3.5.3 Smcp (cont’d)

PART A (External Communications), continued:

Appendix to A1 - External Communication Phrases

Standard GMDSS Messages

1 Standard distress message

.1 Structure

Upon receipt of a DSC Distress Alert acknowledgement the vessel in distress should commence the distress traffic on one of the international distress traffic frequencies such as VHF Channel 16 or frequency 2182 kHz (if not automatically controlled) as follows:

MAYDAY

THIS IS

- the 9-digit Maritime Mobile Service Identity code

MMSI) plus name / call sign

or other identification of the vessel calling

- the position of the vessel

- the nature of distress

- the assistance required

- any other information which might facilitate rescue.

Examples

MAYDAY (expressed only once)

THIS IS TWO-ONE-ONE-TWO-THREE-NINE-SIX-EIGHT-ZERO,

MOTOR VESSEL "BIRTE" CALL SIGN DELTA ALPHA MIKE KILO

POSITION SIX TWO DEGREES ONE ONE DECIMAL EIGHT

MINUTES NORTH, ZERO ZERO SEVEN DEGREES FOUR FOUR MINUTES EAST

I am on fire after explosion

I REQUIRE FIRE FIGHTING ASSISTANCE,

SMOKE NOT TOXIC

OVER

3.5.4 (Smcp cont’d)

PART B (On-board Communications):

B2/1.1 Raising alarm

.1 Operate the general emergency alarm.

.2 Inform the Master / Chief Engineer /... .

.3 Inform the ... coast radio station / vessels in vicinity (on radio).

.4 Request assistance (on radio) from ... and report.

.4.1 Assistance was

~ requested from ... .

~ offered by ... .

~ accepted from ... .

.5 Transmit a distress alert (MAYDAY) and report.

.5.1 A distress alert (MAYDAY) was transmitted.

.6 Was the distress alert / MAYDAY acknowledged?

.6.1 Yes, the distress alert / MAYDAY was acknowledged

by ... coast radio station / MRCC / vessel(s) in vicinity.

.6.2 No, the distress alert was not acknowledged (yet).

.6.1.1 Repeat the distress alert.

B2/1.8 In-boat procedures (lifeboat or liferaft)

(See also: B4 “ Passenger Care” 2.5 and 2.6.)

.1 Stand by engine / pumps / lookout / entrance and report.

.1.1 Engine/ pumps / lookout / entrance is / are standing by.

.2 Recover persons in water and report.

.2.1 Number of persons recovered is: ... .

.2.2 Keep lookout for further persons in water.

.2.3 Report the total number of persons in lifeboat(s) / liferaft(s).

.2.3.1 The total number of persons is now: ... .

.3 Report the number of injured persons.

.3.1 No persons injured.

.3.2 The number of injured persons is: ... .

.3.3 Provide first aid to injured persons .

.3.4 Secure injured / helpless persons.

.4 Let go sea anchor and report.

.4.1 Sea anchor is let go.

.5 Report the number of lifeboats / liferafts in sight.

.5.1 The number of lifeboats / liferafts in sight is: ... .

.6 Contact the lifeboat(s) / liferaft(s) on radio and report.

.6.1 Lifeboat(s) / liferaft(s) contacted.

.6.2 No contact possible.

.7 Give distress signals for identification.

.7.1 Fire rockets for identification.

.7.2 Use glasses / lamps / mirrors for identification.

.7.3 Give sound signals / ... signals for identification.

.8 Start the engine. and report.

.9 Set sail.

.10 Use oars.

.11 Join the other lifeboat(s) / liferaft(s).

.11.1 Connect the lifeboats / liferafts with lines and report.

.11.2 ... lifeboats / liferafts connected.

B2/6.2 Person-overboard activities

.1 Man overboard (on port side / starboard side / astern)!

.2 Drop lifebuoy(s).

.2.1 Sound "man overboard" alarm.

.3 Hoist flag signal "Oscar".

.4 Hard-a-port / hard-a-starboard the wheel.

.5 Is person in water / lifebuoy located ?

.5.1 Yes, person in water / lifebuoy located.

.5.2 Report direction and distance of person in water / lifebuoy.

.5.2.1 Direction at ... points port side / starboard side / ... degrees, distance ... metres.

.5.2.2 Maintain visual contact to person in water / lifebuoy.

.5.3 No, person in water / lifebuoy not located (yet).

.5.3.1 Look out for person in water / lifebuoy and report.

