Is an FCC-issued MMSI number required if you travel to Canada with your boat?
We got a BoatUS-issued MMSI for our previous boat, and used it for transmitting AIS via the Boat Beacon app, and did not go to Canada. Our new boat does not currently have an MMSI number, and we do plan to take it to Canada, so I would like to set it up correctly from the start.
I have been researching this for a couple of days and finding confusing and conflicting information. I also know lots of people who travel between Canada and the US frequently with no MMSI at all, and sometimes just a BoatUS-issued one.
We got a BoatUS-issued MMSI for our previous boat, and used it for transmitting AIS via the Boat Beacon app, and did not go to Canada. Our new boat does not currently have an MMSI number, and we do plan to take it to Canada, so I would like to set it up correctly from the start.
I have been researching this for a couple of days and finding confusing and conflicting information. I also know lots of people who travel between Canada and the US frequently with no MMSI at all, and sometimes just a BoatUS-issued one.