Thanks for the info. I was told there were fees in other countries but I had no idea it is so expensive in Australia. It is a shame that an important safety feature comes at such a high price there.
Thx for explaining this. Question for you... i do a lot of kayak fishing in NJ back bays and into the ocean. I just purchased this vhf and wanted to know if i can get a MMSI# for my kayak? Thank you
You can do so from the sites listed in the video but just as a portable unit not assigned to a vessel. The Coast Guard does not have a formal category for such a radio at this time but in the description you can list it as portable.
Hi Aqua Lifestyle, great video! I went to the site filled out all the registration info, do they review it and email the MMSI # at a later date or is it automated? Got to the end of the form and it seemed like it might not have gone through. Thanks
I just bought a handheld VHF Radio (Icom IC-M94D) with GPS and AIS receiver but I don't have a boat of my own. I am chartering a variety of different boats to sail on the San Francisco Bay and bought the radio to carry with me whenever I sail on any boat. The radio won't let me use any of the functions without entering an MMSI Number first so how do I get one without owning a boat? Thanks.
An MMSI number is given to a boat. Not a radio. So ideally you need a boat for and shouldn't be using it untill you get one anyways as it's not allowed for land transmission
@@jordanbeyer7607 well... Yes and no. It is supposedly given to a boat but you don't have to stipulate a specific boat for a portable system. When I got my MMSI number on my handheld iCom I was able to tell them I had a Dinghy Sailboat that doesn't have a name or registration and they are fine with that. I got it through Boat US.
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Just picked up a handheld with no clue how to set it up.
Thanks for the mmsi information.
Have a great one
Lot of good info I didn’t know about
Very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
MMSI in Australia is $400. You have to do a Short Range Radio Operators course at $300 plus a $90 fee for the number.
Thanks for the info. I was told there were fees in other countries but I had no idea it is so expensive in Australia. It is a shame that an important safety feature comes at such a high price there.
what a damn money grab!
Thx for explaining this. Question for you... i do a lot of kayak fishing in NJ back bays and into the ocean. I just purchased this vhf and wanted to know if i can get a MMSI# for my kayak? Thank you
Actually just got my MMSI# from usps. Thanks for the video it helped a lot
Thanks and we are glad it helped. Happy paddling and tight lines.
How do you get a mmis for a non registered water craft like a kayak?
You can do so from the sites listed in the video but just as a portable unit not assigned to a vessel. The Coast Guard does not have a formal category for such a radio at this time but in the description you can list it as portable.
How can we obtain MMSI for India sir
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Hi Aqua Lifestyle, great video! I went to the site filled out all the registration info, do they review it and email the MMSI # at a later date or is it automated? Got to the end of the form and it seemed like it might not have gone through. Thanks
Same happened to me. Did you received your MMSI # later thru email?
I just bought a handheld VHF Radio (Icom IC-M94D) with GPS and AIS receiver but I don't have a boat of my own. I am chartering a variety of different boats to sail on the San Francisco Bay and bought the radio to carry with me whenever I sail on any boat. The radio won't let me use any of the functions without entering an MMSI Number first so how do I get one without owning a boat? Thanks.
An MMSI number is given to a boat. Not a radio. So ideally you need a boat for and shouldn't be using it untill you get one anyways as it's not allowed for land transmission
@@jordanbeyer7607 well... Yes and no. It is supposedly given to a boat but you don't have to stipulate a specific boat for a portable system. When I got my MMSI number on my handheld iCom I was able to tell them I had a Dinghy Sailboat that doesn't have a name or registration and they are fine with that. I got it through Boat US.
How can we obtain MMSI for India sir
You should be able to obtain one from the Directorate of General Shipping.
www.dgshipping.gov.in/Content/viewNotice.aspx?noticeid=451