Alaskan Sea-Duction
Guru
- Joined
- Jul 6, 2012
- Messages
- 8,061
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Alaskan Sea-Duction
- Vessel Make
- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Got this for District 13 (Washington/Oregon and District 17 (Alaska)
March 12
th, 2013
LNM SPECIAL NOTICE
U.S. COAST GUARD MEDIUM FREQUENCY (MF) DISTRESS WATCHKEEPING
U.S. COAST GUARD MEDIUM FREQUENCY (MF) DISTRESS WATCHKEEPING
Mariners are advised that calls to the U.S. Coast Guard on the international radiotelephone
distress frequency 2182 kHz or the Digital Selective Calling (DSC) frequency 2187.5 kHz
may not be heard or may be severely degraded. Instead of using 2182 kHz for distress calls,
mariners should use high frequency (HF) radiotelephone or DSC in the 4, 6, 8, and 12 MHz
distress or calling bands. Additional information concerning U.S. Coast Guard HF
watchkeeping is posted on the U.S. Coast Guard's Navigation Center website
(MF/HF Distress and Safety Watchkeeping Schedule).distress frequency 2182 kHz or the Digital Selective Calling (DSC) frequency 2187.5 kHz
may not be heard or may be severely degraded. Instead of using 2182 kHz for distress calls,
mariners should use high frequency (HF) radiotelephone or DSC in the 4, 6, 8, and 12 MHz
distress or calling bands. Additional information concerning U.S. Coast Guard HF
watchkeeping is posted on the U.S. Coast Guard's Navigation Center website
