Raymarine RAY 210VHF operation manual Emergency Channel

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Emergency

Channel 16

If:

Your ship is sinking, or on fire

Someone has been lost overboard

There exists grave and imminent danger

Use this distress procedure:

Select Channel 16

Say "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday."

Give call sign and boat name

Give location of boat

Describe emergency

If no answer, repeat; then try and other channel

Caution

Every ship at sea is obliged to give

absolute priority to radio communications relating to ships in distress — it is vital that false distress calls or messages not be broadcast.

Calling

Channel 16 & Working Channel

If — you wish to establish communications with another station And — you know which working channel the station is monitoring

Then — initiate the call directly on that working channel

If — you wish to establish communications with another station And — you do not know what working channel the station may be monitoring Then — initiate the call on channel 16. After contact is made switch to a working channel.

NOTE: Due to congestion on channel 16 caused by frequent hailing of other vessels, the FCC has approved channel 9 as a second hailing channel.

Avoid excessive calling and radio checks Always monitor before transmitting

Never interrupt emergency communications

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