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Reducing mistakes & making it easier

Kimberly Ann Brown

VHF Radio Broadcasts

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TheBoatSafetyCollection:VHFRadioBroadcasts

Reducingmistakesandmakingiteasier

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TableofContentsIntroduction............................................................................................................................................3

VHFRadioGeneralTipsandInformation..................................................................................8

CallingsomeoneovertheVHFRadio....................................................................................11

CallingsomeoneovertheVHFRadio(BusyArea)..........................................................14

SendingaMAYDAY.......................................................................................................................17

SendingaMAYDAYRELAY........................................................................................................18

SendingaPANPANBroadcast.................................................................................................19

RequestingMedicalAdvice........................................................................................................20

SendingaSÉCURITÉBroadcast...............................................................................................21

CancellingaVHFAlert.................................................................................................................22

ReceivingandRecordingaMAYDAY....................................................................................23

VHFRadioChecklistsandTemplates........................................................................................25

UsingtheVHFtocallaboatorplace.....................................................................................26

SendingaMAYDAYBroadcast.................................................................................................27

SendingaMAYDAYRELAYBroadcast..................................................................................28

SendingaPANPANBroadcast.................................................................................................29

SendingaBroadcasttoRequestMedicalAdvice.............................................................30

SendingaSÉCURITÉmessage..................................................................................................31

CancellingaVHFAlert.................................................................................................................32

SendingaRECIEVEDMAYDAYTransmission...................................................................33

ReceivingaVHFDistressMessage.........................................................................................34

Appendix-PhoneticAlphabetTable..........................................................................................35

Appendix-PhoneticNumeralsTable........................................................................................36


Introduction

MyfirstintroductiontoaVHFradiowaswhileenjoyingaweeklongsailingvacationaroundtheGreekIonianIslands.Myhusband,Simon,andIjoinedforceswithanothercoupleandhireda33’sailboat.Thefourofusbecamepartofasailingflotilla.Everymorningwewouldbebriefedwithourdestinationfortheday.Thevacationcoordinatorswouldmakesurethatweleftourmooringandthenhelpedustodockuplateronintheafternoon.

Inordertocommunicatewiththecoordinatorsor‘LeadBoatCrew,’whokeptcloseby,wehadtousetheVHFradio.Thankfully,myhusbandandoneofourfriendshandledallthecommunications,asmygirlfriendandIweretooscaredtousetheradio.I’mnotsurewhatcausedmyfearoftheradio–perhapsIdidn’twanttomakeamistake?

Ourinitialsailingvacationendedupbeingahugesuccess.MyhusbandandIwerehookedforlife.Wewentontoenjoy10moreyearsofsailingexcursionsandeventually,wepurchasedourfirstboat–aMoody35’sailboat.

IntheUK,wherewekepttheboat,thelawrequiresthatatleastonepersonperboatpossessesaVHFlicensesoSimontookthefulldaycourse,passedtheexamandwasgrantedalicense.Fortunatelyforme,IonceagaindodgedresponsibilityfortheVHFradio.

Oncewetradedour35’Moodyinfora56’Oystersailboat,soldallourpossessionsanddecidedtosailaroundtheworld,IthoughtthetimehadcomeformetofinallyfacemyfearoftheVHF.ButdidIreallyneedtotakeawholecourseontheradio?

IsaVHFRadioCoursereallynecessarytotake?

AftersailingaroundtheSolent,amassivelybusywaterwayoffofEngland’ssouthcoast,andlisteningtotheVHFradioforacoupleyears,IinitiallypoohpoohedtheideaofgettingmyVHFLicense.


SimontooktheVHFRadiocourseandobtainedalicensewhenwefirstpurchasedourboat,soaslongasonepersonhadalicenseIfeltfinetolethimholdalltheknowledge.Andfrankly,Ialwaysthought,‘Howhardcanitbe?’IcouldeasilycallupmarinaandaskforaberthifIhadtodoso,soanythingelsewillbesimilar.Yes?Andiftheworst-casescenariohappened,andIhadtomakeaMAYDAYcall,Iwouldjustpushthescaryredbuttonontheradioandthenfollowthetemplatetapedtotheundersideofournavigationtable.

Whatif…

Decidingtosellupandsailaroundtheworld,howevermademethinktwiceaboutmyVHFRadioknowledge.WhatifIreallyhadtomakeaMAYDAYcall?WouldIknowhowtodoit?WouldIdoitcorrectlyconsideringthepanicsituationI’dmostlikelybein?WouldIknowhowtofigureoutwhereIam?WhatifSimonwasn’taroundandIreceivedaDSC(DigitalSelectiveCalling)alert–wouldIknowhowtorespond?WhatisaDSCalertanyway?Andwhatifmy3½yearolddaughteraccidentallytriggeredtheredbuttonontheradiothatislabeled,‘Distress’?

Themostimportantthingaboutsailingissafety.Ifourboatisgoingtogodown,myhusband,crewandIneedtoknowexactlywhattodo.Furthermore,ifsomeoneelseisinourvicinityandwecanhelptosavelives,again,weneedtoknowwhattodo.

HubbybookedmeontheVHFRadioCourse

Thatbeingnoted,thepainofnotknowingorhavingconfidenceinusingtheVHFradiobecameuncomfortable.SimonbookedmeonaVHFRadiocourseinSouthampton,England.SteveGravellsfromTechnicalRecreationalCoachingledacourseofnineofus.

StevesenttheRoyalYachtingAssociation(RYA)VHFRadiocoursebooklettousacoupleweeksbeforethecoursesowedidn’thavetospendcoursetimelearningtheinformationfromthebook.Ifitwasn’tforthehomeworkthatSteverequestedpriortoourclass–apageofquestionstobefilledout–Iwouldhavefailedtoreadthe


book.Again–Ithought,‘howhardcanthisbe?’KnowingIhadhomeworktodo,Ireadthebookanddidthehomework.

