RECEIVED MAYDAY
4. You MUST then notify the shore authorities by any
means possible to relay the distress call.
Manually relaying a distress call
A distress relay should only be sent if: the person or
vehicle in distress is unable to transmit the distress call
itself, for example red flares sighted at night or the
person or vehicle in distress is out of range of a CRS and
you have already acknowledged the distress by voice
message. You can also relay a received distress relay
alert manually if it goes unanswered.
1. Switch to channel 16
2. Slowly and clearly speak the details of the distress:
MAYDAY RELAY, MAYDAY RELAY, MAYDAY
RELAY
This is <MMSI of your vessel, name of your vessel
repeated 3 times and your call sign>
Received the following MAYDAY from <MMSI of
vessel in distress, name of vessel in distress, call sign
of vessel in distress>
Message begins
Message received from vessel in distress or details
of the distress
Message ends
OVER
Distress relays sent by other stations
When a Coast Station or another vessel, has received,
and acknowledged a DSC distress alert it may transmit
a distress alert relay to other vessels in the immediate
area.
Distress relays sent from other stations can be received
by the radio.
The radio cannot re-send a distress relay automatically.
If required you can relay a distress relay message
manually.
If a distress relay is sent specifically to the radio then
it can be acknowledged, otherwise acknowledgement
is not required.
Acknowledging a distress relay sent to your vessel
If a distress relay is specifically sent to your vessel this
will be because the sender deems you to be in a position
to assist in the rescue. The distress relay information is
displayed onscreen.
When a distress relay is received:
1. Select Show info from the options to review the
relevant details.
2. If the distress relay was sent individually to you, select
Accept to send a distress relay acknowledgement.
3. Ensure the radio is tuned to channel 16.
Note: Distress relay calls can only be acknowledged
automatically when sent individually to you.
6.3 Urgency calls
Making an urgency call
An urgency call should be used when there is danger
to a vehicle or person that does not require immediate
assistance. Urgency calls are transmitted to all stations.
From the All ships call menu: Menu > DSC Calls > All
ships call.
1. Select Urgency.
2. Select the channel for subsequent communication.
The call is transmitted. Once the call has been
successfully transmitted ‘Sent’ is displayed onscreen
and the channel is changed to the specified channel.
3. Press the OK button.
4. Press and hold the PTT button and speak the
following message:
PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN
ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS
This is <MMSI of your vessel, name of your vessel
repeated 3 times, call sign of your vessel>
Position <Your vessel’s position>
Reason for call <State the reason for the call and
include all information which will assist in the rescue.
OVER
Receiving an urgency call
When an urgency call is received:
1. Select Show info from the options to review relevant
call details.
2. Select Accept at any time to accept the call.
If auto channel change is turned on then the channel
will automatically change after 10 seconds.
The radio is re-tuned to the specified channel.
3. Listen for the urgency call message.
Digital selective calling (DSC)
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