Code has never been required for Marine VHF.
krj

Boots wrote:

Thanks to the FCC, they have turned the VHF Marine Band into
CB.
Capt Boots
"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote
in message ...

"Don White" wrote in message
...

Doug Dotson wrote:

"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message


..
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In article , Larry



wrote:



Nonsense. Marine VHF has no license at all and it's not

like

CB....well,
often....until their drunk. Ham radio is worse than CB

when THEY're

drunk.

--
Larry

Actually, the above is only true for Non-commercial

Marine VHF Radios.

All Commercial Marine Radios REQUIRE a Radio Station

License.

Bruce in alaska
--
add a 2 before @


Even recreational boats with VHFs require a license if

operating outside

US waters.

Doug in Maryland



...and of course Canadians require an operators license,

although the

station licenses are gone.


U.S. requires an operator license as well.