Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 1 Boating Skills & Seamanship Lesson 13 Your Boat’s Radio Lesson 13 Your Boat’s Radio

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 2 Lesson Objectives Types Of Marine Radios Purpose & Use Licensing Selection Installation Operation Distress, Urgency & Safety Calls Types Of Marine Radios Purpose & Use Licensing Selection Installation Operation Distress, Urgency & Safety Calls

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 3 VHF-FM (Marine) Radios FM - Static Free Line Of Sight Miles Used & Monitored By U.S. Coast Guard 25 Watts Maximum Power Relatively Inexpensive As little as $79.95 for handheld As little as $99.95 (plus antenna) for 25 watt FM - Static Free Line Of Sight Miles Used & Monitored By U.S. Coast Guard 25 Watts Maximum Power Relatively Inexpensive As little as $79.95 for handheld As little as $99.95 (plus antenna) for 25 watt

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 4 SSB Radios Range Day miles Night miles A Must For Ocean Operation Monitored By U.S. Coast Guard More Costly Than VHF-FM Must Still Have VHF-FM Radio On Board Range Day miles Night miles A Must For Ocean Operation Monitored By U.S. Coast Guard More Costly Than VHF-FM Must Still Have VHF-FM Radio On Board

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 5 Citizen Band (CB) Radio Low power - 5 watts Limited Range Not Monitored By Coast Guard Overcrowded AM - Susceptible To Static Channel 9 - Unofficial Emergency Frequency Inexpensive Low power - 5 watts Limited Range Not Monitored By Coast Guard Overcrowded AM - Susceptible To Static Channel 9 - Unofficial Emergency Frequency Inexpensive

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 6 Other Systems Licensed Amateur Radio Operators (HAM) Several Short Wave Frequencies Available Cellular Telephones Not “Monitored” By Others Cannot Be Located By RDF Call Coast Guard CG Comms Center – Licensed Amateur Radio Operators (HAM) Several Short Wave Frequencies Available Cellular Telephones Not “Monitored” By Others Cannot Be Located By RDF Call Coast Guard CG Comms Center –

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 7 Purpose Of Marine Radios Safety Distress, Urgency & Safety Messages Operations Call Lockmasters, Bridge Tenders, Marinas, Other Boats, Radio Checks Commerce Messages Between Commercial Vessels And Stations Safety Distress, Urgency & Safety Messages Operations Call Lockmasters, Bridge Tenders, Marinas, Other Boats, Radio Checks Commerce Messages Between Commercial Vessels And Stations Principal Purposes of a Marine Radio-Telephone

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 8 FCC License Required If - SSB Radio Is Installed Must Also Have VHF-FM Radio Installed Boat Is Over 65 feet In Length Visit Foreign Ports Make International Port Calls Required If - SSB Radio Is Installed Must Also Have VHF-FM Radio Installed Boat Is Over 65 feet In Length Visit Foreign Ports Make International Port Calls

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 9 Special FCC License “General” Class Radio-Telephone Commercial License Required to Make Repairs or Internal Adjustments to Radio “General” Class Radio-Telephone Commercial License Required to Make Repairs or Internal Adjustments to Radio

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 10 Selecting A VHF-FM Radio Sensitivity Selectivity Audio Output – Is it LOUD Enough? Signal Strength Signal Suppression Type Of Tuner Readouts Current Usage Sensitivity Selectivity Audio Output – Is it LOUD Enough? Signal Strength Signal Suppression Type Of Tuner Readouts Current Usage

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 11 Height Line-of-Sight, so… Higher Is Better Gain 3 db, 6 db, 9 db 6 db Practical Upper Limit Height Line-of-Sight, so… Higher Is Better Gain 3 db, 6 db, 9 db 6 db Practical Upper Limit 3 db Antennas 9 db 6 db

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 12 Broadcast Antenna 350 ft. Broadcast Antenna 350 ft NM 6.1 NM LINE - OF - SIGHT 28.9 NM LINE - OF - SIGHT 28.9 NM Boat Antenna 25 ft. Boat Antenna 25 ft. Curvature Of The Earth Line - Of - Sight Transmission

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 13 Calling 1) Listen 2) Name Of The Boat You Are Calling 3) “This Is (Name Of Your Boat)” 4) “Over” 1) Listen 2) Name Of The Boat You Are Calling 3) “This Is (Name Of Your Boat)” 4) “Over” You May Adjust the Squelch to Reduce Background Noise

