Emergency procedure
• Turntheknobatthetopoftheradioclockwise.Thedisplaylightsup
showingthelastusedchannelandthebatterylevel.
• Selectchannel16(DistressorSafety),pressthe16/C key.
• PressthePTTandsay:
- “MAYDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY”,
- “Thisis”.....shipsnamerepeatedthreetimes
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- “MAYDAY”
- “Thisis”.....shipsnameandcallsign,
- Theship’spositioninlatitudeandlongitudeorotherreference
toaknowngeographicallocation,
- Thenatureofdistressandassistancewanted,
- Anyotherinformationwhichmightfacilitatetherescue.
- “OVER”
• ReleasePTTandlistenforanswer.