How
can you send a distress?
(1)
2182 Khz
(2) V.H.F. Channel 16
(3) 2187.5 Khz
(4) V.H.F. Channel 70
(5) E.P.I.R.B. on 243, 121.5, and 406 megahertz
(6) Distress parachute Rocket (Red Flare)
(7) Distress hand held flare (Red flare)
(8) S.O.S. in Morse (not recognized now)
(9) N.C. in International Code of Signals
(10) Black ball over a square flag (or vice versa)
(11) Continuous sounding of a whistle
(12) A gun fired
(13) Waving arms up and down
(14) Imarsat "C"
(15) Fire in a barrel
(16) S.A.R.T. works on 9gigaherz
How
do you send a distress over a radio?
Mayday,
Mayday, Mayday
This
is Nonsuch, Nonsuch, Nonsuch
My
position is LATITUDE ............. LONGTITUDE...........................
Nature
of distress (manoverboard - on fire - sinking - aground - collision
etc)
Assistance
Required
Number
of Crew
Information
about weather, tides, swell etc (ONLY IF TIME ALLOWS)
Over
If
you remember a saying (M.I.P.D.A.N.I.O.) this is the order of
distress
M
= Mayday
I
= Identification of vessel (Name of boat)
P
= Your vessels Position
D
= Nature of Distress
A
= Assistance Required
N
= Number of Crew
I
= Information (extra info)
O
= Over
(Q)
What is a Mayday?
(a)
A distress signal
(Q)
What is a Pan or Pan-Pan?
(a)
An Urgency Signal
(Q)
What is a Pan-Pan Medico?
(a)
A person seeking medical information or aid
(Q)
What is a security message?
(a)
A Navigation Warning (alerting other ships about some danger
to navigation) (including Ice-accretion that has not been forecasted)
(Q)
What does S.O.L.A.S. mean?
(a)
Safety of Life at Sea
(Q)
What does G.M.D.S.S. stand for?
(a)
Global Maritime Distress Safety Systems
(Q)
What does D.S.C. stand for?
(a)
Digital Selective Calling
(Q)
A vessel is sounding a continious sounding of the ships whistle,
what's wrong with this vessel?
(a)
This vessel is in Distress
What
frequencies can you put a distress out on? |
| D.S.C. |
2187.5Khz |
VHF
70 |
|
| R.
T. |
2182
Khz |
VHF
channel 16 (156.8Mhz) |
|
| E.P.I.R.B. |
406
Mhz |
121.5Mhz |
243
Mhz |
| S.A.R.T. |
9
GHz |
|
|
(Q)
In the bridge you have Tables of Radiotelephony Procedures,
it is split into 3 tables what are the 3 tables? |
| Table
1 |
Phonetic
Alphabet and Figure Spelling Tables (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie,
Delta etc) |
| Table
2 |
Position
in Code from the International Code of Signals
(A
+ 3 Numbers = True Course)
(LIMA
+ 4 Numbers = Latitude and Degrees)
(GOLF
+ 5 numbers = Longitude and Degrees) |
| Table
3 |
Nature
of Distress in Code from the International Code of Signals
(N.C. = Distress) |
