Ben Ellison over at Panbo is reporting that “The FCC has finally granted a waiver so that the various units already approved by the USCG can be sold and used even while further rulemaking takes place.” Apparently, the waiver still requires buy-off from the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC); “a matter of weeks, not months.”
This is news I’ve been waiting for. I don’t know why, but I’ve got kind of a “first kid on my block” bee in my bonnet about Class B AIS. Certainly, I expect the be just about the SMALLEST kid on my block with Class B AIS! Class A AIS is required for boats larger than 300 tons. My boat weighs in at about two tons. 
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