Uniden ATLANTIS 155 English Owners Manual - Page 34

BASIC RADIO GUIDELINES You should familiarize yourself with the rules on marine radios and be aware of which rules apply to your boat. Complete guidelines for all ship and marine radio types can be found at the US Coast Guard website under the topic Radio Info for Boaters (the direct link is: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/boater.htm). Here are a few guidelines that affect nearly all boaters: xx If you have a VHF radio on your boat, you must maintain a watch on channel 16 (156.800 MHz) whenever the radio is not being used to communicate. Starting in 2004, if a radio is carried, it must be on and set to channel 16 whenever your boat is underway. xx If you hear a distress call, wait a few minutes to let a shore station or Coast Guard vessel respond. If no other station has responded after 5 minutes, you must respond to the distress call. xx Do not make false mayday or distress calls as a prank or to test your radio. (This is essentially like making a false 9-1-1 call; you may be subject to fines.) FCC/IC Information xx Certification: FCC Part 15 or I.C. RSS xx Output Power: 3W xx Emission: 16K0F3E xx Transmitter Frequency Range: 156.05 ~161.6 MHz This device complies with Industry Canada licenceexempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void compliance with I.C. Rules. Any change or modification must be approved in writing by Uniden. E-34 Uniden Atlantis 155 Owner's Manual