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Originally Posted by spareparts
I've always heard that if a vessel was in distress and you could aide without putting yourself in distress, you are obligated by law to assist. I don't know if its true, but its something I've always tried to do. I've also heard that if you have a VHF on board, you are required to have it on and monitoring ch 16 if your not using it on another channel
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That's exactly what I've always been told/heard and do also.. My VHF monitors and then automatically switches to ch 16 for any transmission, so I'm covered there. 
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