UHF/VHF radio regulations

[Saxe Point]

Based on what I hear on the radio, very few fishermen have taken the course and are licensed to operate marine VHF. Or if they did take the course and are licensed, they ignore or have forgotten most of what they learned. There is a world of difference between how one is supposed to communicate via marine VHF and the actual way many people who use it when fishing recreationally. The commercial radio traffic uses completely different jargon - what they teach when you take the course.

 

[TheBigGuy]

Based on what I hear on the radio, very few fishermen have taken the course and are licensed to operate marine VHF. Or if they did take the course and are licensed, they ignore or have forgotten most of what they learned. There is a world of difference between how one is supposed to communicate via marine VHF and the actual way many people who use it when fishing recreationally. The commercial radio traffic uses completely different jargon - what they teach when you take the course.

No kiddin

 

[saanauk]

No you don't need a certificate visiting Canada as long as there is a reciprocal agreement and you are good to go in your own country. Much like car lic. and the ability to drive a US pleasure craft in Canadian waters.

Thanks for the clarification.