.5.4 Passenger / crew member missing (for ... hours / since ... UTC)

- search in vessel negative.

.5.4.1 Stop engine(s).

.5.4.2 Transmit alarm signal (distress alert) MAYDAY to radio coast station / Maritime

Rescue Co-ordination Centre / vessels in vicinity and report.

.5.4.3 Alarm signal - PAN-PAN / distress alert - MAYDAY transmitted /

acknowledged by ... / not acknowledged (yet)..

3.6 Urgency Communications

Signals

The urgency signal is PAN PAN spoken three times. It is sent before the call.

The urgency signal indicates that the station calling has a very urgent message to transmit concerning the safety of a ship, an aircraft, another vehicle or a person on board or within sight.

When used by a Maritime Mobile Station, the message, preceded by the urgency signal, may be addressed to all stations or to a specific station.

The urgency signal and message following it shall be sent on the distress, calling and answering Channel 16 (156.800 MHz).

Priority

The urgency signal has priority aver all other communications - except distress.

Stations that hear only the urgency signal shall continue to listen for at least three minutes on the frequency on which the signal is heard. After that, if no urgency message has been heard, stations may resume normal service.

All stations that hear the urgency signal must take care not to interfere with the urgency message which follows it. Stations that an in communication on frequencies other than those used for the transmission of the urgency message, may continue normal work without interruption, provided that the urgency message is not addressed to ALL STATIONS.

Urgency Call

The urgency call shall only be sent on the authority of the person in command of the station. The urgency call will comprise the following:

1. the urgency signal PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN,

2. the words THIS IS,

3. the name and call sign of the vessel sending the urgency call spoken three times.

Urgency Message

The urgency signal and call shall be followed by a message giving further information of the incident that necessitated the use of the urgency signal. The message shall be in plain language. An urgency call can be directed to a specific station or to ALL STATIONS,

This would be included after the priority call of PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN and preceding the identification of the calling station.

When the urgency message does not contain a specific address and is acknowledged by a ship station, that station will forward the information to the appropriate authorities (Coast Guard Radio Station or search and rescue organizations or both).

E

PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN

ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS

THIS IS

El NORTE 5421, El NORTE 5421, El NORTE 5421,

PAN PAN

POSITION: BEARING 134 DEGREES FROM NEWPORT SOUND,

DISTANCE 3.6 NM.

ENGINE BREAKDOWN, I AM ADRIFT IN HEAVY SEAS.

REQUIRE A TOW.

OVER

OVER

xample of Call and Message:

or

PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN

FISH BAY RADIO, FISH BAY RADIO, FISH BAY RADIO.

THIS IS

ESTELLA CD1234, ESTELLA CD1234, ESTELLA CD1234,

POSITION: TWO MILES SOUTH OF CAPE BLACK FAIRWAY BOUY.

ONE OF THE RESCUED PERSONS IN DEEP SHOCK,

REQUEST HELICOPTER AIR RECUE

OVER

Example of acknowledgement:

PAN PAN

ESTELLA CD1234, ESTELLA CD1234,

THIS IS

FISH BAY RADIO, FISH BAY RADIO

PAN PAN RECEIVED

HELICOPTER HAS BEEN DISPATCHED, ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL IS 1030Z

FISH BAY RADIO

OVER

Cancellation of Urgency Message

When the urgency signal has been used before a message addressed to ALL STATIONS, which calls for action by stations receiving the message, the station responsible for its transmission shall cancel it as soon as it knows that action is no longer necessary. The cancellation message shall be addressed to ALL STATIONS.

Example:

PAN PAN

ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, AIL STATIONS

THIS IS

NORTH WIND VY3344, NORTH WIND VY3344, NORTH WIND VY3344

TIME: 134OZ

URGENCY ENDED

HELICOPTER HAS EVACUATED INJURED PERSON

ENROUTE TO VICTORIA, B.C.

THIS VESSEL NOW PROCEEDING NORMALLY TO VANCOUVER

NORTH WIND VY3344

OUT

3.6.1 SMCP 2001 – urgency

A1/1.3 Requesting medical assistance

. 1 I require (MV ... requires) medical assistance.

. 2 What kind of assistance is required?

. 2.1 I require / MV ... requires

~ boat for hospital transfer.

~ radio medical advice.

~ helicopter with doctor (to pick up person(s)).

. 3 I (MV) ... will

~ send boat.

~ send helicopter with doctor

~ send helicopter to pick up person(s).

