New VHF regulations: deadline postponed

All VHF radiotelephones in the fields support the new channel plan. A lot of older models cannot be updated to show channel numbers in four digits.

The major manufacturers of marine electronics have informed their customers about:

• which of their radios need software or hardware updates to support the new changes;
• which models can’t be upgraded, and therefore a replacement is required.

Producers also indicate which of their current models comply with all IMO and ITU regulatory requirements.