Emergency Radio Call Procedures

  1. MAKE SURE YOUR RADIO IS ON

  2. SELECT CHANNEL 16

  3. PRESS/HOLD THE TRANSMIT BUTTON         

  4. CLEARLY SAY: MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

  5. ALSO GIVE:

            VESSEL NAME AND/OR DESCRIPTION      

            POSITION AND/OR LOCATION

            NATURE OF EMERGENCY

            NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON BOARD

   6.  RELEASE TRANSMIT BUTTON

   7.  WAIT FOR 10 SECONDS - IF NO RESPONSE  REPEAT MAYDAY CALL

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