Making a Mayday call

In an emergency you can also make a Mayday call following the instructions below.

Mayday call

  1. Press the 16 PLUS button.
  2. Press and hold the PTT button.
  3. Slowly and clearly speak the details of the distress:

    MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY

    This is — state name of vessel 3 times

    MAYDAY — state name of vessel 1 time

    My position is — state latitude and longitude, or true bearing and distance from a known point

    I am — state nature of distress e.g. sinking, on fire etc.

    I have — state number of persons on board and any other information — drifting, flares fired etc.

    I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE

    OVER

  4. Release the PTT button.
  5. If an acknowledgement is not received then repeat steps 2 to 4 above.