~ arrange for radio medical advice on VHF Channel ... / frequency ... .

. 4 Boat / helicopter ETA at ... UTC / within ... hours.

. 5 Do you have doctor on board?

. 5.1 Yes, I have doctor on board.

. 5.2 No, I have no doctor on board.

. 6 Can you make rendezvous in position ... ?

. 6.1 Yes, I can make rendezvous in position at ... UTC / within ... hours.

. 6.2 No, I cannot make rendezvous.

. 7 I (MV ...) will send boat / helicopter to transfer doctor.

. 8 Transfer person(s) to my vessel / to MV ... by boat / helicopter.

. 9 Transfer of person(s) not possible.

A1/2 Urgency traffic

.1 Technical failure

. 1 I am (MV ...) not under command.

. 2 What problems do you have / does MV ... have?

. 2.1 I have / MV ... has problems with engine(s) / steering gear / propeller / ... . 3 I am (MV ...is) manoeuvring with difficulty.

. 4 Keep clear of me / MV ... .

. 5 Navigate with caution.

. 6 I require (MV ... requires) tug assistance / escort / ... .

. 7 I try (MV ... tries) to proceed without assistance.

. 8 Stand by on VHF Channel ... / frequency ... .

.8.1 Standing by on VHF Channel ... / frequency ... .

3.6.2

Appendix to A1 - External Communication Phrases

Standard GMDSS Messages

Standard urgency message

.1 Structure

.2 Example

PAN PAN

ALL STATIONS ALL STATIONS ALL STATIONS.

- THIS IS TWO-ONE-ONE-TWO-THREE-NINE-SIX-EIGHT-ZERO

MOTORVESSEL "BIRTE" CALL SIGN DELTA ALPHA MIKE KILO

- POSITION SIX TWO DEGREES ONE ONE DECIMAL EIGHT MINUTES NORTH

ZERO ZERO SEVEN DEGREES FOUR FOUR MINUTES EAST

- I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINES

- I REQUIRE TUG ASSISTANCE

- OUT

The rest of the urgency traffic follows the same patterns as the distress traffic.

3.6.3 Safety Communications

Safety Signal

In radiotelephone, the safety signal is the word SECURITE spoken three times. It is sent before the call.

The safety signal indicates that the station calling is about to transmit a message containing an important navigational or meteorological warning or information.

Priority

The safety signal has priority over all other communications except distress and urgency.

All stations hearing the safety signal shall continue to listen on the frequency on which the signal has been transmitted. They may stop listening when they are satisfied that the message is of no interest to them. All stations that hear the safety signal must take care not to interfere with the message which follows it. No transmission shall be made that may interfere with these messages.

Safety Call and Message Procedure

The safety signal call may be sent at any time on the international distress frequency of 156.800 MHz (Channel 16). It shall be sent only on the authority of the person in command of the station. The safety message that follows the call is sent on a suitable working frequency such as 156.300 MHz (Channel 6). A short announcement giving the working channel and the area affected is made at the end of the safety call.

In the Maritime Mobile Service, safety calls and messages are normally addressed to ALL STATIONS, In some cases, however, they may be addressed to a particular station, such as a Coast Guard radio station. If the message is addressed to a Coast Guard station, it would be sent on a Coast Guard or Coastal Radio working frequency.

Meteorological and navigational warning messages that contain information on imminent danger to marine navigation must be transmitted without delay,

Example:

SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE

ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS

THIS IS

TUG CRUSADER VG2010, TUG CRUSADER VG2010, TUG CRUSADER VG2010

SAFETY MESSAGE CONCERNING THE TEXADA ISLAND AREA TO FOLLOW ON

CHANNEL ZERO SIX

TUG CRUSADER VG2010

OUT

Or:

SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE

ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS

THIS IS

GENOA RADIO, GENOA RADIO, GENOA RADIO

FOR WEATHER INFORMATION (REPORT / FORECAST) SWITCH TO VHF CHANNEL TWO FOUR*

OUT

*Other phrases:

BUOY BRAVO 1-3 UNLIT

DIFFICULT TOW IN POSITION …

UNMARKED DERELICT IN POSITION …

FOR TRAFFIC INFORMATION (LIST) SWITCH TO CHANNEL … (etc.)

The safety message is then transmitted on the appropriate working channel.