TheRYAVHFRadiobookletwasactuallyquiteuseful

Asidefromthefirstcouplepagesfilledwithofacronyms(R&TTE,DSC,SRC,CEPT)thatIknewIwouldneverremember,theRYAbookwasverystraightforwardandeasytoread.Itprobablytook30minutestogetthroughandwhenIfinishedIwasfullofallsortsofinformation.PoorSimonhadtolistentomesay,“DidyouknowtheworldMAYDAYcomesfromtheFrenchword,M’aidezanditmeans‘helpme’?AnddidyouknowthatyouneedtosendoutaDSC(DigitalSelectiveCalling)AlertpriortomakingaPANPANvoicebroadcast?”

TheVHFRadioCourse

Thedayofthecoursefinallyarrived.ArrivingattheSouthamptonDryStackaftereatingabaconrollIwaseagertoputthedaybehindme.I’veneverbeenafanofcourses.IgetboredeasilyandIdon’tlikenumb-bum–thesensationyougetwhensittingtoolong.

Well…Iwaspleasantlysurprisedwiththeflowofthecourse.NeverduringthedaydidIwishthattimewouldpassquickly.Therewasamixoflearning,watching,usingtheradio,coffeebreaksandgeneralsocializing.Everythingtaughtwaspractical–itwasn’ttheoryorsomethingthatwouldgoinoneearandouttheother.

Anditwassopowerfultoseethedifferencebetweenlearninghowtousetheradioandthenusingit.Mostofusseemedlikewehaditmasteredbutwhenwewentto(pretend)callanotherboat,theCoastguard,ormakeaMAYDAY,wefounditharderthanwethought.Ensuringtosaywhoyouare,whomyou’recallingandfinishingthemessagewiththecorrect‘over’or‘out’wasn’taseasyasitlooked!AndtalkingslowenoughforotherstowriteyourMAYDAYwaschallenging.NotonepersonintheclassspokeslowenoughfortheothermemberstocorrectlynotealltheMAYDAYinformation.


Thankfully,bytheendofthedaythewholeclasssoundedmuchbetterthanwhenwestarted.Ifanyofusdidn’tgetitquiteright,Stevewouldhaveusgothroughthecallover.

Tosaythatjustmyconfidenceincreasedwouldbeanunderstatement

Itwasmyconfidence,myknowledgeandtheimportanceofthesubjectmatterthatincreased.LearninghowtousetheVHFRadioisnotaboutmakingsureyoucancallamarinatorequestaberth–it’sadevicethat’stheretopotentiallysaveyourlifeandthelivesofthoseinyourarea.

UntilItookthecourse,Ididn’trealizethatthealarmthatperiodicallywentoffonmyboatwasanurgentmessagealert.Ididn’tknowIwassupposetogogetapenandpapertowritedownthefollow-upvoicedistressmessage.Ididn’trealizethatIcouldpotentiallyrelayamessagetotheCoastguardonbehalfofaboatthatcouldn’ttransmitfarenoughfortheCoastguardtohear.Ididn’tevenknowthatyoucouldcallanotherboatthroughtheDSCsystemifyouhavetheirMMSI(MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity)number.Furthermore,Ididn’tknowthatIcouldlistentomorethanonechannelatonce–there’sdual-watchortriple-watchoption.

Thelargesttake-awaysfrommyVHFRadiocoursewereasfollows:

1. Makesureyoursafetyequipmentisworkingandroutinelyserviced.It’sanobviousonebutit’sveryimportant.

2. CreateMAYDAY,PAN-PAN,MAYDAYRELAYandAccidentalAlertResponsesastemplates.Getthemlaminatedandhavethempositionedneartheradiosothatanyonecanpullthemoutandfollowtheinstructions.

3. Putthenameofyourboat,callsignandMMSInumberneartheradiooronthetemplatessoifavisitorhastouseyourradiotheyknowalltheimportantdetails.


4. TeacheveryguestonyourboathowtheradioworksandwherethetemplatesaretoactivatetheDSCsystemandmaketheappropriatefollow-upcalls.

5. Makesureallthelicensesareuptodateandinyourname(ratherthaninthepreviousownersname).IfaMAYDAYistriggeredtheCoastguardmightcontacttheemergencycontactdetailsregisteredonthelicense.Ifthelicensehasn’tbeenupdatedfromthepreviousowner,youcanimaginetheimplications.

So,isaVHFRadiocoursenecessarytotake?

Myanswerisadefinite‘Yes.’Unfortunatelyit’soneofthosesituationswhereyoudon’tknowwhatyoudon’tknow.Bytakingthecourse,you’llincreaseyourconfidenceonusingaVHFRadio,understandhowtomaneuveryou’rewayaroundthemenusystemandmostimportantly,you’llunderstandwhattodowhenanemergencystrikes.Overall,theVHFRadiocourseisinvaluableandIthinkeveryonewithintheboatingcommunityshouldtakethecourse.

WhetheryoutakeaVHFcourseornot,however,aftertimepassesit’sveryeasytoforgethowtosetoffaDSCdistressorurgencymessageandfollowupwiththecorrectbroadcastmessage.Furthermore,whenyou’reinapotentiallylife-threateningsituationoremergencyitcanbedifficulttoremaincalm.

Byhavingquick,easytounderstandandaccessibleinstructionsandbroadcasttemplatesyounotonlymakeiteasierforyourselftobroadcastinthecorrectmanorbutyouhaveasystemthatallowsforothersthatmightnotknowhowtousetheVHFbutareforcedtodoso.

Withinthecontentsofthisguide,you’lldiscoveranexplanationandanexampleofthevariousdifferentkindsofVHFcallsfollowedupwithchecklisttemplatesreadyforuse.Furthermore,I’veaddedvariousinformation,tipsandpersonalexperiencestohelpmakeusingtheVHFradioeasiertouse.


VHFRadioGeneralTipsandInformation

LocatedbelowaretipsandinformationonusingtheVHFradio:

- Channel16isthechannelthatyoushouldkeepyourradiotunedtoatalltimes.It’susedforinitiallycallinganotherboatorplace,emergencies,messagesfromtheCoastguardandsafetywarnings.

- Alwayslookattheradiochannelbeforeusingit.Someonecouldhavechangedthechanneltohearaweatherforecastorspeakwithsomeoneandfailedtoturnitbacktochannel16.

- Holdthemicrophoneashortdistanceawayfromyourmouthandmakesureyoudepressthesidebuttontospeakbeforeyoustartspeaking.

