I spell
Used to clarify difficult words/names in text, e.g. two miles
east of Colne - I spell - Charlie Oscar Lima November Echo - Colne
Light 'Read back
Used by a station which wants to confirm that the message has
been received correctly, e.g. ' please rendezvous two miles East of
Colne Light - read back - over' This generates the reply' this is
Ivanhoe ... I read back ... please rendezvous two miles East of Colne Light- over' and from the original station:' this isJustina - that is correct .. .'
{or, if they got it wrong' this isJustina - wrong - I say again '
In figures / In letters
Used to clarify text/numbers, by the sending station, if necessary.Station calling
Used when you have heard your vessel being called, but are not
sure who made the call, e.g. 'Station calling Justina, this isJustina, over'
Over
Is 'an invitation to transmit'Out
Means that communications have ended and you do not want any
reply - so you can't say 'Over and out'
Radio check
Used to get a report on your signal 'strength' and 'readability', e.g.
']ustina this is Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe - radio check - over' 'Ivanhoe this isJustina
- loud & clear (or weak but readable / loud and distorted) over'
']ustina this is lvanhoe - loud and clear also - out'
Other
Other helpful codes and phrases may be found in the International
Code of Signals (Interco) and the IMO Standard Marine Navigational
Vocabulary (Seaspeak).
Telex Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in radio-telex and (Inmarsat) satellite telex
exchanges are listed in the 'Manual for use by the Maritime Mobile and
Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services' and in ALRS Vo!. 1 (listed along
with the frequencies for individual radio stations/services). Users of Globe
Wireless and similar services will find relevant codes listed in ALRS
Vo!. 1 and in the service user manuals.
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