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 14 OVER End My Transmission- Response Expected OUT End My Transmission – NO Response Expected NEVER – EVER… “Over and Out” OVER End My Transmission- Response Expected OUT End My Transmission – NO Response Expected NEVER – EVER… “Over and Out” I SPELL Use Phonetic Alphabet ROGER I Have Received and Understood Your Last Transmission Procedure Words (Pro Words) Speak Within 1” of Microphone (Noise Canceling Mics)

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 15 Special Purpose Channels CH 16 - Calling & Distress, Urgency, Safety CH 9 - Alternate Calling Channel CH 12 - Port Operations, L&D 25 & 27 CH 14 -Mel Price L&D 26 CH 13 - Navigation (Tow Boats) CH 22A - Coast Guard Liaison (to civilians) CH 68 - Non-Commercial Working WX-1, WX-2, WX-3, etc. CH 16 - Calling & Distress, Urgency, Safety CH 9 - Alternate Calling Channel CH 12 - Port Operations, L&D 25 & 27 CH 14 -Mel Price L&D 26 CH 13 - Navigation (Tow Boats) CH 22A - Coast Guard Liaison (to civilians) CH 68 - Non-Commercial Working WX-1, WX-2, WX-3, etc.

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 16 Calling Time Limits 1st Call - 30 Seconds Maximum Then - Wait 2 Minutes 2nd Call - 30 Seconds Maximum Then - Wait 2 Minutes 3rd Call - 30 Seconds Maximum Then - Wait 15 Minutes Before Additional Calls To The Same Station 1st Call - 30 Seconds Maximum Then - Wait 2 Minutes 2nd Call - 30 Seconds Maximum Then - Wait 2 Minutes 3rd Call - 30 Seconds Maximum Then - Wait 15 Minutes Before Additional Calls To The Same Station

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 17 Radio Usage Caveats False Distress $5,000 Fine Plus All USCG Costs Obscenity, Indecency, Profanity $10, years Violation Of FCC Rules Loss Of License, Fine, Prison False Distress $5,000 Fine Plus All USCG Costs Obscenity, Indecency, Profanity $10, years Violation Of FCC Rules Loss Of License, Fine, Prison

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 18 During Distress Communications Stop All Other Communications “All Stations” “SEELONCE Mayday” “SEELONCE Distress” When Distress Is Over “SEELONCE FEENEE Stop All Other Communications “All Stations” “SEELONCE Mayday” “SEELONCE Distress” When Distress Is Over “SEELONCE FEENEE Silence Should Be Maintained During Entire Emergency

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 19 Distress Calls Use When IMMINENT Danger Exists Call On Channel 16 Call Format: “Mayday Mayday Mayday” “This Is (Name Of Your Boat)” State Your Location, Nature Of Problem, Number of P eople O n B oard (POB), Describe Boat And Condition “This Is (Name Of Your Boat), Over” Use When IMMINENT Danger Exists Call On Channel 16 Call Format: “Mayday Mayday Mayday” “This Is (Name Of Your Boat)” State Your Location, Nature Of Problem, Number of P eople O n B oard (POB), Describe Boat And Condition “This Is (Name Of Your Boat), Over”

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 20 Urgency Calls Used When Very Urgent Message Concerning Safety of Ship, Aircraft, Vehicle, or Person Call Made On Channel 16 Call Format: “Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan” Followed by Message Text (errggg getg ertgerhg) Used When Very Urgent Message Concerning Safety of Ship, Aircraft, Vehicle, or Person Call Made On Channel 16 Call Format: “Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan” Followed by Message Text (errggg getg ertgerhg)

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 21 Safety Calls Used When Message Concerns Weather or Safety of Navigation Call Made On Channel 16… …then Switch To Working Channel Call Format: “Securité, Securité, Securité” Followed by Message Text… (ie: to announce marine event in channel) Used When Message Concerns Weather or Safety of Navigation Call Made On Channel 16… …then Switch To Working Channel Call Format: “Securité, Securité, Securité” Followed by Message Text… (ie: to announce marine event in channel)

Approved by DC-E USCG AuxA, Inc 22 SUMMARY Type Of RadiosType Of Radios Function Of Marine RadiosFunction Of Marine Radios FCC LicensingFCC Licensing Selecting VHF-FM RadiosSelecting VHF-FM Radios Calling ProceduresCalling Procedures Distress CallsDistress Calls Urgency CallsUrgency Calls Safety CallsSafety Calls