Crazyhorse

Yep. Getting caught unless you have a AOCP?

And the "oh golly gosh" system too!

All those on trademe who are importing none type approved out of band type radios can only sell them to licenced amateurs and must have a import licence from RSM. The Baofengs you see that don't are unprogramable UHF CB transceivers. They are all "unlucky" persons if the package is not marked with a verified licence number. Where the main problem is, they have closed the door on free for all radios that transmit all over the place just too late. There are lots in the country and lots turning up on police repeaters! Believe me, you will not get a radio transceiver into this country now via the

They will now! New regs came in October last year and relates to "radio transmitting apparatus" only so will effect importation of marine VHF HF etc. Customs now treat it all like they do laser pointers. No import licence they bin it.

As low as possible (bilge) as gas is heavy than air...then again..all those curries...!

Unfortunately the FCC is the thug in the world of electronics. Yes they are in the USA but a lot of countries like Canada Australia and NZ use their approvals to allow equipment licensing and the US being the world's biggest market, manufacturers have to get the FCC part done then the ECC etc is pretty well straight forward. NZ requires "type approved" and therefor also uses the FCC approval standards (from the RSM website: "Joint Australia and New Zealand standards (AS/NZS) and international standards (IEC-CISPR, ETS, EN, & FCC), are adopted in New Zealand where possible, to maximise tra

It's simply a acronym for their online searchable data base. There should be software available if not supplied with the AIS that will talk to it on a USB port that will allow you to burn in the MMSI which will activate the transmitter. It's a ONE TIME operation! Stuff it up and its a return to factory for a reset. Another big brother move by the FCC. It will also ask for vessel details plus dimensions as to where the antenna is placed on the vessel, buggard if I know why they need that!!? I am assuming you have a class b not class a which has an entry screen built in for things like messa

I'm a tech so worked it out for myself but for most probably not a good idea. Its a requirement of all DSC radios to have a non user interuptable alarm for gps signal loss, would love to know which transceiver makers have got around that FCC compliance! Would not be SOLAS compliant either if fitted with DSC and an alarm that can be switched off. The VHF I have has a nmea input so running a laptop GPS dongle into that so that when the radio is turned on, so is the GPS which eliminates having to run a MFD or other current happy device for the nmea.

Like "CB" and the amateur radio service, maritime VHF is under what they call a "general radio user licence" that requires no fees so ignore the billing bit. The only difference is operators of both amateur and marine radios are required to have a operators certificate (unless its an emergency). DSC should switch all DSC radios (including the distressed vessels radio) within range to channel 16 if its triggered. The idea being someone within VHF range would be a first responder getting to the stricken vessel. GREAT if everyone has their radios on which we know is not the case (guilty as charge

Looks a mess! My suggestion is get a qualified elec' to do the job properly and he will give you the certification needed to use in marinas, worth the money and not putting lives in danger. I know enough to do it (and be dangerous and wouldn't attempt it. Keep in mind that if you accidentally run TWO phases together, shore power and the inverter....kaboom!!...and not just your boat!

Then how do you get enforcement?

Spectrum Management will automatically list your licence with your RROC MMSI and "billing period" plus client number. CG manages the registry on their behalf. Now you do nothing as your callsign and mmsi are assigned to you the licensee (not the ship) so are transferable to other vessels if you were doing deliveries etc. It's listed on the register with a ship name you supplied as that would be the vessel normally associated with that callsign but can be any vessel you are aboard (reason why CG will always ask for a vessels name). So no, you don't need another callsign if you have more than on

How many have seen boats on the plane flying a dive flag! Crazy. A bit like fishing boats with day shapes welded in place.

A dive flag may not be visible, but at 50m of another vessel you should be doing only 5kts anyway and how many do!? Thats what needs to be fixed and if that takes licences, registration or both I am all for it so long as its policed, the fees are paying for prosecutions and the fines and seizures going towards enforcing the rules. We have been hit THREE times, had our anchor pulled up and mooring twice (reason why we left the Tamaki River). There are far more vehicles on the road than boats on the water and apart from Auckland and Wellington, nothing is policed, not so on the the roads! Sure,

Her right one looks like its gone flat?

I like your thinking....!

Yep. It will be on their system. You will need a "client number" (free).

Get a new callsign KM. Coastguard will do both.

Probably not much Priscilla. No one is going to allow you, me or anyone else cast aspersions on the bohemoths that ply our waters guzzling fuel (one 80 footer anchored 300m from us now in Pararako Bay now, look on marinetraffic.com their AIS is going, google the "yacht", 40,000 lts to fill it! Just three people aboard). Saw one come into Halfmoon Bay, 3 stories high and was fueling up for nearly half an hour. $4500 pump one, $6000 pump two and two people aboard. The Saudis must be happy, our enviroment not so. I dont begrudge people who (actually) work hard for what they get but is there some

Yes and no. The MMSI number is exclusive to your vessel therefore epirb too but you need to register the epirb hex number with "registering epirbs nz" with your MMSI from Coastguard. The AIS will only work in receive unless its programmed with your MMSI number (warning, you can only do that once! Changing the MMSI requires a factory reset that the manufacturer has do so no mistakes!) The backbone will not send MMSI numbers to anything, they have to be manual entered into each component. Hope that helps?

Since when do "recreational fishers" have a QUOTA? (""the fact that five Hectors dolphins were caught in a set net to the point where the fisherman himself is so distressed, he's giving up set netting and he's going to catch his quota on longlines"") Speaking of quotas Rehab, what's yours? all All ALL A L L set netting, recreational, professional and iwi has to go...or they will. 9000 left, and counting..

Five Hector's dolphins killed in fisher's net | RNZ News https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/352940/five-hector-s-dolphins-killed-in-fisher-s-net Says it all really.

Haha..tends to gather further forward of the engine but like your thinking!!

As above but "Joe Blogs" has no such agreement and can only be asked to leave.

Jetskis are mentioned in a separate clause