You may not use the radio for
False distress signals
Profanity
Superfluous trasmissions
What are the uses of the marine radio?
Distress and safety messages
Operational Messagles
Superfluous transmissions can include:
Playing with the mike
Casual noise
Open mike
Background music
When to use the phonetic alphabet:
When spelling
When bad reception
y
0
Zero
9
Nine
.
Decimal
1000
Thousand
1500
one, five, zero, zero
1000
one thousand
Ok
Roger
Over
Waiting for reply
Out
Finished, no reply necessary.
Repeat
Say again
Time
24h
141200E
14th of the month, noon, Eastern time
Universal Coordinated Time
zulu time
Control between 2 boats
station called
Control, ship to shore
shore
Distress, control
distressed or more capable