Example:

SECURITE

ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS

THIS IS

TUG CRUSADER VG2010, TUG CRUSADER VG2010, TUG CRUSADERVG2010

LOG BOOM ADRIFT AND BREAKING UP TWO MILES SOUTH OF TEXADA ISLAND

HAZARD TO NAVIGATION

TUG CRUSADER VG2010

OUT

Appendix to A1 - External Communication Phrases

Standard GMDSS Messages

Standard safety message

SÉCURITÉ SÉCURITÉ SÉCURITÉ

ALL SHIPS ALL SHIPS ALL SHIPS IN AREA PETER REEF

- THIS IS TWO-ONE-ONE-TWO-THREE-NINE-SIX-EIGHT-ZERO

MOTORVESSEL "BIRTE" CALL SIGN DELTA ALPHA MIKE KILO

- DANGEROUS WRECK LOCATED IN POSITION TWO NAUTICAL MILES

SOUTH OF PETER REEF*

- OVER

* or:

FOR HIGH SEAS WEATHER BULLETIN SWITCH TO VHF CHANNELL …

WARNING ON METAREA NO. …. ISSUED BY …

AMENDMENTS TO WEATHER BULLETING NO. …

WEATHER AND SEA BULLETIN NO. …

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA …

WEATHER SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST FOR SHIPPING

CORRECTION IN MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN NR. …

MET/WARN/FORE SAFETY CALL TO AREA …

LIGHT BUOY …. EXTINGUISHED / UNLIT

LIGHT BUOY OFF POSITION (OUT OF) POSITION

WEST CARDINAL BUOY … MISSING / OFF STATION

SHOAL LIGHT … UNLIT

… BUOY - RADAR INOPERATIVE / RADAR REFLECTOR OFF / DAY BEACON

SUPPRESSED / LIGHT UNLIT

RED LIGHT BEACON IN POSITION … UNLIT

YELLOW CABLE BUOY WITH FLASIHNG LIGHT TEMPORARILY ESTABLISHED

IN POS. ….

LIGHT REESTABLISHED

DERELICT LARGE YELLOW BUOY IN POS. … - CAUTION ADVISED

NAVAREA THREE 038/03 – GPS SATELLITE SYSTEM PRN 05 UNUSABLE FROM

… TO …

SINGLE BUOY MOORING (SBM) ESTABLISHED IN OILFIELD …

SIX METRE TANK ADRIFT IN VICINITY OF …

PORT SAID APPROACHES – DRILLING RIGS REPORTED:

DRILLING RIG …. MOVED TO …

DRILLING PLATFORM … MOVED FROM POS. … TO POS. …

UNDERWATER OPERATION IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

PLATFORM IN POS. … / NAVIGATION, ANCHORAGE AND FISHING ARE

PROHIBITED 3 MILES AROUND THIS POSITION

HYDROGRAPHIC VESSEL … WITH RESTRICTED MANOEUVRABILITY –

ACCOMPLISHING HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY AMONG … - WIDE BERTH

REQUESTED

CABLE OPERATIONS BY … FROM … TO … ON … IN AREA BOUNDED BY …

OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS …

SUBMARINE WORKS BY MV … FROM … TO IN AREA BOUNDED BY …

MILITARY MANOEUVRE … DAY … FROM … TO … - AREA DANGEROUS TO

NAVIGATION

FIRING EXERCISES ON … IN AREA … BOUNDED BY … …

MISSILE LAUNCHING EXERCISES IN AREA …

DIFFICULT TOW FROM … TO …

DRILL BEING TOWED BETWEEN POS. … AND … - WIDE BERTH REQUESTED

Examples of a Safety VHF Communication:

Example 1

Securite, securite, securite. All stations, all stations, all stations. This Cherbourg Traffic for traffic information.

A group of white boxes is reported in position about 7 miles SE of Echo Charlie two . Wide berth requested For all information please contact Cherbourg Traffic. Cherbourg Traffic watching on channel 16 and 11. From Cherbourg Traffic, Out.

Example 2

Securite, securite, securite. All ships, all ships, all ships. This is Jersey Radio, Jersey Radio. Weather forecast followed by two navigational warnings. The weather forecast for the channel in this area for the period fourteen hundred throughout two hundred GMT.

The weather : Warning. Mist and fog in the south at first. Otherwise fair with the risk of isolated showers. Visibility poor or very poor in the south at first. Otherwise moderate to good. Wind Ne force 4 to 5, increasing force 6 with gusts to 45 knots. Open sea becoming rather rough.

