Making A Distress Call; Making A Voice Distress Call - West Marine VHF650 Manual Del Usuario

Making a distress call

Making a Distress Call
Lift.the.red.cover..Press.and.hold.the.
.button.for.three.seconds..The.
DISTRESS
VHF650.transmits.your.boat's.location.
every.few.minutes.until.you.receive.a.
response.
NOTE: If the radio displays Enter User
MMSI, cancel the automatic distress call
and make a normal voice distress call.

Making a voice distress call

Speak.slowly.--.clearly.--.calmly.
1. Make.sure.your.radio.is.on..
2. On.the.microphone,.press.the.
(156.8.MHz)..(If.the.corner.of.the.display.does.not.show.16,.press.the.
16/9-TRI
3. Press.the.
--MAYDAY--.MAYDAY.".
4. Say."THIS.IS.___________.flWrite.your.boat's.name.in.the.blank.space
5. Say."MAYDAY.___________.flWrite.your.boat's.name.in.the.blank.
space.
6. Tell.where.you.are:.(what.navigational.aids.or.landmarks.are.near,.or.
read.the.latitude.and.longitude.from.your.GPS)..
7. State.the.nature.of.your.distress,.e.g..are.you.sinking,.medical.
emergency, man overboard, on fi re, adrift, etc.
8. Give.number.of.persons.aboard.and.conditions.of.any.injured.persons..
9. Estimate.present.seaworthiness.of.your.ship,.e.g..how.immediate.is.the.
danger due to fl ooding or fi re or proximity to shore.
Briefl y describe your ship (length, type, color, hull).
10.
11. Say:."I.will.be.listening.on.Channel.16.".
12. End.message.by.saying."THIS.IS.___________,.OVER.".flWrite.your.
boat's.name.or.call.sign.in.the.blank.space.
13. Release.the.
after.30.seconds,.repeat.your.call,.beginning.at.step.3,.above.
.button.again.until.it.does.)
.button.on.the.microphone.and.say:."MAYDAY.
PUSH TO TALK
PUSH TO TALK
Lift the red cover
and press the
DISTRESS
.button.to.switch.to.Channel.16.
16/9-TRI
.button.and.listen..If.you.do.not.get.an.answer.
button.