SEARCH AND RESCUE CHANNEL ON MARINE CHANNEL
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SEARCH AND RESCUE CHANNEL ON MARINE CHANNEL
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT MARINE CHANNEL SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION SHOULD USE ON AN INLAND LAKE IN NORTH CAROLINA??? THIS IS TO BE USED BY SEVERAL FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES IN THE AREA OF LAKE NORMAN.
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RadioSouth
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This will vary by region and local Coast Guard station convention. Generally, operations involving waterborne SAR missions in which local resources participate with USCG assets are conducted on channels 6, 12, or 22A. The local USCG assets operating amongst themselves will operate on 21A, 23A, 81A or 83A, depending on the local USCG station assignment. The so-called "State Control" channel (ch. 17) is not widely used and is not available to USCG assets and therefore would not be assigned as a SAR channel.
Local FD or other assets having a "limited coast" license or boats should program at a minimum the following channels:
6
9
12
13 (bridge-to-bridge) (low power only)
16 (distress)
21A (don't use without permission, seldom granted)
22A
23A (don't use without permission, seldom granted)
81A (don't use without permission, seldom granted)
83A (don't use without permission, seldom granted).
On the HF side, local (less than 100 n.mi.) operations are conducted on 2182 kHz USB (distress and hailing) (like FM16)
and 2670 kHz USB (like FM22A).
Local FD or other assets having a "limited coast" license or boats should program at a minimum the following channels:
6
9
12
13 (bridge-to-bridge) (low power only)
16 (distress)
21A (don't use without permission, seldom granted)
22A
23A (don't use without permission, seldom granted)
81A (don't use without permission, seldom granted)
83A (don't use without permission, seldom granted).
On the HF side, local (less than 100 n.mi.) operations are conducted on 2182 kHz USB (distress and hailing) (like FM16)
and 2670 kHz USB (like FM22A).
SAR mission comms
The SOP on marine radiotelephone comms is:
All vessels are required to monitor VHF 16 unless operating in a Vessel Traffic System VTS. Emergency comms are established on 16 and then moved to a "working" channel. These include 07A, 08, 10, 18A, 19A which are for commercial traffic Channel 17 is limited to 1 watt I think and is not required for your use. I would imagine that VHF marine traffic in the area of the lake is light therefore using any of the commercial channels would be a safe bet. I would steer away from using USCG channels for local use unless invited to do so by the USCG. Unless you require a helicopter the CG is probaly not interested in ops on a landlocked lake. You can find a breakdown of channel use at
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/vhf.htm
All vessels are required to monitor VHF 16 unless operating in a Vessel Traffic System VTS. Emergency comms are established on 16 and then moved to a "working" channel. These include 07A, 08, 10, 18A, 19A which are for commercial traffic Channel 17 is limited to 1 watt I think and is not required for your use. I would imagine that VHF marine traffic in the area of the lake is light therefore using any of the commercial channels would be a safe bet. I would steer away from using USCG channels for local use unless invited to do so by the USCG. Unless you require a helicopter the CG is probaly not interested in ops on a landlocked lake. You can find a breakdown of channel use at
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/vhf.htm