Normally SV or MV are written and " Sailing Vessel"- "Motor Vessel" are used over the radio, because they are clearer. Letters are usually referred to as "Alpha" "Victor" "Romeo" etc. Of course near shore you may sometimes find a "come back good buddy" (rather than "over". Patri ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom <tombrooklyn_at_yahoo.com> To: <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 12:34 AM Subject: [Paddlewise] SV and MV Prefaces For Sailing and Motor Vessel Names make using the preface KV a logical if not immediately understood station name. Therefore, my question is: Are the prefaces SV and MV a widely used convention? > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 04 2000 - 22:38:39 PDT
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