Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, Items of Interest Broadcast of hurricane and other weather broadcasts from this station may on occasion be preempted, as the frequencies are shared with other USCG stations, and the transmitters are shared with the radiofax broadcast. Keep the conversation short and to the point as there will be others waiting to use the channel. Please note your location, equipment/software used, date(s), time(s), signal strength, etc. USCG CAMSLANT is the largest of the 2 CAMS with approx 178 active duty, reserve and auxiliary personnel. It's more like an old-fashioned party line. When you're stuck in a jam-whether from engine failure or a fierce storm approaching, a VHF radio can be your lifeline to the world. These broadcasts are prepared by the Ocean Prediction Center , National Hurricane Center, Honolulu Forecast Office. See ITU Radio Regulation Appendix 18 and ITU-R M.1084-5 Annex 4, summarized here. on this channel. If your radio has channels that you do not see on this list do not use them. Recreational boaters would continue to call the Coast Guard and any commercial facility on channel 16. Any vessel in distress should use Channel 16 VHF-FM (which the Coast Guard does monitor). (Bridge-to-bridge). Type, size of vessel, cargo details including PRESENCE OF DANGEROUS GOODS. I do the deep digital dive, researching gear, boats and knowhow and love keeping my readership at the helm of their passions. U.S. Coast Guard HF voice broadcasts are performed in the upper sideband mode using a synthesized voice known as "Iron Mike." have no special significance but are often designated this way in consumer equipment. Any other information which might facilitate rescue, such as length or tonnage of vessel, number of persons needing medical attention, color hull, cabin, masks, etc. Unless you know you are outside VHF range of shore and ships, call on channel 16 first. Guard Band protecting Ch 16 156.8125 - 156.8375 MHz. Please read our radio watchkeeping section for more information. 4 0 obj 3 0 obj Transmissions of short digital messages in accordance with RTCM Standard 12301.1 is allowed. The mobile satellite will provide easier and clearer communications than the MF/HF radiotelephone, but the HF radiotelephone will receive high seas marine weather warnings. Falmouth RNLI. Km. Calls to other vessels are normally initiated on Channel 16 except for recreation vessels which may use (voluntarily) Channel 09 VHF-FM. The U.S. Coast Guard broadcasts National Weather Service high seas forecasts and storm warnings from four high seas communication stations in the SITOR mode. UK Coastguard Working. Im troubled why local law-enforcement an emergency personnel do not monitor this frequency as well much like they did in past days with channel 9 CB radio. The following list of channels are those available in the United States for VHF Radio communications. Visit the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Telecommunications Information webpage for further information on U.S. Coast Guard telecommunications.
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