Victor, The protocol when I paddled in BC was the same as the US: your call sign is the name of your vessel. Not familiar with how the official Canadian regs read, but I'll tell you I had occasion to contact the CCG twice, once for an overdue paddler, and once to change a float plan. And, they did not want my license number or any of that. They wanted to get the transaction done and to get on to the next urgent matter. Pretty much the same approach as down here. If you listen to power boats on the VHF, you can model your interactions on what they do. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 18 2004 - 20:38:24 PST
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