A1/1.2 Distress Communication 2

1.2.1 SAR communications (specifying or supplementary to 1.1)

1 I require / MV ... requires assistance.

2 I am / MV ... proceeding to your assistance.

3 What is your MMSI number?

3.1 My MMSI number is . .

4 What is your position?

4.1 My position ... .

5 What is your present course and speed?

5.1 My present course ... degrees, my speed ... knots.

6 Report number of persons on board.

6.1 Number of persons on board: ... .

7 Report injured persons.

7.1 No person injured

7.2 Number of injured persons / casualties: ... .

8 Will you abandon vessel?

8.1 I will not abandon vessel.

8.2 I will abandon vessel at ... UTC.

9 Is your EPIRB/SART transmitting?

9.1 Yes, my EPIRB/SART is transmitting.

9.2 Yes, my EPIRB/SART is transmitting by mistake.

10 Did you transmit a DSC distress alert?

10.1 Yes, I transmitted a DSC alert.

10.2 Yes, I transmitted a DSC alert by mistake.

11 How many lifeboats / liferafts (with how many persons) will you launch?

11.1 I will launch ... lifeboats / liferafts (with ... persons).

12 How many persons will stay on board?

12.1 No person will stay on board.

12.2 ....... persons will stay on board.

13 What is the weather situation in your position?

13.1 Wind ...( cardinal points) force Beaufort ... .

13.2 Visibility good/moderate/poor.

13.3 Smooth/moderate/rough/high sea / slight/moderate/heavy swell (cardinal points).

13.4 Current ... knots, to (cardinal points).

14 Are there dangers to navigation?

14.1 No dangers to navigation.

14.2 Warning! Uncharted rocks / ice / abnormally low tides / mines / ... .

1.2.3 Acknowledgement and / or relay of SAR messages

1 Received MAYDAY from MV ... at UTC on VHF Channel.../ frequency ....

2 Vessel in position ...

~ on fire

~ had explosion.

~ flooded.

~ in collision (with .. ).

~ listing / in danger of capsizing.

~ sinking.

~ disabled and adrift.

~ abandoned / ... .

3 Vessel requires assistance.

4 Received your MAYDAY.

4.1 My position ... .

4.2 I / MV ... will proceed to your assistance.

4.3 ETA at distress position within ... hours / at ... UTC.

1.2.3 Performing / co-ordinating SAR operations

The questions are normally asked and advice given by the On-scene Co-ordinator (OSC). For further information see IAMSAR Manual, London/Montreal,1998.

1 I will act as On-scene Co-ordinator.

1.1 I will show following signals / lights: ... .

2 Can you proceed to distress position?

2.1 Yes, I can proceed to distress position.

2.2 No, I cannot proceed to distress position.

3 What is your ETA at distress position?

3.1 My ETA at distress position within ... hours / at ... UTC.

4 MAYDAY position is not correct.

4.1 Correct MAYDAY position is ... .

5 Vessels are advised to proceed to position ... to start rescue.

6 Carry out search pattern ... starting at ... UTC.

7 Initial course ... degrees, search speed ... knots.

8 Carry out radar search.

9 MV ... allocated track number ... .

10 MV / MVs ... adjust interval between vessels to ...kilometres / nautical miles.

11 Adjust track spacing to ...kilometres / nautical miles.

12 Search speed now ... knots.

13 Alter course

~ to ... degrees (- at ... UTC).

~ for next leg of track now / at ... UTC.

14 We resume search in position ... .

15 Crew has abandoned vessel / MV ... .

16 Keep sharp lookout for lifeboats / liferafts / persons in water / ... .

1.2.4 Finishing with SAR operations

1 What is the result of search?

1.1 The result of search is negative.

2 Sighted

~ vessel in position ... .

~ lifeboats / life rafts in position ... .

~ persons in water / ... in position ... .

3 Continue search in position ... .

4 Can you pick up survivors?

4.1 Yes, I can pick up survivors.

4.2 No, I cannot pick up survivors.

5 MV ... / I will proceed to pick up survivors.

5.1 Stand by lifeboats / liferafts.

6 Picked up

~ ... survivors in position ... .

~ ... lifeboats / liferafts (with ... persons / casualties) in position ... .

~ ... persons / casualties in lifejackets in position ... .

~ ... in position ... .

7 Survivors in bad / good condition.

8 Do you require medical assistance?

8.1 Yes, I require medical assistance.

8.2 No, I do not require medical assistance.

9 Try to obtain information from survivors.

10 There are

~ still ... lifeboats / liferafts with survivors.

~ no more lifeboats / liferafts.

11 Total number of persons on board was ... .

12 All persons / ... persons rescued.

13 You / MV ... may stop search and proceed with voyage.

14 There is no hope to rescue more persons.

15 We finish with SAR operations.

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.