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Vessel Traffic Services

Vessel Traffic Systems

VHF

4, 38, 41

30

antenna ......................... .......... ....... ... ... .... ........................... ... ......... ....... l2!)

DSC

Ch70 watchkeeping receivers ........................................................ 203

controllers/modems ........................................................................ 202

DSC Controller

controls ............................................................................................. 132

operation ........................................................................................... 132

propagation .... ...... .......... .......... ..................... ............. .... ...... ... ....... ....... 129

radio ........................................................................................................ 127

checks ................................................................................................ 134

controls ............................................................................................. 130

equipment operation ....................................................................... 130

installation with DSC 128

network ............................................................................................. 127

routine maintenance ........................................................................ 134

radio telephone equipment 202

VHF radio

key channels .......................................................................................... 235

voice distress procedures

Ch16

Sea Area Al ........................................................................................ 76

Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) .................................................... 202

Voyage Communications Plan ....................................... .... 1, 24, 26, 31, 35

pro-forma ............................................................................................... 242

YTS .............................................................................................................. 216

wavelength .................................................................................................. 229

weak link ...................................................................................................... 148

Weather/Navigational Warnings 123

Weatherfax .................................................................................................... 22

World Wide Web

(www) ....................................................................................................... 65

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