T&T: AIS, Gotcha

[L H]

 Dave,
 
 Could you refer us to the regs that allow not monitoring channel 16 when 
 monitoring VTS?
 
 Larry H

 
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> Subject: T&T: AIS, Gotcha
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>> I'm not sure what the whining was about. It seems that the
>> handheld was defunct, as you should have heard the tug.  These
>> things happen.  However, acting as a professional, you should
>> have known that in a VTS area, you do not need to monitor
>> channel 16, if you are monitoring the VTS frequency.
>>
>> Assuming the handheld had been working - the main radio - the
>> ICOM should have been on the VTS frequency - Ch 14 or 5, and
>> (until you didn't know it wasn't working) the handheld on 13
>> for bridge to bridge comms if you are going to play like the big
>> boys.
>>
>> "Seattle Traffic"
>>    Channel Designation: Ch 14 (156.700 MHz)
>>    Monitoring Area: The navigable waters of Puget Sound, Hood
>> Canal and adjacent waters south of a line connecting Marrowstone
>> Point and Lagoon Point in Admiralty inlet and south of a line
>> drawn due east from the southernmost tip of Possession Point on
>> Whidbey Island to the shoreline.
>>    Channel Designation: Ch 5A (156.250 MHz)
>>    Monitoring Area: The navigable waters of the Strait of Juan
>> de Fuca east of 1240 40' W. excluding the waters in the central
>> portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca north and east of Race
>> Rocks; the navigable waters of the Strait of Georgia east of
>> 1220 52' W.; the San Juan Island Archipelago, Rosario Strait,
>> Bellingham Bay; Admiralty Inlet north of a line connecting
>> Marrowstone Point and Lagoon Point and all waters east of
>> Whidbey Island north of a line drawn due east from the
>> southernmost tip of Possession Point on Whidbey Island to the
>> shoreline.
>>
>> As far as the AIS was concerned, obviously the collision alarm
>> limits were not set correctly for the area you were sailing in.
>> It is just a matter of adjustment - you don't use a 1 or 2 mile
>> CPA in harbor waters.  AIS is a godsend to those of us that work
>> on the water, as well to those cruisers that have AIS receivers,
>> and it works quite well.  It can significantly improve your
>> situational awareness. However, like any navigational tool, you
>> need to know how to use it, and not condemn it because you
>> don't.
>>
>>
>> Dave Legrow
>> T'III