![]() ![]() I think that when the coast guard standing by for emergencies it should be interrupting anyone who misuses Channel 16 as soon as they hear them. The shut up pretty quickly then, but you have to be able to get through to tell them. We even hear fishing stories on Channel 16, and more than once I have interrupted to tell them to get off the Channel. We have often experienced this at other times too, where people call each other on Channel 16 and then seem to forget which channel they are on. There were some guys talking about their engines. Two years ago, we had the same problem, when we lost our engine and were drifting onto the mud. I was really horrified by the report of sailors once again using Channel 16 indiscriminately during that rescue, but it happens all the time and I hope we don't have to have a major tragedy before someone in authority takes notice. Use by people who didn't understand it's significance when it isįCC Lic. USCG and Emergency communications ONLY! And provide for enforcement byįrankly, I have worried for years that Ch. Radio Telephone License that requires that they learn that Ch 16 is for Let's revert back to requiring mariners obtain a VHF Marine The result was a number of responses, and here is a sample: We asked for responses to how Channel 16 can be protected from irresponsible use. ![]() Last week we published a story which told of a Coast Guard's problems caused by 'Chattering' on Channel 16 during the rescue of a seriously injured yachtman. ![]()
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