Lowrance electronic LVR-880 US manual Explanation of specific footnotes in Country Specific table

Explanation of specific footnotes in Country Specific table:

a.In the countries mentioned under remark 2, it is strictly prohibited to use this channel.

b.This channel is not allowed to be used between Rhine km 150 and km 350.

c.In the Netherlands, this channel is used by for its on-scene communications­ during safety operations­ on the North Sea, IJsselmeer, Waddenzee,­ Ooster- and Westerschelde­.

d.This channel may also be used for piloting, mooring, tugging and for other nautical purposes.

e.This channel is the first ship-to-ship channel, unless the competent authority has designated an other channel. In the countries mentioned under remark 2, it is allowed that the output power is set to a value between 6 and 25 W until 1 January 2005.

f.In the countries mentioned under remark 2, this channel is used for service category ship-to-port authorities.

g.In the Netherlands, this channel is used by its national coastguard­ for communications­ during oil pollution operations on the North Sea and for safety messages for the North Sea, Waddenzee,­ IJsselmeer, Ooster- and Westerschelde.

h.This channel may be used only for service category on-boardon board communications.

i.This channel may be used only for communications between seagoing­ vessels and participating land stations in case of distress and safety communicati­ons­ within the maritime sea-areas. In the countries mentioned under remark 2, this channel may be used only for distress, safety and calling.

j.The output power shall be reduced automatically to a value between 0.5 and 1 W.

k.This channel may be used for communications with a social character­.

l.In the Netherlands and Belgium, this channel may be used for transmit­ting­ messages­ concerning bunkering and victualling. The output power has to be reduced manually to a value between 0.5 and- 1 W.

m.This channel may also be used for public correspondence.

n.This channel will be used for an automatic ship identification­ and surveillance system­ (AIS) capable of providing worldwide­ operating on seas and Inland Waterways.

o.The availability of this channel is on a voluntary basis. All existing equipment shall be capable to of operating on this channel within a ten-year period after the entry into force of this Arrangement.

p.After permission of the competent authority, this channel may be used only for special­ events on a temporary basis.

q.In the Czech Republic this channel is used for service category nautical information.

r.In the Czech Republic this channel is used for service category ship-to-port authorities.

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