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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
If your vessel requres assstance, contact other vessels and
the Coast Guard by sendng a dstress call on Channel 16.
USING CHANNEL 16
DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE
1. “MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY.”
2. “THIS IS ������ ” (name of vessel)
3. Say your call sgn or other ndcaton of the
vessel.
4. “LOCATED AT ����� ” (your poston)
5. State the nature of the dstress and asss-
tance requred.
6. Gve any other nformaton whch mght facl-
tate the rescue.
RECOMMENDATION
CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER THOROUGHLY WITH FRESH
WATER
after exposure to saltwater, and dry t before opera-
ton. Otherwse, the transcever’s keys, swtches and control-
lers may become noperable due to salt crystallzaton.
NOTE: DO NOT
wash the transcever n water f there s any
reason to suspect the waterproofing may not be effectve. For
example, n cases where the transcever/battery pack s cracked
or broken, or has been dropped, or when the battery pack s de-
tached from the transcever.
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