Rolf,
Not wanting to drift the thread....but, think this is important info...
If you got your MMSI # from the FCC (or any other nation's licensing authority), then you have an "international MMSI#, and it is in the international database...
If you got your MMSI# from BoatUS, then you have a US-domestic-only MMSI# and it is only in
Boat US's and USCG's databases...
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Originally Posted by RolfP
Well. That would have been good to know 5 years ago... How can I tell if I have a US only v International MMSI number? (am I hijacking this thread-not intending to...)
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And, if you have anything other than a
VHF radio on-board, and/or you sail in international waters, and/or sail in waters of any other nation, and/or communicate with vessels (or shore stations) in international waters or in other countries...then you must have a "ship's station license" (for US-flagged vessels, issued by the FCC, costs $240, good for 10 years) which would have your vessel's callsign and also have your MMSI#....
(you also need a
radio operators license/permit, $35....good for life...)
Rolf, if you're asking these questions, I suspect that you do not have an FCC ships station
license, and therefore do not have an international MMSI#....
(this should have been explained to you by the folks selling you the radios /
AIS transponder / etc....and certainly would be explained to you by the installer!)
You didn't mention what your MMSI# is???
But, all FCC assigned MMSI# end in zero, so if your MMSI# ends in ZERO (0), then you're good to go!!
Notice my MMSI# in my signature....it ends in zero...
MMSI# 366933110
I hope this helps...
Fair winds...
John