- Whenyouspeakallowyourvoicetoprojectforwardandacrossthemicrophoneratherthanspeakingdirectlyintothespeakingarea–yourvoicewilltransmitmoreclearlythisway.

- Speakasslowasyoupossiblycanduringadistressorurgencybroadcast.Thesloweryouspeaktheeasieritisforpeopletowritedownyourmessage.

- Beconscioustothefactthatmanyfisherpeopleandmaritimeworkersuseavarietyofchannels.Makeyourmessagesquickandconcisesothatyou’renothoggingtheradiospace.

- Don’teverysay‘overandout’!Thatessentiallymeans‘overtoyouandalso,I’mhangingup.’Youcan’tdobothatthesametime.Anyonelisteningtoyourcommunicationwillthinkyou’reagoofball(orworse)!

- WhenyousendoutanautomaticMAYDAY(pushingaMOBbuttonordepressingthedistressbuttonontheradio),doyourbesttofollowitupwithaverbalmessage.BoatsthatreceivetheMAYDAYmessagearerequired,bylaw,toassistanyonethatsendsoutanalerthoweverifyoucanverballyconveyyoursituation,youmightgetaquickerresponse.

- BylawyouneedtoholdalicensetouseaVHFradioORusetheradiounderthesupervisionofalicenseholder.Manyboatersdonotabidebythislaw.


- IfnooneanswersyourVHFbroadcast,therulesstatethatyoumustwaitatleasttwominutesbeforeyoucallagain.Usually,ifyoudon’thearbackfromthepersonyou’recallingaftertwoattempts,you’rebestbetistotryagainlater.

- Whenreadingoutnumeralstheprotocolistospeakthemdigit-by-digit.Forexample,whenspeakingaboutalatitudeandlongitude,you’dsaysomethinglike:Fivezerodegreesonetwodecimalfourminutesnorth,zero,zeroonedegreestwoeightdecimalsixminuteswest.Andwhenreadingtime,12:30wouldbeonetwothreezero.

- Usethephoneticalphabet(A,forAlfa,ispronounced‘AlFah’)whenlistinganyletters.Forexample,mycallsignisMike(M)Charlie(C)Delta(D)Juliet(J)eight.WhenspeakingoveraVHFradioit’softendifficulttohearsothephoneticalphabetreducesthechanceofmishearingaletter.I’veprovidedaphoneticalphabettableattheendofthisguideasareference.

- Usephoneticnumeralpronunciationwhensayingnumbers.Forexample,oneispronounced,‘Wun’andtwoispronounced,‘Too,’andsoon.Again,I’veprovidedatableattheendofthisguide.

- TimeisnotedinUTCorUniversalTimeCoordinated–it’sthesametimeasGMTorGreenwichMeanTimewithoutadjustmentsforBritishSummerTime.DuringthesummerBSTisonehouraheadofUTC.Talkaboutconfusing!Ifyoudon’thaveaninstrumentthattellsyouUTCjustsaythetimeandexpressit’s‘localtime’.

- MostboatsarenowfittedwithwhatiscalledaDSC(DigitalSelectiveCalling)system.Thatmeansthatyoucansendoutanautomaticdigitalmessagetoeveryvesselinyourareaalertingthemtoanupcomingbroadcast.ThealertwillcauseanalarmtoringoutovertheVHFradiooneveryvessel.ThisalarmthenenablesthecrewtolistenandtakenoteoftheincomingMAYDAY,PAN,orSÉCURITÉmessage.OnmyradioIhaveahandheldunitandtosendaDSCalertIhavetopressthe‘AllShip’buttonandfollowtheinstructions.Onotherradiosyoumighthavetoscrollthroughamenu.


- Ifbychanceyoucan’tfigureouttheDSCsystem,don’tletitbogyoudown.Findthechecklisttemplateyouneed(furtheralonginthisguide),fillitoutandgetontheradiotomakethenecessarybroadcast.

- Englishistherecognizedinternationallanguageinthemaritimeworldbutthatdoesn’tmeanthateverymarinaorboatyoupasswillbeabletospeakEnglish.I’veexperiencedmooringupinseveralmarinasintheMediterraneanandnoonespeakonewordofEnglishsodon’tmakeassumptions.

- Don’tbesurprisedifyou’resailingaroundandhearmusicbroadcastonchannel16forhoursatatime.Forsomereasonsomeveryunprofessionalboatersthinkit’sfunny.ForfourhoursaroundtheBalearicsandalongtheeastcoastofSpainweweregracedwithRussianmusicduringanightsail.

- Ifyouhavethebudget,Irecommendgettingahand-heldVHF.Notonlydoesitallowforuseinthecockpitifyoudon’thaveacockpitradiobutitcanalsocomewithyouifyouhavetounfortunatelyleavetheboat(abandonship).

- MAYDAY=DistressandpushingaredbuttonandPANPANorSÉCURITÉ=Urgencyandrequiressomesortofmenuselectiontosend.TheVHFradiopeoplehavemadethingsquiteconfusingwithalltheirterminology.Ifyoucanjustremembertheequationatthebeginningofthisbulletitwillhelpyoudifferentiatebetween‘Distress’and‘Urgency’.

- AndI’llleavethissectionwithsomethingforyoutothinkabout:Whatwillyoudoifyoucomeacrossillegalrefugeestryingtoescapefromtheircountryandinastateofdistressorurgency?Thisisagoodquestiontodiscusswithyourpartnerandcrewasitdoeshappen.FeelfreetoemailmeifyouwanttoknowwhatIwoulddo.

Okay,let’smoveontosomecommonbroadcaststhatyoumightbetaskedwithwhenusingtheVHFradio.We’llstartwithhowtosimplycallanotherboatorplace.


CallingsomeoneovertheVHFRadio

MostnewbieVHFradiousersstartoffbycallinganotherpersonoramarina.AftermakingafewcallsusingtheVHFbecomessecondnature–justlikeusingthetelephone.Here’sanexplanationonhowtocallsomeoneusingtheVHFradioandinthenextsectionofthebookyou’llfindatemplateyoucanusetowriteamessagebeforebroadcasting.

