Re: [Paddlewise] Channel 16: Monitoring Required for Sea Kayakers

From: Michael Daly <mikedaly_at_magma.ca>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:22:04 -0500
Dave Kruger wrote:

> I do not know if the Canadian marine regs on VHF watch have changed.

It appears that the regs for Canada have not changed.  It still remains that 
monitoring channel 16 is only mandatory for vessels that must carry marine VHF 
equipment.  (Based on a check of Transport Canada,  Industry Canada and Canadian 
Coast Guard web sites.  TC was the relevant one.)

It sounds like you should contact the governing agency (FCC? USCG?) and point 
out the difficulty in meeting this requirement for sea kayakers on longer trips.

Mike
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