Icom simplifies MMSI reset procedures in its new radios

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Originally Posted by joehersey

Resetting MMSI is necessary whenever the radio or boat which the radio is mounted on is sold, or if a mistake was made when entering the MMSI. The USCG NAVCEN website describes that process here.

Originally Posted by SailingHarmonie

This is just not true.

With just a little planning and cooperation between buyer and seller the MMSI number can easily be kept with the vessel and transferred to the new owner. This is actually the way it is supposed to work.

The hyperlinked article mentioned by Joe says:

If you decide to sell your radio, dispose of it, or transfer it to another vessel, or sell your radio-equipped vessel, it is absolutely essential that you either [emphasis added] delete own-ship MMSI and cancel your MMSI registration, or arrange to transfer your registration to the new owner prior to completing the sale.

If your vessel has more than one MMSI-equipped device, then you cannot transfer MMSI registration when you sell a single radio. You must delete its MMSI.

Somewhat paradoxically, the article also advises:

The MMSI goes with the vessel, not with the user.

But the linked article is quite long, and perhaps impossible to summarize in a single sentence, as Joe Hersey attempted to do.