Uniden MHS75 Owner's Manual page 2

Making a Distress Call
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
MHz). (If the corner of the display does not show 16, press
the 16/9-Tri button again until it does.)
3. Press the
"MAYDAY --MAYDAY-- MAYDAY."
"THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat}."
4. Say,
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).
"I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16."
11. Say,
12. End message by saying,
"THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat} OVER."
13. Release the
If you do not get an answer after 30 seconds, repeat
your call, beginning at step 3, above.
16/9-Tri button to switch to Channel 16 (156.800
Push to talk button and say,
Push to talk button and listen for a response.