Raymarine Ray240 User Manual page 4

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How to make a Mayday call
Step 1
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V0:10
SQ:05
25W
RX
Step 2
Press
and
Hold
PTT
SLOWLY and CLEARLY
Step 3
V0:10
SQ:05
25W
RX
16
RAY240
LAST/
MENU
WX
OK
CH
16/9 1/25
MEM
SCAN WATCH
SQ
1 3
2
DEF
ABC
4 6
5
GHI MNO
JKL
7 9
8
PQRS WXYZ
TUV
*
0
THEN
16
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY
This is.... (name of vessel, spoken 3 times)
MAYDAY.... (name of vessel spoken once)
MY POSITION IS....(latitude and longitude.
or true bearing and distance from a known
point - IF YOU DON'T KNOW, DON'T GUESS).
I AM....(sinking, on fire, etc)
I HAVE.... (number of persons on board and
any other information - drifting, flares fired, etc)
I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
OVER
RELEASE THE PTT SWITCH
FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS
IF AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS NOT RECEIVED
THEN REPEAT THE DISTRESS CALL