Making A Distress Call; Making A Voice Distress Call - West Marine VHF550 Manual Del Usuario

Making a Distress Call

Making a Distress Call
Lift.the.red.cover..Press.and.hold.the.
button for fi ve seconds. When
DISTRESS
the VHF550 prompts you to confi rm, press
the.
SELECT
The.VHF550.transmits.your.boat's.location.
every.few.minutes.until.you.receive.a.
response.
NOTE: If the radio sounds an error tone,
follow the procedure for making a voice
distress call, below.

Making a voice distress call

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