¨ MakesurethatthatVHFisonandnooneisusingthechannelpriortomakingacall.

¨ Saythenameoftheboatorperson/placethatyou’recallinguptothreetimesandthensaythenameofyourboatuptothreetimes.

¨ Whenthepersonyou’recallingresponds,ifyou’reonChannel16,youthenneedtosuggestmovingtoadifferentworkingchanneltocarryontheconversation.Neverholdaconversationonchannel16asitisforinitialcontactandemergenciesonly.

¨ Oncethepersonyou’recallingrespondsthatthey’removingtoanotherchannel,youthenchangechannelsandsaytheboatnameuptothreetimesandthenyou’reboatnameuptothreetimes.

¨ Aftertheboatyou’recallingresponds,bothpartiescanthentaketurnsspeakingsaying‘over’wheneverthepersonspeakingisdonetalkingandwaitingforareply.

¨ Whenallcommunicationsareoverthelastpersonspeakingneedstosay‘out’toindicatethattheconversationhasended.

Thereasonthataboatnameissaiduptothreetimesistoincreasethechancesthatthepersonbeingcalledcanheartheirboatnameandtheboatnameofthepersoncalling.Aftertheinitialcommunicationofsayingbothboatnamesthreetimes,callersoftendropdowntosayingthenameoftheboatonceornotatall.


WhenlisteningtotheCoastguardtalkyou’llalwayshearthemsaythenameoftheboatthey’redirectingtheirmessagetoandthentheCoastguardnameduringeverytransmission.

Forexample,theCoastguardwillsayeverytime,‘Britican,SolentCoastguard,(message),over.’Cruisers,ontheotherhand,droptheformalitiesaftertheinitialconnectionismadeandoftentalkasifthey’reonatelephone.It’simportanttonote,however,thatifyouwanttofollowtheradioregulationstheboat’snamemustbestatedeverytimeatransmissionismade.

AnexampleoftwocruisersusingtheVHFradioonchannel16isasfollows:

SailboatBritican:Prunelle,Prunelle,PrunellethisisBritican,Britican,

Britican.Over

SailboatPrunelle:Britican,Britican,BriticanthisisPrunelle,Prunelle,Prunelle.Over

SailboatBritican:PrunellethisisBritican,pleasechangetochannel72.Over

SailboatPrunelle:BriticanthisisPrunellechangingtochannel72.Over

(Bothboatschangechannels)

SailboatBritican:PrunellethisisBritican.Over

SailboatPrunelle:BriticanthisisPrunelle.Over

SailboatBritican:<Saythemessage>.Over

SailboatPrunelle:<Saythemessage>.Over

(Bothrepeatbackandforthuntiltheconversationisover)

SailboatBritican:<Saythefinalmessage>.Out

SailboatPrunelle:<Saythefinalmessage,ifnecessary>.Out


Whenwe’resailingaroundandknowinglyhavefriendsintheareaweoftendiscussachanneltolistenonforcallingratherthanusingchannel16.Wethensetourradiostolistenonchannel16andanon-commercialchannelifwewanttohearfromorcallourfriends.OnaVHFradiothereisoftenadual,orevenatriple,watchbuttonthatallowstheusertomonitormorethanonestationatatime.

Whenitcomestocallingamarina,themarina’soperationalchannelisoftenlistedinthepilotbookoronaposteroutsidethemarinawalls.Alwaysavoidusingchannel16ifpossible.Furthermore,everytimewe’veusedchannel16tocallamarinathey’veneverresponded.

Withinthenextsectionofthebookthere’satemplateyoucanusetowritedownthenecessaryelementstocallinganotherboatorplace.WhenIfirststartedoutontheVHFIwroteeverythingdownsoIensuredasmoothconversation.AfterusingmytemplateseveraltimesIeventuallyhadtheconfidencetomakeacallunassisted.

Allthisbeingnoted,theaboveprocedureworksverywellwhenyou’resailinginaquietarea.Therearesomeplaces,however,whereradiotrafficisextremelybusy.Whileputtingthefinishingtouchesonthisguide,Iwasfortunatetohavearadiocommunicationsexperthelptoedittheguideandprovidethefollowingprocedurethatshouldbeusedinheavytrafficareas.

DavidWheatley,aradiocommunicationsexpert,servedasaRoyalNavyOfficer(Communications)intheRoyalNavy,aCoxswainandRadioOfficer,spent25yearsintheDepartmentofTradeandIndustry-RadiocommunicationsAgency(becameOfcom)andholdsboththeShortRangeCertificateandtheLongRangeCertificateHF/MFSSB.Furthermore,heholdsanAmateurRadioCertificate(GW6UXD/MM).Ithinkit’ssafetosaythatDavidknowshisstuff!


CallingsomeoneovertheVHFRadio(BusyArea)

ThefollowingisacontributionfromDavidWheatley:Very,veryfewVHFradioinstructorsteachcorrectradioprocedure.Thatbeingnoted,whattheyteachhasslippedfromthecorrectprocedure,toa‘thatwilldo’procedure.

Manyinstructorsteachaboutcallingonchannel16andthenwaitingforareplysotomentionaclearShiptoShipChannel.Butradiocanbeextremelybusyonoccasionsanditisforthisreasonthattheprocedureneedstobetighteneduptothatofthe50’s,60’sand70’swhenradioprocedurewastaughtbyprofessionals.Ihavebeeninterestedandinvolvedwithradiocommunicationssinceabout1956!

CurrentlythemostcommonlypracticedproceduregoesthewaythatKimdescribesintheabovesection.

ShipAwantstocontactShipB.Onchannel16,ShipAcallsShipBandwaitsforareply.ShipBrepliestoShipAandoneofthem‘suggests’achanneltogoto[say72].Theybothchangetothe‘suggested’channelandpasstraffic/information.

Nowletuslookatabusyradioscenario:

Thetwoboatsfollowtheaboveprocedureandchangetothe‘suggested’channelonlytodiscoverthatthereisaverystrongsignalfromayachtincommunicationwithanotheryacht.Afterafewseconds,theoriginaltwoboatsreturntoChannel16.

