1

FREQUENCIES
FREQUENCIES FOR
FOR DISTRESS
DISTRESS AND
AND SAFETY
SAFETY COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
R/Telephonech.

D S Cch.

R/Telex---

162182.04125.062
15.08291.012290.
016420.0

702187.54207.563
12.08414.512577.
016804.5

2174.54177.56268
.08376.512520.01
6695.0

DSC

TELEX

Mayday
Pan Pan
Securite

ON SCENE OF S.A.R. COMMUNICATION :

VHF - ch. 16
MF

Communicationwit
h aircraftch.
63023.0kHz4125.0
kHz5680.0kHz121.
5MHz123.1MHz

- 2182 kHz

NAVIGATION
NAVIGATION AND
AND SAFETY
SAFETY INFORMATION
INFORMATION ( (MSI
MSI) )
MSI HF
NAVTEX518 kHzInternational490 kHzNational4209.5 kHz- Additional

NAVTEX

NBDP4210.0kHz
6314.0kHz8416.5
kHz12579.0kHz16
806.5kHz19680.5
kHz22376.0kHz26
100.5kHz

SAFETY NET1530 - 1545

MHz1626.5 - 1646.5
MHzInmarsat System

INMARSAT

DISTRESS
DISTRESS ALERT
ALERT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

VHF
VHF/ /MF
MF BAND
BAND

DISTRESS CALL
RECEIVED ON
CH. 70 / 2187.5 kHz

DSC

ASSISTANCE
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED
REQUESTED AND
AND USUALLY
USUALLY
AVAILABLE,
BECAUSE
DISTANCE
AVAILABLE, BECAUSE DISTANCE ISIS SHORT.
SHORT.
STEP
STEP11
TO
TOINFORM
INFORMCAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN.
DISTRESS
INFO
DISTRESS INFOMUST
MUSTBE
BEENTERED
ENTEREDIN
INTHE
THERADIO
RADIOLOG.
LOG.
TO
TOCALL
CALLDEDICATED
DEDICATEDGMDSS
GMDSSOFFICER,
OFFICER,IFIFNECESSARY.
NECESSARY.
STEP
STEP22
RADIO
RADIOWATCH
WATCHTO
TOBE
BEOPENED
OPENEDON
ONCH.
CH.16
16/ /2182
2182kHz
kHz
WITH
RECORD
IN
RADIO
LOG.
WITH RECORD IN RADIO LOG.

MAYDAY
MAYDAY
<<VSL
XX 33
VSL IN
IN DISTR
DISTR>
>
THIS
THIS IS
IS
<<VSL
IDNT
XX 33
VSL IDNT>
>
RECEIVED
RECEIVED MAYDAY
MAYDAY
(( RRR
MAYDAY
RRR MAYDAY ))

STEP
STEP33
MAKE
MAKEAAPAUSE
PAUSE35
35MINUTES
MINUTESAND
ANDLISTEN.
LISTEN.
IFIFDISTRESS
ALERT
NOT
ACKNOWLEDGED
DISTRESS ALERT NOT ACKNOWLEDGED
BY
BYCOAST
COASTSTATION,
STATION,ON
ONCAPTAINS
CAPTAINSORDER
ORDER
ACKNOWLEDGE
ACKNOWLEDGETHE
THEALERT
ALERTTO
TOTHE
THESHIP
SHIP
IN
DISTRESS
BY
RADIOTELEPHONY
ONLY.
IN DISTRESS BY RADIOTELEPHONY ONLY.

HF
HF BAND
BAND

VHF

DSC

DISTRESS CALL
RECEIVED ON
DSC HF
4207.56312.08414.5
12577.016804.5 kHz

DISTANCE
DISTANCE USUALLY
USUALLYISIS RATHER
RATHER LONG.
LONG.
ASSISTANCE
REQUESTED
FROM
RCC.
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED FROM RCC.
STEP
STEP11
TO
TOINFORM
INFORMCAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN.
DISTRESS
DISTRESSINFO
INFOMUST
MUSTBE
BEENTERED
ENTEREDIN
INTHE
THERADIO
RADIOLOG.
LOG.
TO
CALL
DEDICATED
GMDSS
OFFICER,
IF
NECESSARY.
TO CALL DEDICATED GMDSS OFFICER, IF NECESSARY.

HF

STEP
STEP22
RADIO
RADIOWATCH
WATCHTO
TOBE
BEOPENED
OPENEDON
ONASSOCIATED
ASSOCIATED
CHANNELS
WITH
RECORD
IN
RADIO
CHANNELS WITH RECORD IN RADIOLOG.
LOG.
STEP
STEP33
MAKE
MAKEAAPAUSE
PAUSE3355MINUTES.
MINUTES.
IFIFDISTRESS
DISTRESSALERT
ALERTNOT
NOTACKNOWLEDGED
ACKNOWLEDGED
BY
COAST
STATION,
ON
BY COAST STATION, ONCAPTAINS
CAPTAINSORDER
ORDER
TRANSMIT
TRANSMITDISTRESS
DISTRESSRELAY
RELAYON
ONHF
HFTO
TORCC.
RCC.
CONTACT
RCC
VIA
MOST
EFFICIENT
WAY,
CONTACT RCC VIA MOST EFFICIENT WAY,
IFIFOWN
OWNVESSEL
VESSELISISABLE
ABLETO
TOASSIST.
ASSIST.
ENTER
DETAILS
IN
RADIO
LOG.
ENTER DETAILS IN RADIO LOG.

