State Control

 

Channel:

17

Vessels:

State and local govern-

 

ment

Use:

Coordination, regulation

 

and control of boating

 

activities and the

 

rendering of assistance to

 

vessels.

Between:

Ship and coast stations

 

associated with state and

 

local governments.

Weather

Channels: WX1, WX2, WX3

Vessels: Any

 

Use:

Continuous weather informa-

 

tion from NOAA (National

 

Oceanic and Atmospheric

 

Administration)

Environmental

Channel:

15

Vessels:

Any (receive only)

Use:

Broadcast of information

 

concerning the environ-

 

mental conditions in

 

which vessels operate -

 

weather, sea conditions,

 

time signals, notices to

 

mariner, hazards to

 

navigation

Between:

One-way broadcast from

 

coast to ship stations

Note:

Currently used for

 

Class C EPIRB

 

emergency signals.

Between:

One-way broadcast

 

from NOAA to any

 

interested parties

Comments:

Receive only. You are

 

not allowed to transmit

 

on these frequencies.

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Raymarine Ray48 manual State Control, Weather, Environmental, Currently used for, Class C Epirb, Emergency signals