On16,ShipAcallsShipBandwaitsforareply.ShipBrepliestoShipAandstates“Thatchannelwasbusy,let’stryChannel79.ShipArepliesandtheygotoChannel79onlytofinditisbeingusedbyaregattaorracemeeting.

TheyreturntoChannel16.AgainonChannel16,ShipAsuggeststoShipB,Channel6.ShipBrepliesandtheychangetoChannel6.Ifclearthencancarryontheircommunication.


Now,perhapsyoucanseewhatiswrongwiththisstyleofcommunicationastaughtbymodernVHFinstructors?

TheShipsAandBspendanunnecessaryamountoftimeonChannel16.Thisclogsupthechannelandcaninterferewithanyemergencytraffic,whichcanappearatanytime.

Thecorrectprocedureisasfollows:

ShipAneedstocontactShipB.ShipAturnsonhisVHFradioandlistensonChannel72butusestheDualWatchsetting.AfterthreeorsominutesoflisteningtoChannel72onDualWatchShipAchangestoChannel16.

ShipAthencallsShipBstating:

“ShipAcallingShipB,myWorkingFrequencyisChannel72”

orshipAmightsay:

“ShipAcallingShipB,listeningforyouonChannel72”

ShipAchangesbacktoChannel72DualWatch,alreadyknowingitisclearandifShipBheardhim,ShipAwillknowthatShipBwillappear.

IfShipBdidnothearShipAcorrectlyhewilltransmitonChannel16andShipAwillhavetoreturntoChannel16andgenerateafurthercall.

IfShipBheardtheoriginaltrafficfromShipAcorrectly,ShipBwillautomaticallychangetoChannel72withouthavingtorespondonChannel16,tosavecloggingtheDistressandCallingChannel.

ThisisoneofthemainreasonsthereisDualWatchfacilityonVHFradios.YoumonitoryourWorkingFrequencyallthetimebuttheVHFradioalsohasa‘listeningear’onChannel16.


ToreplyonChannel16toacallingShipwhoisNOTpassingemergencytrafficis,inlaw,technicallywrong.Firstly,ShipBisnot“Calling”andsecondlyhistrafficis“NotDistress.”

ShipAcanlegitimately“Call”ShipBasShipAis“Calling”andstatingtheirWorkingFrequency(72).ShipBshouldNOTreplyonChannel16.

TripleWatchhasnowbecomethenorminbusyshippingareas..YoumonitoryourWorkingFrequency(Channel72).

Inthesecondmonitoredfrequency,youstorethePortAuthorityWorkingFrequency(QHM,Channel11orVTS,Channel12)andtheVHFradiowillstillkeepalisteningwatchonchannel16.

Doesallthatmakesense?

AsImentionedinthebeginningoftheguide,therearetherulesandthentherearethewaysthatthingsgetdone.Inmanyareasoftheworldthereisverylittleradiotrafficandcommunicationsarerelaxed.However,it’simportanttounderstandhowtohandleyourselfwhennavigatingthroughbusytrafficareas.ThankstoDavid,I’vebeenabletoincludethisinformationaboutradiocommunicationsinhightrafficareas.

Movingon,let’snowtackletheall-importantMAYDAYbroadcastandthencarryontoPANPAN,SÉCURITÉandotherbroadcastmessagesthatyoumighthavetomake.


SendingaMAYDAY

TheMAYDAYchecklisttemplateinthenextsectionoftheguidecanbeusedwithanyvesselfittedwithDigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)andshouldbepostedasclosetotheVHFradioaspossible.ManyboatownershavethechecklistorMAYDAYtemplatetapedtotheinsidecoverofthenavigationtable.MAYDAY’saremadewhenpeopleorvesselsarein‘graveandimminentdangerrequiringimmediateassistance.’

MAYDAYSorDistressAlertsshouldbemadeonlywhenimmediateassistanceisrequiredforthevesselyouareon.Examplesincludefire,explosion,sinking,majorheadorspinalinjuryormanoverboard.

Ifimmediateassistanceisneededforanothervesseldonotusethisprocedure.ConsiderdoingaMAYDAYRELAYifanothervesselisintroubleandunabletousetheradio.OruseaMAYDAYRELAYifavesseliscallingtheCoastguardandnotgettingaresponse(describedlater).AnexampleofaMAYDAYisasfollows:

MAYDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY.ThisisBritican,Britican,Britican.CallSignVictor(V)X-ray(X)4139(Notetheuseofthephoneticalphabet).MMSInumber234001547.MAYDAYBritican.CallSignVictor(V)X-ray(X)4139.MMSInumber234001547.Mypositionisfour-nine-degrees,three-eightdecimalfour-fivenorthandzero-zero-sixdegrees,two-zerodecimalone-fourwest.Thenatureofmydistressisanenginefire.Irequireimmediateassistance.Wehave4peopleonboard.Over.


SendingaMAYDAYRELAY

AMAYDAYRELAYisusedwhenavesselbroadcastingaMAYDAYisnotbeingpickedupbytheCoastguardorthevesselisincapableofmakingabroadcast.Imagineifyouwere10milesfromthecoastandoverheardaboatthatis20milesoutsendingaMAYDAY.IftheCoastguarddoesn’trespondtotheMAYDAYbroadcastitcanbeassumedthattheyarenotabletohearit.Theruleistowait4minutesfromtheoriginalMAYDAYandifanoresponsethenstartaMAYDAYRELAY.

It’spossiblethatyourtransmissionwillbepickedupbytheCoastguardandyoucanrelaythedistressmessage.BynotingthedetailsoftheoriginalMAYDAYyouwillbeabletopassthemonifneeded.Seetheexplanationabout‘ReceivingandRecordingaMAYDAY.’

AnexampleofaMAYDAYRELAYisasfollows:

MAYDAYRELAY,MAYDAYRELAY,MAYDAYRELAY.ThisisBritican,Britican,Britican(Theboatyouareon).MAYDAYBigBertha(Theboatindistress).MMSInumber234001234(Theboatindistress).Inpositionfour-nine-degrees,three-eightdecimalfour-fivenorthandzero-zero-Sixdegrees,two-zerodecimalone-fourwest.Thenatureofthedistressismanoverboard.Immediateassistancerequired.Theyhave4peopleonboard.TimereceivedatonethreezerozeroUTC(13:00).Over.


