Making A Distress Call - Uniden MHS450 Owner's Manual

Making a Distress Call

For future reference, write your boat's name & call sign here: For future reference, write your boat's name & call sign here:
Speak slowly -- clearly -- calmly.
1. Make sure your radio is on.
2. Press the
(156.8 MHz). (If the corner of the display does not
show 16, press the
3. Press the
"MAYDAY --MAYDAY-- MAYDAY."
4. Say, "THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat}."
5. Say, "MAYDAY{name or call sign of your boat}."
6. Tell where you are (what navigational aids or land-
marks are near, or give your position from a GPS).
7. State the nature of your distress (e.g. sinking, medical
emergency, man overboard, fire, adrift, etc.).
8. Give the number of persons aboard and describe the
condition of any injured persons.
9. Estimate present seaworthiness of your ship (e.g.
how immediate is the danger due to flooding or fire or
proximity to shore).
10. Briefly describe your ship (length, type, color, hull).
11. Say, "I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16."
12. End message by saying,
"THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat} OVER."
13. Release the
response.
If you do not get an answer after 30 seconds,
repeat your call, beginning at step 3, above.
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button to switch to Channel 16
16/9-TRI
16/9-TRI
PUSH TO TALK
PUSH TO TALK
button again until it does.)
button and say,
button and listen for a