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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and

the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on channel 16.

Or, transmit your distress call using digital selective calling on

channel 70 (the optional UX-120 DSC UNIT must be installed).

❍ USING CHANNEL 16

DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE

1. “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY”

2. “THIS IS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ” (name of vessel)

3. Your call sign or other indication of the vessel

(AND 9-digit DSC ID if you have one).

4. “LOCATED AT - - - - - - - - - - ” (your position)

5. The nature of the distress and assistance re-

quired.

6. Any other information which might facilitate the

rescue.

❍ USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (ch 70)

(UX-120 required)

DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE

1. Push and hold [16 • EMER] for 5 sec. until you

hear 5 short beeps change to one long beep.

2. Then, push [PTT] to transmit the call.

3. Wait for an acknowledgment from a coast sta-

tion.

• When received, channel 16 is automatically selected.

4. Push and hold [PTT], then transmit the appro-

priate information as at left.

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