SendingaPANPANBroadcast

APANPANisusedinurgentsituationsofalowerorderthana‘graveandimminentdangerrequiringimmediateassistance.’AnexampleofaPANPANwouldincludebeingconcernedforaperson’ssafety,someoneneedingmedicaladviceorabreakdownandrequiringatow.

TheworldPANPANcomesfromtheFrenchlanguageandmeans‘broken;abreakdownormechanicalfailure.’

PANPANmessagesarethesameformatasaMAYDAYhoweveryoucanleaveoutthenatureofdistressbecausethereisn’tany.Furthermore,you’llneedtodropthe‘Irequireimmediateassistance.’Ifbychanceyoudidneedimmediateassistance,thecallismorelikelytobeaMAYDAY.

AndexampleofaPANPANbroadcastisasfollows:

PANPAN,PANPAN,PANPANAllShips,AllShips,AllShips.ThisisBritican,Britican,Britican.MMSInumber234001547.Mypositionisfour-nine-degrees,three-eightdecimalfour-fivenorthandzero-zero-sixdegrees,two-zerodecimalone-fourwest.Ourenginehasstoppedworkingandwearedrifting.Irequireatow.Fivepeopleonboard.Over.


RequestingMedicalAdvice

Whenlivingonlandmostofushavetheluxuryofdialing999,911or112tocontacttheemergencyservices.Wethenhavetowaitminutesforhelptoarrive.Onaboat,atbest,helpwillcomeinhoursandatworst,helpwon’tcomeatall.

Fortunately,however,boaterscansendoutaPANPANbroadcastrequestingmedicaladvice.Insomecases,youwillbepatchedthroughtoadoctoronlandorhavetheabilitytocontactmedicalstaffonanearbyship.

ThekeyistoalertallvesselsinyourareathroughDSC,ifpossible.Andthengiveabriefoutlineofmedicaladvicerequired.IhaveheardstoriesofsailorsintheAtlanticwhohavehookedupwithshipstogetmedicalattentionandstoriesofdoctorstalkingcrewmembersthroughamedicalprocedure.

AnexampleofaPANPANbroadcastformedicaladviceisasfollows:

PANPAN,PANPAN,PANPANAllShips,AllShips,AllShips.ThisisBritican,Britican,BriticanMMSInumber234001547.Mypositionisfour-nine-degrees,three-eightdecimalfour-fivenorthandzero-zero-sixdegrees,two-zerodecimalone-fourwest.Ihaveamemberofourcrewwhohaspassedout,breathingwithasteadypulse.Irequiremedicaladvice.Over.


SendingaSÉCURITÉBroadcast

ThechecklisttemplateinthefollowingsectioncanbeusedwithanyvesselfittedwithDigitalSelectiveCalling(DSC)andisforsendingasafetymessage.SÉCURITÉisaFrenchwordandispronounced‘say-cure-ee-tay.’Thistypeofmessageisusedtotransmitimportantmeteorologicalornavigationalwarnings.TheCoastguardoftensendsthesemessagesoutbutintheabsenceoftheCoastguardbeingwithinradioreachanyonecansendaSÉCURITÉ.

WhenmyhusbandandIaresailingaroundandnoticealargehazardfloatingaround–perhapsaloosechannelmarker,afridge,tree,deceasedwhaleorcargofromaship(allofwhichwe’veseen)–wewouldfirstattempttocalltheCoastguardsotheycouldnotonlysendaSÉCURITÉbutalsomakepossiblearrangementstoclearthehazard.

IfweareunabletocontacttheCoastguard,wewouldthensendaSÉCURITÉsothatalltheboatsinourreachcouldbewarnedofthehazard.

Here’sanexampleofaSÉCURITÉbroadcast:

SÉCURITÉ,SÉCURITÉ,SÉCURITÉ.AllShips,AllShips,AllShips.ThisisBritican,Britican,Britican.Forurgentnavigationalwarninglistenchannel67.Out.(Changetochannel67)SÉCURITÉ,SÉCURITÉ,SÉCURITÉ.AllShips,AllShips,AllShips.ThisisBritican,Britican,Britican.Largedriftingrefrigeratorinpositionfive-onedegreesfour-zerominutesnorth,onedegreeone-zerominuteseast.Consideredtobeadangertosurfacenavigation.Timeoforigin:onetwothreezeroUTC(12:30).Out.


CancellingaVHFAlert

OverthecourseofseveralyearsI’vewitnessedafewfalsealarms.OftenachildisplayingnearthenavigationstationandiscuriousastowhatwillhappenwhentheglaringlyobviousredbuttonontheVHFispushed.

Unfortunatelyquiteabitoftimeandmoneycanbewastedifafalsealarmisnotcancelledimmediately.Once,whilesailingneartheIsleofWightinEngland,myhusbandandIlistenedtoaManOverBoard(MOB)MAYDAY.Everyoneinthearearushedtothelongitudeandlatitudepointsandwealsonoticedahelicopterthatwasdispatchedtothesceneofthereportedaccident.

Aftermuchconfusion,theMAYDAYalertwasdiscoveredtobeafalsealarm.ThealertwassentoutaccidentlyfromasailingschoolteachingVHFradioprotocol!

TocancelafalseVHFDSCdistressalert,you’llfirstneedtoallowthetransmissiontocompleteonce.Ifnooneacknowledgesyouralert,switchofftheDSCequipmenttopreventarepeattransmission.Afterwards,turnontheVHFandsetittochannel16.Thenmakean‘AllStations’voicebroadcastandconfirmthatthenearestCoastguardhasreceivedyour‘AllStations’voicebroadcast.Here’sanexample:

AllShips,AllShips,AllShips.ThisisBritican,Britican,Britican.MMSInumber234001547.Inpositionfour-nine-degrees,three-eightdecimalfour-fivenorthandzero-zero-sixdegrees,two-zerodecimalone-fourwest.DistressAlertsentinerror.CancelDistressAlertsentatzerothreefourfiveUTC(03:45).Out.


