Operating Rules - Icom IC-­M71 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
When your craft s equpped wth a VHF FM transcever, 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. Ths lcense n-
cludes 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 near the transcever or be kept wth the operator. Only
a lcensed rado operator may operate a transcever.
However, non-lcensed ndvduals may talk over a transcev-
er f a lcensed operator starts, supervses, ends the call and
makes the necessary log entres.
A current copy of the applcable government rules and reg-
ulatons 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 reg-
ulatons.
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