Thread: Boat Rego Number

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Very few South Island rec boats have a call sign.

if you have a VHF your meant to have a radio license and a call sign, but true not many will have either.

Originally Posted by mucko

if you have a VHF your meant to have a radio license and a call sign, but true not many will have either.

Yes you are ment to except in an emergency which is the main reason rec boatys have one...in case of emergency.
I have a commercial radio operators license but only as a result of my past employment....I considered getting a calsign when I bought my boat but couldnt think of any reason to spend another $350 bucks on something I dont need/wont use.

$350 what's that for ?

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yes you are ment to except in an emergency which is the main reason rec boatys have one...in case of emergency.
I have a commercial radio operators license but only as a result of my past employment....I considered getting a calsign when I bought my boat but couldnt think of any reason to spend another $350 bucks on something I dont need/wont use.

I got one last year and it was much cheaper than that. However that is a handheld device that may be used on a number of small craft and more that one of those may be on the water at any given time.

If the name/code has to be unique then how can you know that it is unique unless there is a central register held somewhere? I wonder how well this has been thought through and hence enforceable.

$45 for a callsign which isn't too bad.

Marine VHF Radio Callsigns | Coastguard Boating Education

Your call sign is allocated to you only . It's like ZMK123456 around $45 I think you can choose your own like a domain name .costs a little more to apply for it

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Originally Posted by gadgetman

$45 for a callsign which isn't too bad.

Marine VHF Radio Callsigns | Coastguard Boating Education

Originally Posted by Munsey

Your call sign is allocated to you only . It's like ZMK123456 around $45 I think you can choose your own like a domain name .costs a little more to apply for it

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this is what I was looking at?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

this is what I was looking at?

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The link I put up is what you want. $45 for callsign and another $10 for an MMSI number.

Don't no what that is ? For vhf the minimum requirement is a maritime vhf radio operator . 6 hrs cost $80 . You may not need this just your call sign

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Originally Posted by gadgetman

The link I put up is what you want. $45 for callsign and another $10 for an MMSI number.

I still cant think of a name for boat yet anyway

Good one on that ad on the radio for Fishsake

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I still cant think of a name for boat yet anyway

Since I can't use the callsign because it will not be unique to any vessel I'll have to think of a name or three. Tricky if I make the plastic boat because apparently nothing sticks to the stuff.

Just don't use the name carp diem or anything with `reel` in the name.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I still cant think of a name for boat yet anyway

"Should I Be Out In This?"

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I still cant think of a name for boat yet anyway

Far Queue or Far Canal even