ReceivingandRecordingaMAYDAY

InternationalRegulationsstate,‘TheobligationtoacceptDistresscallsandmessagesisabsoluteinthecaseofeverystationwithoutdistinction,andsuchmessagesmustbeacceptedwithpriorityoverallothermessages,theymustbeansweredandthenecessarystepsmustbetakentogiveeffecttothem.’

Inotherwords,ifyouhearaMAYDAYyou’reresponsiblefortakingsomesortofaction.Attheveryleast,youmustwritedowntheMAYDAYdetails.Inmanycostalplaces,youmightneedtoactasarelayiftheCoastguardcan’treceivethemessage.Inmoreremoteplaces,youmightfindyourselfinthepositionofrescuingpeopleoffasinkingvessel.Nomatterwhat,however,it’syourresponsibilitytohaveyourradiomonitoringchannel16andtorecord,orwritedown,thedetailsofanyMAYDAYthat’stransmittedoveryourradio.

WhenaDistresscallissentout(you’llhearanalarmgooffonyourradio)makesuretoquicklygetapenandtheReceivingaVHFDistresstemplate.Thetemplateincludesallthepertinentinformationthatyou’llneedtowritedown.IcreatedthistemplateforusewhenwesailedaroundtheSolent.Atleastonceaweekwe’dhearaMAYDAYandoftenMAYDAYRELAYSwererequiredfromboatslikeusastheCoastguardwasunabletohearthemessage.Conversely,however,whilesailingintheMediterraneanforoversevenmonthswe’veonlyheardahandfulofdistressandurgencybroadcasts.

Regulationsstatethatif,after4minutes,thereisnoreplytothedistressandtheDistressAlertissentforasecondtime,youneedtosendaMAYDAYRELAY.IfaMAYDAYRELAYisnotpossible(noCoastguardorothervesselsaround)andyoustillhaven’theardanacknowledgement,thenyoumustsendavoiceRECEIVEDMAYDAYandproceedtothevesselindistresswhilecontinuingtorepeattheMAYDAYRELAY.


MakesuretoprintoutafewoftheReceivingaVHFDistresstemplatesasthey’rehandytohaveinyournavigationtableforquickaccess.


VHFRadioChecklistsandTemplates

Onoursailboat,insideournavigationtable,Ihaveabinderholdingthechecklistandtemplatesthatyou’llfindfollowingthispage.EachpageislaminatedsothatIcanuseawipeboardmarkertofilloutspecificdetailsandthenwipeoffthedetailswhenthey’renolongerneeded.

Ihavealsoincludedinmybinder,laminatedcopiesofthephoneticalphabetandnumeraltablesfoundintheAppendixsectionofthisguide.

Thefirstpartofeachtemplateoffersachecklisttohelpyouprepareforthebroadcast.Followingthat,you’llfindtheareacontainingthewordingforthebroadcastandspacestonotespecifics.


UsingtheVHFtocallaboatorplace

¨ Makesureyouknowthenameoftheboatorplace(marina,fueldock)youwanttocall.

¨ Ifinitiallytransmittingoverchannel16,determinewhatworkingchannelyoucanrecommendchangingtoafterinitialcontactismade.

¨ Fillinthedetailsbelow,ensureyou’reonthecorrectchannel,pressthesidebuttonandspeakslowlyandclearly.Releasebuttonwhenfinishedspeaking:

“(Saytheboatyou’recalling3x): ““Thisis(nameofyourboat3x): ““Over”

Aftertheyrespond(onlyifonchannel16):“(Saytheboatyou’recalling): ““Thisis(nameofyourboat): ““Pleasechangetochannel(listanotherchannel): ““Over”

Aftertheyrespondpositivelytoyourinstructions,changethechannel“(Saytheboatyou’recalling): ““Thisis(nameofyourboat): ““Over”

Aftertheyrespondlettingyouknowthey’reonthenewchannel:“(Saytheboatyou’recalling): ““Thisis(nameofyourboat): ““(Sayyourmessage): ““Over”OR“Out”(Use“over”whenyouwantaresponseand“out”whenyou’re

donetalking.Note:Makesuretoturnyourradiobacktochannel16when

finished).


SendingaMAYDAYBroadcast

¨ FilloutthebelowtemplatemakingsuretowritethephoneticalphabetfortheCallSign(A=Alpha,B=Beta,etc.),longitudeandlatitudewrittenoutdigitbydigit(ex.Inpositionfour-nine-degrees,three-eightdecimalfour-fivenorth).

¨ Openthecoveroverthereddistressbuttonmomentarilyandifpromptedtochoosearelevantdistressreason(fire,sinking,manoverboard,etc.).

¨ Depresstheredbuttonfor5secondsoruntiltheradioinformsyouthatthealerthasbeensent.

¨ Wait15secondsandthenpickuptheradiovoicetransmitteranddepressthesidebuttontoannouncethebroadcastoutlinedbelowslowly.RepeattheMAYDAYevery4minutesuntilaresponseisreceived.

“MAYDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY”

“Thisis(yourboatname3x): “

“CallSign: “

“MMSI: “

“MAYDAY(yourboatnamespokenonce): “

“CallSign: “

“MMSI: “

“Mypositionis(Longitude): “

“(Latitude): “

“Thenatureofdistressis: “.

“Irequireimmediateassistance.Wehave personsonboard.”

“Otherinformationtonoteisasfollows: “

“

“Over”(Settimerfor4minutesfornextbroadcastattemptifnothingheard)


SendingaMAYDAYRELAYBroadcast

¨ Makesurethatnooneisrespondingtothevesselindistressandthatyoudo,indeed,needtoattempttorelaytheMAYDAYtransmissiontotheCoastguardoranothervesseloutsidethedistressedvesselsdistance.


¨ FromtheVHFmenu,select‘TypeofCall,’select‘Area,’whichwillsendtoallstationsandthenselect‘Category’andfinally‘Urgency’andhitsend/transmit.Ifyouhavedifficultiesselectingthetypeofcall,justmakesuretheVHFisonchannel16.DoNOTpressyourMAYDAYbutton.

