Raymarine Ray 106 User Manual page 42

SECTION 7
APPENDIX
7.1 VHF MARINE CHANNEL USAGE GUIDE AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Most of the information found in this section is reprinted in whole or in part from FCC
Information Bulletin No.2 REVISED EDITION February 1991 and FCC Fact Sheet PR5000
March 1990.
REMEMBER:
Maintain a radio watch on Channel 16. Channel 16 is used for distress and safety purposes
only.
Use VHF Channel 70 only for Digital Selective Calling (DSC). It may be used for general-
purpose calling using DSC. Your cooperation in not using Channel 70 for general intership
communications is necessary to prevent interference.
Your VHF transceiver has a high-low power switch. Use low power whenever feasible.
Unnecessary high-power operations can interfere with other important communications.
Always use your radio call sign at the beginning and end of each transmission.
Be sure only qualified persons operate your radio. You are responsible for control of your
radio. Know the rules.
Limit calls to other vessels to 30 seconds. If you receive no reply, wait 2 minutes; then try
again. Keep communications brief and avoid chit-chat.
Never transmit false distress messages, and never use profanity of the air.
OTHER REMINDERS:
Do not install or operate your radio until it is licensed. You can obtain a station license and call
sign by completing FCC Form 506 and mailing it with the required fee to the FCC, Marine Ship
Service, P.O. Box 358275, Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5275. Form 506-A provides you with
immediate operating authority, valid for 90 days after you mail your license application.
you need a radio operator license to operate VHF Marine Radio only if you plan to dock in a
foreign port or leave a foreign port to dock in a U.S. port.
Your radio license is not transferable. If you sell your boat, request the FCC to cancel your
station license.
If you replace your radio, you do not need to change your license unless the new radio
operates on another frequency band. If you install equipment to operate on another frequency
band, apply for modification of your license.
If you carry more than six passengers for hire, your vessel must be certified as a passenger-
carrying vessel by the FCC and the Coast Guard.
Licensing Requirements for Hand Held Portable VHF Marine Transceivers 10 Watts Power or
Less
All transceivers, handhelds included, operated in the Maritime Radio Services are required to
be operated under and appropriate maritime station license. Operation of hand held VHF
Marine transceivers without proper station license can lead to fines and/or administrative
sanctions issued against its user and/or owner.
VHF Marine hand held transceivers can be operated and licensed as follows:
a)Associated Ship Unit: A hand held VHF Marine transceiver can be operated under an
existing valid ship station license under the following conditions only:
i)Except for safety purposes, the hand held transceivers must be used only to communicate