Larry wrote:


Don't you have to have a Class A ship to use that? I didn't think pleasure
boats were supposed to be on Class A's turf.....or have the GMDSS
Operator's License from the FCC to operate it.

Bruce in Alaska? Which license does he need ship and operator for Class
A??

In the Carib. I saw several pleasure boats (admittedly mostly bigger
than us) with class A units. Don't know about the licensing, but it's
just another VHF radio.

Michael Porter

Michael Porter Marine Design
mporter at mp-marine dot com
www.mp-marine.com