RYA VHF/DSC marine radio pre-course reading

RYA VHF/SRC marine radio
Online & classroom course pre-reading!
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Phonetic alphabet:!
A ALPHA
H HOTEL
O OSCAR
V
VICTOR
B
BRAVO
I
INDIA
P
PAPA
W
WHISKEY
C
CHARLIE
J
JULIET
Q QUEBEC
X
X-RAY
D DELTA
K
KILO
R
ROMEO
Y
YANKEE
E
ECHO
L
LIMA
S
SIERRA
Z
ZULU
F
FOXTROT
M MIKE
T
TANGO
N NOVEMBER
U UNIFORM
G GOLF
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Channel numbers:!
CH
!
USE
CH
USE
6 Ship to ship
70 DSC reserved channel (no voice)
8 Ship to ship
72 Ship to ship
12 Port operations
77 Ship to ship
13 Bridge to bridge
80 Port operations (UK marinas/harbours)
16 International distress, safety & calling
84 HM Coastguard maritime safety information
23 HM Coastguard Maritime safety information
86 HM Coastguard maritime safety information
67 HM Coastguard Small craft safety channel
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Basic Mayday call (distress):!
MIPDANIO - a mnemonic to help you remember the correct sequence to deliver a
MAYDAY distress voice call on VHF channel 16. !
MEANING
USE
M
MAYDAY
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
I
IDENTITY
This is: (vessel name, call sign, MMSI)
P
POSITION
My position is: (Lat/Long)
D
DISTRESS
I am: (on fire/sinking etc)
A
ASSISTANCE REQUIRED
I require immediate assistance
N
NUMBER OF PERSONS ONBOARD
There are __ number of persons onboard
I
INFORMATION
Other useful information
O
OVER
Over
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Pro-words:!
Pro-Word
Meaning
Pro-Word Meaning
Over
End of transmission, I expect a reply
Mayday
Grave & imminent danger
Out
End of transmission, I do not expect a
reply
PanPan
Urgency call
This is
Prefix to identifying yourself at the
start of a call
Securitay
Prefix to weather & navigational
warnings
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PanPan call (urgency):!
MEANING
USE
P
PANPAN
Panpan, Panpan, Panpan
I
IDENTITY
All stations, all stations, all stations
I
IDENTITY
This is: (Vessel name, Callsign, MMSI)
N POSITION
My position is: (Lat/Long)
A NATURE OF URGENCY
Nature of urgency i.e. Adrift in north channel etc
N ASSISTANCE REQUIRED
Assistance required i.e. I require a tow etc
I
There are __ number of persons onboard
NUMBER OF PEOPLE ONBOARD
O INFORMATION
Other useful information
O OVER
Over
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