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CANCELLI NG FALSE ALERTS
VHF:
1. switch off transmitter immediately
2. switch equipment on and set to channel 16, and
3. make broadcast to ALL STATION giving the ships name, call sign and DSC number cancel
the false distress alert
Exemple: All stations All stations All stations
This is m/t., call sign.
DSC number, position.
Cancel my distress alert of
Date, Time UTC,
master name, call sign, DSC number, Date, Time UTC.
MF:
1. switch off equipment immediately
2. switch equipment on and tune for radiotelephony transmision on 2182 khz, and
3. make broadcast to All stations giving the ships name, call sign, DSC number and cancel the
false distress alert.
Exemple: All stations All stations All stations
This is m/t., call sign.
DSC number, position.
Cancel my distress alert of
Date, Time UTC,
master name, call sign, DSC number, Date, Time UTC.
HF:
As for MF, but the alert must be cancelled on all the frequency bands on which it was transmitted. Hence,
in stage 2.2 the transmitter should be tuned consecutively to the radiotelephony distress frequencies in the
4, 6, 8, 12 and 16 Mhz bands, as necessary.
Inmarsat C
Notify the appropiate RCC to cancel the alert by sending a distress priority message via the same
CES through which the false distress alert was sent.
Example: Name, call sign, identity number, position
Cancel my Inmarsat-C distress
Alert of date, time UTC
Master
EPIRBS
If for any reson an EPIRB is activated accidentally, the ship should contact the nearest coast
station or an appropiate coast earth station or RCC and cancel the distress alert.
Example: Msg send when lost MOB
Ship, call sign,
During maintenance our MOB lifebuoy with smoke signal slipped
away accidentely into water in position: lat, long,
pls kindly note that security broadcasting carried out for all ship in vecinity
as well no need any rescue operation for above named matter.TKS
34
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