Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center

CHECK THAT RADIO IS SWITCHED ON.

SELECT CHANNEL 16.

PRESS THE TRANSMIT BUTTON ON THE HANDSET AND SAY LOUD & SLOWLY:

1. MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY

2. THIS IS ... (YACHT NAME - repeat 3 times) - MAYDAY ... (YACHT NAME AND CALL SIGN).

3. MY POSITION IS ……. LATITUDE AND ……. LONGITUDE, OR A TRUE BEARING AND DISTANCE FROM A KNOWN POINT (e.g. Bearing Cape Gata at 20°, distance 2 ΝΜ etc).

4. STATE THE NATURE OF DISTRESS

5. I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE

6. REPORT NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON BOARD

7. OVER

8. RELEASE TRANSMIT BUTTON

9. LISTEN ON CHANNEL 16. IF YOU HEAR NOTHING REPEAT THE CALL

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Emergency VHF Radio Call Procedure

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