Derek wrote: > I've noticed that there has been a lot of freighter traffic in the > Toronto harbour lately. There are usually 3 boats within visible range > most of the time. Its unusual to see this much activity during the > summer months, but perhaps there is more traffic now that ice has > recently melted. > > These craft are doing tight turns in limited space (relatively > speaking). I would expect them to be discussing their intentions on > VHF, but I'm not picking up anything on my marine handheld. Why not? Boy, that is a good question, Derek. It probably is because your radio is not tuned to the channel they are using. Not sure what the ship-to-ship comm channel is where you are. Commonly, 13 is used for that around here. But, there should be some guidance locally. This link may be useful: http://boating.ncf.ca/vhf.html A ways down is this language: > The St. Lawrence Seaway uses 11, 12, 13, 14. Contact locks and large > ships on 13. Channel 68 is a main working channel for boats, but may > also be used to call marinas and harbours (73 in the Pacific region). > Don't call them on 16! When transiting those areas, you might want to set your VHF on dual scan (or similar), selecting Chan 13 as the other channel (16 is typically in any preprogrammed scan mode). This will allow your radio to pick up both emergency calls and ship-to-ship transmissions. -- 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 Tue Mar 24 2009 - 03:37:05 PDT
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