Lowrance - Link-2 Installation and Operation Instructions84
Explanation of specic footnotes in Country Specic table:
a. In the countries mentioned under remark 2, it is strictly prohibited to use this channel.
b. This channel is not allowed to be used between Rhine km 150 and km 350.
c. In the Netherlands, this channel is used by for its on-scene communi cations during safety
operati ons on the North Sea, IJsselmeer, Wadden zee, Ooster- and Wester schelde.
d. This channel may also be used for piloting, mooring, tugging and for other nautical
purposes.
e. This channel is the rst ship-to-ship channel, unless the competent authority has designated
an other channel. In the countries mentioned under remark 2, it is allowed that the output
power is set to a value between 6 and 25 W until 1 January 2005.
f. In the countries mentioned under remark 2, this channel is used for service category ship-to-
port authorities.
g. In the Netherlands, this channel is used by its national coastgu ard for communicati ons
during oil pollution operations on the North Sea and for safety messages for the North Sea,
Wadden zee, IJsselmeer, Ooster- and Westerschelde.
h. This channel may be used only for service category on-board communications.
i. This channel may be used only for communications between sea going vessels and par-
ticipating land stations in case of distress and safety communica ti ons within the maritime
sea-areas. In the countries mentioned under remark 2, this channel may be used only for
distress, safety and calling.
j. The output power shall be reduced automatically to a value between 0.5 and 1 W.
k. This channel may be used for communications with a social charac ter.
l. In the Netherlands and Belgium, this channel may be used for trans mit ting mes sages con-
cerning bunkering and victualling. The output power has to be reduced manually to a value
between 0.5 and 1 W.
m. This channel may also be used for public correspondence.
n. This channel will be used for an automatic ship identi cation and surveillance sys tem (AIS)
capable of providing worldw ide operating on seas and Inland Waterways.
o. The availability of this channel is on a voluntary basis. All existing equipment shall be capa-
ble to of operating on this channel within a ten-year period after the entry into force of this
Arrangement.
p. After permission of the competent authority, this channel may be used only for spe cial
events on a temporary basis.
q. In the Czech Republic this channel is used for service category nautical information.
r. In the Czech Republic this channel is used for service category ship-to-port authorities.
