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with the ship station with which it is associated. Such associated ship units MAY NOT be

operated from shore.

ii)The transmitting power is limited to ONE WATT only.

iii)The hand held transceiver must be identified by the call sign of the ship station along with its

associated unit designator.

b)Portable Ship Station: The Commission may grant a station license permitting operation of a

portable ship station aboard different vessels of the United States. Each application (FCC

Form 506-Application for a Ship Radio Station License) for a portable ship station license must

include a showing that:

i)The station will be operated aboard a vessel.

ii)A station license for portable equipment is necessary to eliminate separate applications to

operate a ship station aboard different vessels.

c)Marine Utility Station: A utility station in the maritime mobile service consists of one or more

hand held transceiver units licensed under a single authorization. Each unit is capable of

operating while being hand carried by an individual. There are two types of stations authorized:

i)Marine Utility Coast-when transmitters are located on land; may communicate directly to

vessels only.

ii)Marine Utility Coast/Ship-transmitters from land may communicate with vessels or when

aboard a vessel, may communicate with other vessels or coast stations.

NOTE: A Marine Utility Ship license will not be authorized.

The station operates under the rules applicable to a private coast station when the unit (s) are

on land and under the rules applicable to a ship station when the unit (s) are aboard a vessel.

FCC Form 503, application for Land Radio Station License is used when applying for a marine

utility License.

USAGE GUIDE

Emergency Calling Monitoring Intership Safety U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Port Operations

Noncommercial Commercial Marine Operator State Control Environmental Weather

Emergency

Channel 16

If:

Your ship is sinking, or on fire

Someone has been lost overboard

There exists grave and imminent danger

Use this distress procedure:

Select Channel 16

Say "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday."

Give call sign and boat name

Give location of boat

Describe emergency

If no answer, repeat; then try and other channel

Caution:

Ever ship at sea is obliged to give absolute priority to radio communications relating to ships

distress-it is vital that false distress calls or messages not be broadcast.

Calling

Channel 16 & Working Channel

If-you wish to establish communications with another station

And-you know which working channel the station is monitoring

Then-initiate the call directly on that working channel

If-you wish to establish communications with another station

And-you do not know what working channel the station may be monitoring