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Voice Calling
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
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Voice calling
To call another vessel or a shore installation such as a lock or bridge tender:
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Make sure your radio is On.
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Select Channel 16 and listen to make sure it is not being used.
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Channel 9 may be used by recreational vessels for general-purpose
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calling. This frequency should be used whenever possible to relieve
congestion on Channel 16.
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When the channel is quiet, press the Talk button and call the ship you wish to
call. (Hold the microphone a few inches from your face and speak directly into
it in a normal tone of voice — clearly and distinctly.) Say "[name of station
being called] THIS IS [your vessel's name or call sign]."
Once contact is made on the calling channel, you must switch to
a proper working channel. See the channel listing on pages 14 through 15.
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For Example
The vessel Corsair calling the vessel Vagabond:
Corsair: "Vagabond, this is Corsair."
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Vagabond: "Corsair, this is Vagabond. Reply 72 (or any proper working channel)."
Corsair: "72" or "Roger"
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After communications are completed, each vessel must sign off with its
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call sign or vessel name and switch to Channel 16.
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For best sound quality at the station you are calling, hold the microphone
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on the front of the radio at least two (2) inches [five (5) cm] from your mouth
and slightly off to one (1) side. Speak in a normal tone of voice.
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VHF Marine Radio Protocols
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Radiotelephone calls
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Boaters may make and receive radiotelephone calls to and from any number on the
telephone network by using the services of public coast stations. Calls can be made
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— for a fee — between your radio and telephones on land, sea, and in the air. See
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pages 14 through 23 for the public correspondence (marine operator) channels.
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If you plan to use these services, consider registering with the operator of the
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public coast station that you plan to work through. Those services can provide
you with detailed information and procedures to follow.
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CAUTION
You may disclose privileged information during a radiotelephone call.
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Keep in mind that your transmission is NOT private, as it is on a regular
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telephone. Both sides of the conversation are being broadcast and can be
heard by anyone who has a radio and tunes to the channel you are using.
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