Emergency communications in coastal waters
If you have a medical or equipment emergency while boating in coastal waters, should you use a cellphone or a digital selective calling equipped marine …
If you have a medical or equipment emergency while boating in coastal waters, should you use a cellphone or a digital selective calling equipped marine …
The best advice for collision avoidance is standard for navigation: Use multiple sources of information to avoid collisions.
Many boaters have implemented the Automatic Identification System, or AIS, on their boats. If you haven’t, let’s look at why you should consider implementing one …
Marine electronics are constantly evolving, but no change in recent years compares with the move to solid-state radar. Gains in features and performance are so …
By Scott Erickson Any vessel equipped with a marine VHF radio and operated solely in U.S. waters must comply with U.S. Coast Guard usage rules …
By Scott Mackenzie Convergence can mean the capability of a piece of electronic equipment to perform more than one function or activity. For instance, today’s …
By Ron Schwiesow Modern VHF marine radios include Digital Selective Calling, a semiautomated method of making radio calls. DSC allows mariners to send instant, digitally …