On Apr 9, 2017, at 11:29 PM, Steve Thomas via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> My understanding of the situation is as follows: > … > I don't think that either U.S. pleasure craft operators, or U.S. pleasure > craft, are required to have any sort of license to operate within U.S. > territorial waters. This is correct; recreational craft which do NOT travel internationally are considered “voluntary ships” by the FCC; you can have a license if you’d like. All this really gets you is a VHF call sign. But if you travel outside US waters (including international waters), you are required by International treaty to have a license to operate radio equipment (including radar, VHF, SSB and EPIRB) issued from your country of origin. > All vessels in international waters, or when entering foreign waters, are > required to follow international rules by default, which include a > requirement for both operator and station licenses. So since we lack specific > agreements or legislation to the contrary, we are legally bound to follow the > international rules with respect to licensing of both operators and vessels > when in each other's countries. In the US, the Ship’s Station license fulfills this requirement. > At least that is my take on it. Having to pay an annual fee for a station > license on a pleasure craft is just another example of parasitic government > bureaucracy in my opinion. It serves no useful purpose. > > Steve Thomas > (Canadian in Florida) Just to be clear, the Ship’s Station license in the US is NOT an annual renewal, but rather every ten years. It ends up costing about $22.50 USD per year to carry it; about the same as the annual documentation renewal. — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
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