Sailboat Hulls

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Sailboat Hulls
Deep Keel Hull
Centerboard Hull
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Boat Types
Canoe
Kayak
Inflatable Boat
Personal Watercraft
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Boat Types
Runabout
Cruiser
Sportsfisherman
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Boat Types
Trawler
Pontoon Boat
Houseboat
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Types of Sail Boats
Cat Boat
Sloop
Cutter
Ketch
Yawl
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VHF RADIO

• VHF Very High Frequency
• A vital piece of safety equipment
• Clear, static-free messages 20-30 miles
• 24-hour contact with Coast Guard
• Contact other boats and shore stations
• 24-hour source of weather information

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USE YOUR VHF RADIO LEGALLY

• Distress Calls Danger to life and property
• Safety Calls Avoiding collision, safety
  bulletins
• Operational Calls Obtaining navigational
  information, supplies, accommodations, repairs
  arranging to meet other boats.
• Public Correspondence with shore public
  telephone

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CHANNEL 16 - DISTRESS, SAFETY AND CALLING

• If you have your radio on, you must monitor
  channel 16
• ( In Coast Guard District 1, Channel 09 may also
  used)
• All boats monitoring this channel insures that
  distress messages will be heard

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SPECIAL RADIO WORDS

• Affirmative You are correct
• Negative No
• Out I am through talking
• Over I am through talking I expect a reply
• Roger I received your last call OK

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EMERGENCY CALLSTHE DISTRESS SIGNALMAYDAY

• For assistance when there is immediate danger to
  life and property
• Examples
• Life-threatening medical emergencies
• Boat sinking
• Boat on fire

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EMERGENCY CALLSTHE URGENCY CALLPAN-PAN

• For assistance when the danger does not warrant a
  MAYDAY call
• Examples
• Running out of fuel
• Lost in a fog
• Unable to control or operate vessel

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EMERGENCY CALLSTHE SAFETY SIGNALSECURITE

• For navigation safety messages
• Examples
• Weather Alerts
• Operational signals - backing out of a slip,
  approaching a blind bend
• To report a navigational hazard, such as a sunken
  object in a busy channel

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EMERGENCY CALLSINFORMATION VITAL FOROBTAINING
ASSISTANCE

• Your location
• The nature of your distress
• Description of your boat
• Number of persons aboard
• (Any injured)
• Seaworthiness of your boat

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RECREATIONAL BOAT VHF CHANNELS

• 06 Ship to ship safety
• 13 Navigational safety - ship to ship, locks
  and bridges
• 16 Distress, safety, calling
• 09 Alternative calling channel - ship to ship,
  ship to coast
• 22 Communication with Coast Guard after
  contacting on channel 16 for receiving
• CG safety information
• 68, 69, 71, 72, 78 - Working channels

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Additional VHF Channels