¨ Wait15seconds,makesureyou’reonchannel16,andthenstartreading:

“MAYDAYRELAY,MAYDAYRELAY,MAYDAYRELAY”


“MAYDAY(nameofvesselindistressspokenonce): “

“MMSI(vesselindistress): “

“Thepositionis(Longitude): “

“(Latitude): “

“Thenatureofdistressis: “.

“Immediateassistancerequired.Theyhave personsonboard.”


“

“

“Over”(Repeatevery4minutesuntilcontactismade)


SendingaPANPANBroadcast

¨ Makesurethatitisanurgentsituationofalowerorderthana‘graveandimminentdangerrequiringimmediateassistance.’Examplesbeingconcernedforaperson’ssafety,someoneneedingmedicaladviceorabreakdown.


¨ FromtheVHFmenu,select‘TypeofCall,’select‘Area,’whichwillsendtoallstationsandthenselect‘Category’andfinally‘Urgency’andhitsend/transmit.Ifyouhavedifficultiesselectingthetypeofcall,justmakesuretheVHFisonchannel16.

¨ Wait15seconds,makesureyou’reonchannel16andreadthefollowing:

“PANPAN,PANPAN,PANPAN”

“AllShips,AllShips,AllShips(ORNameoflocalCoastguard/vessel3x)”


“MMSI: “


“(Latitude): “

“Thenatureofurgencyis: “.

“Irequiretoassistanceto: “.

“

“Wehave personsonboard.”


“



SendingaBroadcasttoRequestMedicalAdvice

¨ Haveasmuchinformationaboutthecasualtyorsuffereraspossible(Medicalhistory,particularsoftheillnessorinjuryandanyobservationrecords).


¨ FromtheVHFmenu,select‘TypeofCall,’select‘Area,’whichwillsendtoallstationsandthenselect‘Category’andfinally‘Urgency’andhitsend/transmit.Ifyouhavedifficultiesselectingthetypeofcall,justmakesuretheVHFisonchannel16.

¨ Wait15seconds,makesureyou’reonchannel16andthenstartreadingthefollowing:

“PANPAN,PANPAN,PANPAN”



“MMSI: “


“(Latitude): “

“(Addashortdescriptionofthesituation): “

“ “

“ “

“ “

“Irequiremedicaladvice.”



SendingaSÉCURITÉmessage

¨ Makesurethatnatureofthecallistowarnotherboatersofimportantmeteorologicalornavigationalwarnings.

¨ Filloutthebelowtemplatemakingsurelongitude,latitudeandtheUTCtimearewrittenoutdigitbydigit(ex.Inpositionfour-nine-degrees,three-eightdecimalfour-fivenorthoronetwothreezerofor12:30).

¨ FromtheVHFmenu,select‘TypeofCall,’select‘Area,’whichwillsendtoallstationsandthenselect‘Category’andfinally‘SafetyAlert’andhitsend/transmit.Ifyouhavedifficultiesselectingthetypeofcall,justmakesuretheVHFisonchannel16.

¨ Wait15seconds,makesureyou’reonchannel16andspeakthefollowing:

“SÉCURITÉ,SÉCURITÉ,SÉCURITÉ”

“AllShips,AllShips,AllShips”


“ForurgentnavigationalwarninglistenonChannel67(orotherappropriatechannel)”

“Out”

Turnto67orappropriatechannelandwaitafewseconds

“SÉCURITÉ,SÉCURITÉ,SÉCURITÉ”

“AllShips,AllShips,AllShips”

“(Readoutyourwarning): “

“

“Locationis(Longitude): “

“(Latitude): “

“Timeoforigin: “

“Out”


CancellingaVHFAlert

¨ Filloutthebelowtemplatemakingsurelongitude,latitudeandtheUTCtimearewrittenoutdigitbydigit(ex.Inpositionfour-nine-degrees,three-eightdecimalfour-fivenorthoronetwothreezerofor12:30).

¨ Allowthealerttransmissiontocompleteonceit’sstarted.¨ Ifnoacknowledgmentisreceivedfromanotherstation,switchofftheradioto

preventanothertransmission.¨ Turntheradiobackon,makesureyou’reonchannel16andthenreadthe

following:



“MMSI: “


“(Latitude): “

“Distressalertsentinerror”

“CancelDistressSentat(timeinUTC): “

“Out”


SendingaRECIEVEDMAYDAYTransmission

Ifyou’velistenedtoaMAYDAYbroadcast,havewitnessednoresponseandhavetriedaMAYDAYRELAY(and,again,havenotreceivedaresponse),you’relikelytobetheclosestboattothedistressedvessel.Regardlessastoyourplans,bylawyoumustaltercourseinanefforttohelpthedistressedvessel.

Filloutthefollowingtemplate,sendthemessagetothedistressedboatandthenevery4minutessendoutaMAYDAYRELAYwhilemakingyourwaytothevessel.

“(Nameofboatindistress3x): “


“RECEIVEDMAYDAY”

“Weareonourway”

“Estimatedtimeofarrivalis(timeinUTC): “

“Out”


ReceivingaVHFDistressMessage

NotedownallinformationinpreparationforaMAYDAYRELAYorpotentialrescueoperation.

DistressMessageDetails

Nameofvesselindistress

MMSINumber

CallSign

Position

Reasonfordistress

Amtofpeopleonboard

Timealertreceived

Otherinformation


Appendix-PhoneticAlphabetTable

Letter Word Pronunciation

A Alfa AlFahB Bravo BrahVohC Charlie CharLeeD Delta DellTahE Echo EckOhF Foxtrot FoksTrotG Golf GolfH Hotel HohTellI India InDeeAhJ Juliet JewLeeEttK Kilo KeyLohL Lima LeeMahM Mike MikeN November NoVemBerO Oscar OssCahP Papa PahPahQ Quebec KehBeckR Romeo RowMeOhS Sierra SeeAirRahT Tango TangGoU Uniform YouNeeFormV Victor VikTahW Whiskey WissKeyX X-ray EcksRayY Yankee YangKeyZ Zulu ZooLoo


Appendix-PhoneticNumeralsTable

Number Pronunciation

1 Wun

2 Too

3 Tree

4 Fow-er

5 Fife

6 Six

7 Sev-en

8 Ait

9 Nin-er

0 Zero

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