T&T: AIS, Gotcha

[Kevin]

> -----Original Message-----
> Could you refer us to the regs that allow not monitoring channel 16
> when  monitoring VTS?

Larry,

While I don't agree with a number of things that Mike Maurice had in that
that post (Dave Legrow already covered most of them), it is correct that you
do not have to monitor channel 16 when participating in VTS, *AND* you are
monitoring channel 13.

If you look at the federal regulations at http://tinyurl.com/2p2ucg you will
see that exemption. 47CFR80.148 lists the exemptions for the requirement to
monitor channel 16, and states:

   The watch on 156.800 MHz is not required:
    (a) .....
    (b) For vessels subject to the Bridge-to-Bridge Act and 
        participating in a Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system when the
watch is 
        maintained on both the bridge-to-bridge frequency and a separately 
        assigned VTS frequency; 

Kevin Redden
www.BoatMoves.com