Mayday relay

Calling station (Stn in Distress) Responding station

	4. ASSISTANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
		5. MAYDAY RELAY

The distress call/alarm/signal shall be followed as soon as possible by the voice or digital distress message. The initial distress message is the first message sent by the station (vessel) in distress and shall include the following:

The distress signal or marker word MAYDAY (3 times)

2. identification of the station in distress (the name and/or call sign of station in distress (once)

The marker word MAYDAY (repeated once to signal that there is distress communication under way)

Name and call sign of the station in distress

Position of the station in distress

Nature of distress (reason, short indication of what has happened),

Kind of assistance required

The number of persons on board and injuries (if applicable), any other information that might facilitate rescue

OVER.

Note: As a general rule, a ship will signal its position in latitude and longitude. When practicable, the bearing and distance in nautical miles from a known geographical position may be given.

Example:

* POSITION:

BEARING: 180 DEGREES FROM PRICE ISLAND, MILBANK SOUND,

DISTANCE: 5 NAUTICAL MILES

** NATURE OF DISTRESS, WHAT IS WRONG, REASON OF DISTRESS:

- FIRE IN THE ENGINE ROOM / HOLD NO. / ACCOMMODATION / TANK

- ENGINE ROOM ON FIRE

- EXPLOSION IN TANK NO. … / ENGINE ROOM / BOILER ROOM

- I HAVE STRUCK A FLOATING MINE

- I HAVE A DANGEROUS / HEAVY LEAK / I HAVE SPRUNG A LEAK IN/ON

- … … DUE TO FLOODING / SHIFTING OF CARGO

- I AM / WENT AGROUND IN POS. …

- I AM MAKING WATER

- DANGEROUS LIST TO PORT / STARBOARD SIDE OF … DEGREES

- I AM IN DANGER OF CAPSIZING

- I AM SINKING IN POS. … / AFTER GROUNDING / COLLISION /

- FLOODING / EXPLOSION

- COLISION WITH … / I HAVE COLLIDED WITH …; SINKING

- I AM NOT UNDER COMMAND IN POS...

- I AM ADRIFT / DRIFTING NEAR POS. …

- I AM / WAS UNDER ATTACK OF PIRATES

- I AM ABANDONING VESSEL AFTER COLLISION / FIRE / EXPLOSION