Rescue radio station

Rescue device radio station VHF

Rescue equipment radio station (in short: RetGerFuSt) as an emergency radio beacon is - in accordance with the definition of the Radio Regulations (VO Radio, Article 1.65) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - "a mobile radio station of the mobile maritime radio service or the mobile aviation radio service that is only used for rescue purposes and which is on a lifeboat , liferaft or any other life-saving device ».

Further marine radio stations

The German manual for service at marine radio stations categorizes other marine radio stations as follows:

• Radio station for radio communications on board
• Marine telegraph station
• Intercom marine radio station

See also

• Inland waterway radio (ship radio station, land radio station)
• Radio service
• Radio station
• Rescue control center

Web links

• International Telecommunication Union

Individual evidence

1. ↑ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations (VO Funk), 2012 edition, Article 1.65, Definition: rescue radio station ( English survival craft station )
2. ↑ Handbook for service at marine radio stations 1st edition, May 1981, § 1, p. 13.