Icom GM800 Instruction Manual

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11OPERATING RULES• CALL PROCEDURECalls must be properly identified and the time limitmust be respected.1. Give your call sign each time you call anothership or coast guard station. If you have no callsign, identify the station by giving your ship nameand the name of the licensee.2. Give your call sign at the end of eachtransmission that lasts more than 3 minutes.3. You must break and give your call sign at leastonce every 15 minutes during long ship-to-shorecalls.4. Keep your unanswered calls short, less than 30seconds. Do not repeat a call for 2 minutes.5. Unnecessary transmissions are not allowed.• PRIORITIES1. Read all rules and regulations pertaining topriorities and keep an up-to-date copy handy.Safety and Distress calls take priority over anyother calls.2. False or fraudulent Distress signals are prohibitedand punishable by law.• PRIVACY1. Information overheard but not intended for you,cannot lawfully be used in any case.2. Indecent or profane language is prohibited.• LOGS1. All Distress, Emergency and Safety calls mustbe recorded in complete details. Log data activityis usually recorded for 24 hours. Universal TimeCoordinated (UTC) is frequently used.2. Keep adjustments, repairs, channel frequencychanges and authorized modifications affectingelectrical operation of the equipment in themaintenance log. The entries requires signaturesby the authorized licensed technician performingor supervising the work.• RADIO LICENSES(1) SHIP RADIO STATION LICENSEYou need a current ship radio station license beforeusing the transceiver. It is unlawful to operate a shipradio station which is not licensed, but required to be.If required, contact your dealer or the appropriategovernment agency for a Ship-Radiotelephonelicense application. This government-issued licensestates the call sign which is your craft’s identificationfor radio communication purposes.(2) OPERATOR’S LICENSEA Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit isthe license most often held by small vessel radiooperators when a radio is not required for safetypurposes.If required, the Restricted Radiotelephone OperatorPermit must be posted or kept with the operator. Ifrequired, only a licensed radio operator may operatea transceiver.However, non-licensed individuals may talk over atransceiver if a licensed operator starts, supervises,ends the call and makes the necessary log entries.A current copy of the applicable government rulesand regulations is only required to be on hand forvessels in which a radio telephone is compulsory.However, even if you are not required to have theseon hand it is your responsibility to be thoroughlyacquainted with all pertinent rules and regulations.NOTE: Before transmitting, monitor the channel youwant to use to avoid interrupting communicationsalready in progress.