T&T: Mayday Responding ?

[Peter Bennett]

Monday, September 10, 2007, 1:23:06 PM, Marin wrote:

>>If there is an "emergency" called on VHF Channel 16 what channel does
FM> the CG and auxiliary respond on i.e. converse with the C.G. land station
FM> and other on the water resources?

FM> In this area (PNW) the USCG stations ask the boater initiating the call
FM> to move to Channel 83 in the US mode.  They used to use 22a for this,
FM> but now 83 seems to be their preferred channel.  However we still hear
FM> distress conversations moved to 22a so I'm not sure what guidelines the
FM> USCG uses for determining whether to move the boater to 83 or 22a.
FM> That's' for USCG-boater conversations.

I think you've got your coast guards mixed up...

Last winter, the Canadian Coast Guard in BC changed their normal
working channel (for the public) from 22A to 83A, to avoid
interference with the USCG, who, I assume still use 22A. Somewhere I
read that USCG (in the PNW, at least) use 21A for CG-only
communications. This summer I heard Comox CG direct vessels to 84 -
perhaps when Victoria CG was using 83A, or if the vessel's operator
couldn't find the "US" switch.

I believe Victoria CG uses 05A, and Comox 61A, for CG-only
communications.


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