JULY 2009 ISSUE 147
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in Croatia.
Welcome aboard!
As you’ll see in our News turn them off altogether). European canal system – or
section (p16) it seems the No, ATIS actually prohibits prepare to be fined.
Europolicy machine, once some models of radio or, more In addition to an ATIS-
in motion, cannot be slowed specifically, certain channels in enabled VHF, you must now
or stopped. In its craving some countries, as well as the carry a copy of the RAINWAT
to regulate, a Belgian handy dual-watch capability, Convention (along with the
quango calling itself ATIS which must be disabled. CEVNI handbook and licence
– the Automatic Terminal Handheld VHF sets are okay for the French canals). Despite
Information Service – has for leisure craft, but not over being a long-standing member
introduced a new radiocomms 2W. Oh, and they must only of the EU, the UK VHF Ship’s
network for Europe’s inland access Ch15 and 17 – unless Licence (SRL) is not valid on
waterways. Inspiringly named you’re in Switzerland or the European inland waterways, so
the ‘Regional Arrangement Netherlands, then it’s fine. you must apply to Offcom for
concerning the radiotelephone Just read the handy 35-page a ‘Notice of Variation’ (NOV),
service on Inland Waterways’, gobbledyguide – it’s all there! authorising them to send
or RAINWAT (they must’ve So now, on most European information about your SRL
run out of decent acronyms), inland waterways (soon to to the Belgian adminstration
this new system forces all be all) it is illegal to operate authority, BIPT.
vessels, of all sizes, whatever non ATIS-enabled VHFs, but Will this make travelling
their purpose, to carry a VHF it’s no good thinking your through European inland
radio designed specifically to AIS (Automatic Identification waterways any better or safer,
conform to ATIS. Nothing to System) will do. Sorry, or is it just be more jobs for
COVER: do with the DSC radios that wrong specification! In fact the Euroboys? Let me guess!
New boat test: we are now forced to buy it is illegal to transmit an AIS
Rustler 44DS.
(causing many of us fed up signal inland, so you have to
See page 66
with the unnecessary alarms to disable it before entering the
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