.net>
> Date: December 6, 2007 6:26:51 PM EST
> To: "'John and Judy Gill'" <twojscom at quadnet.net>
> Subject: RE: [Psml] MARYLAND DRN PROMOTES UNSAFE VHF USE
>
> John,
>
> See the following:
>
> Vessels not required to carry a marine radio (e.g. recreational  
> vessels less
> than 20m 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. Note however that
> urgent marine information broadcasts, such as storm warnings, are  
> announced
> on channel 9 only in First CG District waters (northern New Jersey,  
> New York
> and New England).
>
> Source: FCC 47 CFR 80.310
>
> Note that this requirement to monitor channel 16 applies only when  
> the radio
> is on.  There is no requirement that it be on, for recreational  
> vessels less
> than 20 m long.
>
> By the way, the policies of Md. DNR and CG Dist. 5 are  
> recommendations only.
> They cannot enforce them.  The FCC rules still control.
>
> Harleigh
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John & Judy Gill [mailto:twojscom at quadnet.net]
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 5:42 PM
> To: Harleigh Ewell
> Subject: Re: [Psml] MARYLAND DRN PROMOTES UNSAFE VHF USE
>
> Harleigh,
>
> Sorry, but both Judy and I have our FCC Radio Operators Licenses as
> well as a Station License for our boat.  We sometime forget that it
> is OK to use the VHF radio as a CP (citizens band radio).  I still
> understand that if you have a VHF radio is must be on and Ch/ 16
> should be monitored.  Likewise if you have Radar, it must be in use.
>
> Do you have FCC rules which state otherwise???
>
> John
>
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> On Dec 6, 2007, at 5:10 PM, Harleigh Ewell wrote:
>
>> If your squadron teaches that if you have a VHF on board it must be
>> on, I believe that is erroneous, for most recreational users.
>>
>> Harleigh Ewell
>> Rockville Sail and Power Squadron
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: psml-bounces at usps.org [mailto:psml-bounces at usps.org] On
>> Behalf Of Paul
>> R. Soucy
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 4:18 PM
>> To: hewell at comcast.net
>> Cc: 'United States Power Squadrons Mailing List'

>> 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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