Les utilisateurs de radio doivent posséder un permis afin d’utiliser les ondes, toutefois voici quelques informations utiles
Channel 1: 156.050 MHz Channel 2: 156.100 MHz Channel 3: 156.150 MHz Channel 6: 156.300 MHz (Used for intership safety communications) Channel 7: 156.350 MHz Channel 8: 156.400 MHz Channel 9: 156.450 MHz (Pleasure-boat hailing channel) Channel 10: 156.500 MHz Channel 11: 156.550 MHz Channel 13: 156.650 MHz (Used for navigation safety) Channel 16: 156.800 MHz (For hailing, safety, and emergency use only) Channel 18: 156.900 MHz Channel 19: 156.950 MHz Channel 22: 157.100 MHz WX: 162.400,162.475,162.550
Specific Words To Use While Talking On A Marine VHF Radio:
Mayday: used for distress calls. Only to be used in grave and imminent danger.
Pan-pan: used for potentially dangerous situations but not yet at “mayday” level.
Securité: used to alert and bring attention to nearby boaters of something. Such as urgent marine information broadcasts.
Affirmative: used instead of “yes.”
Negative: used instead of “no.”
WILCO: used to say “will confirm.”
Roger: indicative of agreement and compliance
Over: indicates the end of the transmission message
Hear/ read/ copy: shows that your transmission has been heard
Stand by: end transmission, but continue to monitor channel
Repeat: repeat the last transmission