Survival craft station

Survival craft station VHF

Survival craft station (also: survival craft radio station) is – according to Article 1.65 of the International Telecommunication Union´s (ITU) radio regulations – defined as A mobile station in the maritime mobile service or the aeronautical mobile service intended solely for survival purposes and located on any lifeboat, life-craft or other survival equipment.

Each station shall be classified by the service in which it operates permanently or temporarily.

See also

• Radio station – Transmission by radio waves intended to reach a wide audiencePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Radio communication service – Use of radio waves to carry informationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

References / sources

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)