Mur Lura
Wireless Telegraphy Department urges proper use of Marine VHF Transcievers
PR2113
06/12/1996
06/12/1996
| It is common knowledge that wireless telegraphy apparatus is widely | used particularly for mobile communications because of its small size and portability. |
| Various mobile radio services using different frequency bands are | available today, including the Maritime Mobile VHF Service, which operates on the international frequency band 156 to 163 MHz. It provides for ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship communications on channels assigned for port operations, ship movements and public communications. |
| This service is primarily intended for safety of life at sea, but | it also provides for public communications through coast stations. It is important that marine VHF sets are used exclusively from on board sea craft and by duly qualified persons or, in cases of emergency, by anyone at sea to obtain help. Regrettably, however, there is substantial and illegal abuse of marine VHF sets both at sea and from ashore, which, causes harm to safety of life at sea and disturbs port operations and ship movements. |
| The Department of Wireless Telegraphy urges the public to keep in | mind the risks that abusive use of all types of wireless telegraphy equipment, particularly marine VHF sets, causes to safety of life at sea. Consideration should particularly be given to persons who go out at sea by themselves, on small craft equipped only with low-power hand-held VHF transceivers. Should they be faced with an emergency, their hope of obtaining assistance via their radio vanishes because of harmful interference caused by such abusive usage. It is therefore earnestly hoped that persons abusing this very important radio service will realise their responsibility and will henceforth make proper use of such apparatus. One must bear in mind that the frequency spectrum is a limited natural resource which, if not used properly, will become useless. Communications should therefore be made on the appropriate frequencies and with the correct power and must be kept to the absolute minimum. Furthermore, before initiating a call, one must ascertain that the channels are free so as not to cause harmful interferences. |
| The public is also urged to note that there are other means of | radio communication in the Private Land Mobile Radio Service and Citizens' Band which will not have any adverse effect on safety of life at sea. These means are available to all interested persons and the Department is more than willing to furnish detailed information on request. Nevertheless, persons using wireless telegraphy apparatus operating in these services are still required to use such apparatus in a responsible manner. |
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