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Wayne.B wrote:

On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:40:02 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote:

I'm not sure the ferry captains would care or bother to yak with every
small boat out there. I'm quite comfortable with the radio.

Most commercial vessels monitor 13 and 16 all of the time and are
quick to respond to a call on 13 in my experience. You need to learn
their language with regard to passing on "one whistle" or "two
whistles". That's how they generally communicate with each other and
it's much more effective than actual horn signals.


ANY vessel, over 20 Meters in length, or over 100 Tons and carring one
or more Passengers for Hire, and in US Waters, is REQUIRED to have VHF
Channel 13 monitored, 24/7 by the Person On Watch and responcible for
the Navigation of that Vessel, by the Bridge to Bridge Radiotelephone
Act or SubPart U of Part 90 CFR 47. Failure to Respond, that results in
an Inquiry will cost that person, at a minimum a License Suspention,
and a Revocation if a serious incident occured.

Vessels that are in a VTS Traffic System, may suspend a Listen Watch
on Marine Ch 16, if they are in communication with the VTS Center, but
they MUST still maintain the Marine Ch 13 Watch, WHENEVER the vessel is
underway.

Most vessels monitor Marine Ch 13, while underway, even if they aren't
so required, just so they can keep up with what is happening around them.

Most commercial vessels will have two VHF Radios active while underway.
One on Marine 16, and one on Marine 13, and they will use the radio that
is on Marine 16 for routine communications on other Marine Radio Channels
as required for operational communications, and then return to Marine
Ch 16, when not activly communicating on another working channel.


Bruce in alaska
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