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REGULATIONS AND SAFETY WARNINGS
Basic Radio Guidelines
You should familiarize yourself with the rules on marine radios and be aware of
which rules apply to your boat.
Complete guidelines for all ship and marine radio types can be found at the US
Coast Guard website under the topic Radio Info for Boaters (the direct link is
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/boater.htm).
Here are a few guidelines that affect nearly all boaters.
• If you have a VHF radio on your boat, you must maintain a watch on channel
16 (156.800 MHz) whenever the radio is not being used to communicate.
Starting in 2004, if a radio is carried, it must be on and set to channel 16
whenever your boat is underway.
• If you hear a distress call, wait a few minutes to let a shore station or Coast
Guard vessel respond. If no other WARNING! Read this information before
using the radio station has responded after 5 minutes, you must respond to
the distress call.
• Do not make false mayday or distress calls as a prank or to test your radio.
(This is essentially like making a false 9-1-1 call; you may be subject to
nes.)
FCC/Industry Canada Information
• Certication: FCC Part 80 or RSS-182
• Output Power: 6W
• Emission: 16K0F3E
• Transmitter Frequency Range: 156.025-157.425 MHz
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful
interference.
Unauthorized changes or modications to this equipment may void compliance
with the FCC Rules. Any change or modication must be approved in writing
by PRESIDENT.
Changes or modications not approved by PRESIDENT could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
