Uniden Atlantis 290 Owner's Manual

E-38Uniden Atlantis 290/295 Radio Owner’s ManualREGULATIONS AND SAFETY WARNINGSMARITIME RADIO SERVICES OPERATIONWarning! This transmitter will operate on channels/frequencies that have restricted use in the United States.The channel assignments include frequencies assigned forexclusive use of the U.S. Coast Guard, use in Canada, anduse in international waters. Operation on these frequencieswithout proper authorization is strictly forbidden. See pagespage E-26 through page E-33 for tables of the availablechannels and their uses. If you are still not certain whichchannels to use, see the FCC maritime radio page at theFCC website(http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/) or contact the FCC CallCenter at 1-888-CALL-FCC. For individuals requiring alicense, such as commercial users, you should obtain alicense application from your nearest FCC field office (for USusers) or Industry Canada (for Canadian users).BASIC RADIO GUIDELINESYou should familiarize yourself with the rules on marineradios and be aware of which rules apply to your boat.Complete guidelines for all ship and marine radio types canbe found at the US Coast Guard website under the topicRadio Info for Boaters (the direct link ishttp://www.navcen.uscg.gov/marcomms/boater.htm).Here are a few guidelines that affect nearly all boaters.x If you have a VHF radio on your boat, you must maintaina watch on channel 16 (156.800 MHz) whenever theradio is not being used to communicate. Starting in 2004,if a radio is carried, it must be on and set to channel 16whenever your boat is underway.x If you hear a distress call, wait a few minutes to let aWARNING! Read this information before using the radio.