Raymarine Ray48 manual Coast Guard, Navigation

U.S. Coast Guard

Channel:	22
Vessels:	Any
Use:	Working channel for
	exchange of communica-
	tions with stations of the
	U.S. Coast Guard.
Between:	Ship to U.S. Coast Guard
	ship, coast to aircraft
	stations
Comments:	U.S. Coast Guard does not
	regularly monitor this
	channel. Establish contact
	on channel 16 and shift to
	channel 22 as directed.

Navigation
Channels:	13
Vessels:	Any
Use:	Safety Communications
	pertaining to the maneu-
	vering of vessels or the
	directing of vessel
	movements

Ship-to ship and secondarily ship-to-coast

This is commonly called the Bridge-to- Bridge channel. Large vessels and towboats depend on this channel for their safe navigation. Railway or highway bridges which open for ship navigation often operate on this channel.

Bridge-to-Bridge stations must reduce power to one watt for routine operations.

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