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Thought that I’d mention the radio situation on-board our ship, the
Amsterdam. Last night, I noted the door to the radio room (with a
“restricted, no entry” sign on the door) slightly ajar, so I stuck my
head in and said hello. The radio officer, is not really a radio officer
at all, but an IT specialist. This explains his puzzled look when I
asked whether or not they still had HF radio on board. The answer is NO!
Not even as a back-up. Everything’s satellite (and he showed me the rack
of satellite equipment). Otherwise, there’s VHF on the bridge, but
nothing else…and this is on a vessel specifically designed and launched
in 2000 for deep sea voyages (including around the world cruises). Sad,
indeed! …….Walt (one day out of Honolulu).
- [IRCA] Radio aboard cruise ships Walter Salmaniw
- Re: [IRCA] Radio aboard cruise ships HASCALL, DAVID CIV DFAS
