Operating Rules - Icom IC-M35 Instruction Manual

D Priorities
• Read all rules and regulatons pertanng to prortes and
keep an up-to-date copy handy. Safety and dstress calls
take prorty over all others.
• You must montor Channel 16 when you are not operatng
on another channel.
• False or fraudulent dstress calls are prohbted under law.
D Privacy
• Informaton overheard but not ntended for you cannot law-
fully be used n any way.
• Indecent or profane language s prohbted.
D Radio licenses
(1) SHIP STATION LICENSE
You must have a current rado staton lcense before usng
the transcever. It s unlawful to operate a shp staton whch
s not lcensed.
Inqure through your dealer or the approprate government
agency for a Shp-Radotelephone lcense applcaton. Ths
government-ssued lcense states the call sgn whch s your
craft's dentficaton for rado purposes.

OPERATING RULES

(2) OPERATOR'S LICENSE
A Restrcted Radotelephone Operator Permt s the lcense
most often held by small vessel rado operators when a rado
s not requred for safety purposes.
The Restrcted Radotelephone Operator Permt must be
posted or kept wth the operator. Only a lcensed rado op-
erator may operate a transcever.
However, non-lcensed ndvduals may talk over a trans-
cever f a lcensed operator starts, supervses, ends the call
and makes the necessary log entres.
A current copy of the applcable government rules and regu-
latons s only requred to be on hand for vessels n whch a
rado telephone s compulsory. However, even f you are not
requred to have these on hand t s your responsblty to be
thoroughly acquanted wth all pertnent rules and regula-
tons.
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