Further Outlook. 02 hundred to 14 hundred GMT of tomorrow. Weather fair, wind NE, force 6, increasing force 7, with gusts to 40 knots.

General situation at 0-9 hundred hours. High, one-zero-three-five mb to the west of Scotland, expected to drift NE and intensify, as low 1009 mb over Spain remains slow moving.

Observations taken at 12 hundred hours:

Jersey: north 2, three NM, haze, 1020 raising.

Albany: NE 5, one and a half NM, haze, no pressure, (… etc.)

That’s the end of observations. I’ll repeat the forecast for the period 14 hundred hours to 0-2 hundred GMT. (Forecast repeated).

That’s the end of the weather bulletin. The next weather bulletin is at 18.45 GMT. 1-8-4-5 GM.

Now, here are two navigational warnings.

The first one: Jersey, south-west approaches to South Xavier – Black Rock beacon demolished. Temporary red buoy, flash red 1.5 seconds, established 1-6-0 degrees by 0.1 mile from Elisabeth Castle Breakwater head. Breakwater head. Date: 2-6-17-0-0 of February.

The second navigational warning is for Jersey south coast. Demie Depas lighthouse, that’s D-E-M-I-E; D-E-P-A-S lighthouse, right on in operation. Time 231030 GMT of January.

That’s the end of this broadcast, This is Jersey Radio listening on 2182 kHz, channel 16.

Example of MetWarn/Fore Safety Call: (printed in GMDSS or broadcast on a VHF working channel):

LES 121 - MSG 1423 - MetWarn/Fore Safety Call to Area: 2 - NoPos

LES21 FRANCE TELECOM 20819632005807 23-JAN-1999 08:54:45 722046SECURITE

MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN ON METAREA 2, ISSUED BY METEO FRANCE,

TOULOUSE, SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 1999 AT 0900UTC.

WIND SPEED IN BEAUFORT SCALE

PART 1: STORM WARNING: NR 48

PART 2: GENERAL SYNOPSIS, SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 1999 AT 0000UTC

THUNDERY LOW 1016 NEAR CAPE OF GIGRALTAR DRIFTING TOWARDS

NORTHEAST OF ALGERIA.

LOW 984 BETWEEN GREENLAND AND ICELAND STATIONNARY.

ASSOCIATED WAVING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM WEST OF IRELAND TO 30N50W

SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARDS WITH A LOW EXPECTED 999 BY 49N16W AT

24/12UTC.

HIGH 1032 SOUTH OF AZORES SLOWLY MOVING EAST AND WEAKENING.

ITCZ ALONG 03N01W 03N29W 05N44W 05N53W.

PART 3: AREA FORECASTS TO SUNDAY 24 JANUARY AT 12UTC

SMALL SOLE:

IN NORTHWEST : SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7, LOCALLY 8 IN FAR NORTHWEST

AT FIRST DECREASING 5 OR 6 AT SOON, BECOMING VARIABLE 3 OR 4

LATER, THEN SOUTHERLY 5 TO 7 AT THE END. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH.

RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY TIMES. TEMPORARILY POOR VIS IN RAIN.

IN SOUTHEAST : SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 TEMPORARILLY 7 TOMORROW

MORNING. MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. RAIN AND DRIZZLE TEMPORARILY

POOR VIS IN RAIN.

WEST PORTUGAL:

NORTHERLY 3 OR 4 GRADUALLY BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 BY NORTH AT

SOON, THEN SOUTHERLY LATER, INCREASING 4 OR 5 IN NORTH. ROUGH

OR MODERATE. RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN NORTH. LOCALLY POOR VIS IN RAIN.

GIBRALTAR:

IN NORTH: NORTHERLY 3 OR 4, BUT VARIABLE 2 OR 3 IN EAST,

GRADUALLY BECOMING EASTERLY OVERNIGHT. ROUGH WITH WESTERLY SWELL

ABATING. SHOWERS, THUNDERSQUALLS WITH GUSTS IN EAST SLOWLY

CLEARING. LOCALLY POOR VIS IN SQUALLS.

IN SOUTH: NORTHERLY 3 OR 4. ROUGH WITH WESTERLY SWELL ABATING.

SHOWERS. MODERATE VIS.

PART 4: FURTHER OUTLOOKS

SOUTHWEST NEAR GALE OR GALE IN BAY OF BISCAY, EXEPTED FAR

SOUTHEAST FROM SUNDAY EVENING.

ELSEWHERE, NO DANGEROUS PHENOMENON EXPECTED.