4125.0
4125.0
6215.0
6215.0
8291.0
8291.0
12290.0
12290.0
16420.0
16420.0

TELEX

4177.5
4177.5
6268.0
6268.0
8376.5
8376.5
12520.0
12520.0
16695.0
16695.0

==NEVER
NEVER SEND
SEND DSC
DSC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO
TO DISTRESS
DISTRESS ALERT
ALERT YOURSELF
YOURSELF==

DISTRESS
DISTRESS RELAY
RELAY PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE

SHIP
SHIPSTATION
STATIONSHALL
SHALLSEND
SENDAADISTRESS
DISTRESSRELAY
RELAYIN
INANY
ANYOF
OFTHE
THEFOLLOWING
FOLLOWINGCASES
CASES: :
WHEN
WHENTHE
THEMOBILE
MOBILEUNIT
UNITIN
INDISTRESS
DISTRESSISISNOT
NOT
ITSELF
IN
POSITION
TO
TRANSMIT
THE
ITSELF IN POSITION TO TRANSMIT THEALERT
ALERT
(EX.,
(EX.,AIRCRAFT
AIRCRAFTHAS
HASCRASHED
CRASHED IN
INTHE
THEVICINITY
VICINITY
WITHOUT
WITHOUTANY
ANYDISTRESS
DISTRESSALERT
ALERTTRANSMITTED);
TRANSMITTED);
WHEN
WHENMASTER
MASTERCONSIDERS
CONSIDERSTHAT
THATTHE
THEFURTHER
FURTHER
HELP
IS
NECESSARY
(EX.,
VHF
DISTRESS
HELP IS NECESSARY (EX., VHF DISTRESSALERT
ALERT
RECEIVED
IN
THE
SEA
AREA
A2
/
A3,
I.E.
VERY
RECEIVED IN THE SEA AREA A2 / A3, I.E. VERY
FAR
FARFROM
FROMTHE
THECOAST
COASTLINE);
LINE);
MAYDAY
MAYDAY RELAY
RELAY
THIS
THIS IS
IS
<<VSL
VSL NAME,
NAME, CALL
CALL SIGN
SIGN>
>

VHF

XX 33
XX 33

MAYDAY<
MAYDAY<VSL
VSL NAME
NAME IN
IN
DISTRESS
DISTRESS>MESSAGE
>MESSAGE BEGINS<
BEGINS< M
M
E
S
S
A
G
E
T
E
X
T
>MESSAGE
E S S A G E T E X T >MESSAGE
ENDS
ENDS
THIS
THIS IS
IS <<VSL
VSL NAME
NAME>
>

AASTATION
STATIONIN
INTHE
THEMOBILE
MOBILEOR
ORMOBILE-SATELLITE
MOBILE-SATELLITE
SERVICE
SERVICETRANSMITTING
TRANSMITTINGAADISTRESS
DISTRESSALERT
ALERTSHALL
SHALL
INDICATE
INDICATE THAT
THAT IT
IT ISIS NOT
NOT ITSELF
ITSELF IN
IN DISTRESS:
DISTRESS:
MAYDAY
MAYDAY

RECEIVED
RECEIVED MAYDAY
MAYDAY
(
RRR
MAYDAY
(
RRR
MAYDAY
GENERAL AND ))SEARCH & RESCUE

GENERAL AND SEARCH & RESCUE

COORDINATING
COORDINATING COMMUNICATIONS:
COMMUNICATIONS:
RCC, CRS OR OSC MAY IMPOSE SILENCE
RCC, CRS OR OSC MAY IMPOSE SILENCE
ON STATIONS WHICH INTERFERE WITH
ON STATIONS WHICH INTERFERE WITH
DISTRESS TRAFFIC SEELONCE MAYDAY.
DISTRESS TRAFFIC SEELONCE MAYDAY.
THIS INSTRUCTION SHALL BE ADDRESSED
THIS INSTRUCTION SHALL BE ADDRESSED
TO ALL STATIONS OR TO ONE STATION
TO ALL STATIONS OR TO ONE STATION
ONLY, ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES.
ONLY, ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES.
WHEN DISTRESS TRAFFIC HAS CEASED ON
WHEN DISTRESS TRAFFIC HAS CEASED ON
FREQUENCIES WHICH HAVE BEEN USED
FREQUENCIES WHICH HAVE BEEN USED
FOR DISTRESS TRAFFIC, RCC LL INITIATE
FOR DISTRESS TRAFFIC, RCC LL INITIATE
A MESSAGE FOR TRANSMISSION ON THESE
A MESSAGE FOR TRANSMISSION ON THESE
FREQUENCIES - SEELONCE FEENEE , THAT
FREQUENCIES - SEELONCE FEENEE , THAT
DISTRESS TRAFFIC HAS FINISHED.
DISTRESS TRAFFIC HAS FINISHED.
STATIONS ARE FORBIDDEN TO USE DISTRESS
STATIONS ARE FORBIDDEN TO USE DISTRESS
FREQUENCIES UNTIL THEY RECEIVE MESSAGE
FREQUENCIES UNTIL THEY RECEIVE MESSAGE
INDICATING THAT NORMAL WORKING MAY
INDICATING THAT NORMAL WORKING MAY
BE RESUMED - PRUDONCE.
BE RESUMED - PRUDONCE.

