Raymarine Ray230 Owner's Handbook Manual page 117

5-8
Commercial
Channels: 7A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18A, 19A,
67, 79A, 80A, 88A
Vessels: Those used primarily for
commercial transport of
persons or goods, or
engaged in servicing other
vessels
Use: Communications
pertaining to the purpose
for which the vessel is
used
Between: Commercial transport
vessels (ship-to-ship) or
between commercial
transport vessels and
limited coast stations
Channel 8, 67 and 88A may not be used
for ship-to-coast communications
Recreational boats are not permitted to
use these channels
Marine Operator
Channels: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84, 85, 86,
87A
Vessels: Any
Use: To place a telephone call to
any location in the world
or to a vessel outside of
your transmitting range
Between: Vessels and public coast
stations
Comments: Contact the marine
operator on the channel
assigned to your
navigating area. If unable
to determine this channel,
use channel 16.
Be patient. Do not interrupt calls in
progress. Avoid excessive calling if the
operator does not answer - give the
operator a chance to reply.
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