<ALL
<ALL SHIPS>
SHIPS> // <VSL
<VSL NAME>
NAME>

X
X 33

<CRS>
<CRS> // <OSC>
<OSC>

X
X 33

THIS
THIS IS
IS

SEELONCE
SEELONCE MAYDAY
MAYDAY
MAYDAY
MAYDAY
<ALL
<ALL SHIPS>
SHIPS>

X
X 33

<CRS>
<CRS> // <OSC>
<OSC>

X
X 33

THIS
THIS IS
IS

TIME
TIME ...
... UTC
UTC

<VSL
<VSL IN
IN DISTRESS>
DISTRESS>

SEELONCE
SEELONCE FEENEE
FEENEE
MAYDAY
MAYDAY
<ALL
<ALL SHIPS>
SHIPS>

X
X 33

<CRS>
<CRS> // <OSC>
<OSC>

X
X 33

THIS
THIS IS
IS

TIME
TIME ...
... UTC
UTC

<VSL
<VSL IN
IN DISTRESS>
DISTRESS>

PRUDONCE
PRUDONCE

DISTRESS
DISTRESS CANCEL
CANCEL PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE

STEP 1.
STOP TRANSMISSION
( IF AVAILABLE )
REFER TO MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED CORRECT WAY.
IT IS RECOMMENDED NOT TO DISABLE EQUIPMENT BY MEANS OF
POWER OFF.

STEP 2.
TRANSMIT ANNOUNCEMENT
( DISTRESS CANCEL MESSAGE )
TO INFORM ALL STATIONS WHICH COULD RECEIVE FAULT ALERT.

NAME, CALL SIGN, ID, POSITION,

PLEASE CANCEL MY < Inm-C / DSC / EPIRB >
DISTRESS ALERT OF DATE, TIME UTC

STEP 3.
ENTER DETAILS IN RADIO LOG
FOLLOWING EVENTS TO BE ENTERED : DISTRESS ALERT TRANSMISSION,
DISTRESS CANCEL MESSAGE TRANSMISSION, ITS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
BY OTHER STATIONS - KEEP ALL PRINT-OUTS.

Inmarsat-C alert
To: RCC
USE THE SAME CES,
PRIORITY - DISTRESS.

EPIRB alert
To: RCC
USE ANY EQUIPMENT TO ANY RCC IN AREA.
(ENTER EPIRB TYPE / ID)

DSC alert
To: All stations
USE ASSOCIATED
WORKING CHANNELS.

To:
To: RCC
RCC

To:
To: RCC
RCC

Mayday
Mayday

From:
From: MMSI,
MMSI, Name,
Name, call
call
sign,
Inm-C
Nr,
pstn
sign, Inm-C Nr, pstn

From:
From: MMSI,
MMSI, Name,
Name, call
call
sign,
position
sign, position

Cancel
Cancel my
my Inm-C
Inm-C distress
distress
Alert
Alert of
of Date,
Date, Time
Time (utc)
(utc)

Cancel
Cancel my
my EPIRB
EPIRB Alert
Alert of
of
Date,
Date, Time
Time (utc).
(utc). EPIRB
EPIRB
Type,
Type, Reg.
Reg. Nr.
Nr.

All
xx 33
All stations
stations
This
is
This is
MMSI,
MMSI, Name,
Name, call
call sign,
sign,
position
position
Cancel
Cancel my
my DSC
DSC alert
alert of
of
Date,
Time
(utc),
Freq.
Date, Time (utc), Freq.

MASTER
MASTER

MASTER
MASTER

MASTER
MASTER

INMARSAT

DSC

TELEX

NAVTEX

HF

4125.0
4125.0
6215.0
6215.0
8291.0
8291.0
12290.0
12290.0
16420.0
16420.0

TELEX

DSC

DISTRESS CALL
RECEIVED ON
DSC HF
4207.56312.08414.5
12577.016804.5 kHz

DSC

DISTRESS CALL
RECEIVED ON
CH. 70 / 2187.5 kHz

4177.5
4177.5
6268.0
6268.0
8376.5
8376.5
12520.0
12520.0
16695.0
16695.0

MAYDAY
MAYDAY
<ALL
<ALL SHIPS>
SHIPS>

X
X 33

<CRC>
<CRC> // <OSC>
<OSC>

X
X 33

THIS
THIS IS
IS

TIME
TIME ...
... UTC
UTC

<VSL
<VSL IN
IN DISTRESS>
DISTRESS>

PRUDONCE
PRUDONCE