Ian Waugh - A Mariner\'s Guide to Marine Communications

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Log Example 1: Distress Alert received on 2187.5kHz (by ground wave propagation - - casualty is in reasonable steaming

distance from your location):

Date/Time Station

UTC To

27.10.01

0800

0820

0820

08211

123

0824

0825

0826

0835

1110

1111

1120

1230

Mayday

justina

justina

justina

All Stations

Station

From Remarks

49 25N 019 02W j Uhuru

232456789 Distress Alert 49 20N 019 31W @ 0800UTC

Sinking J3E

On Watch j Uhuru

justinalGJUS/ 232456789

49 22N 019 50W struck submerged

object and sinking - Rq immediate assistance

Wizard R Mayday (Master informed)

Thor55/TFAW R Mayday - ETA 1 hours 20 mins (R)

Wizard Proceeding - ETA 2 hours (R)

Falmouth CG (broadcast re. justina - details as above)

(then record all distress working in full, until the situation is resolved)

TFAW 1105UTC -justinalGJUS - all persons now

safely onboard THOR55 - Seelonce Fini

Off Watch j Uhuru

Falmouth CG (broadcast rejustina - Seelonce Fini)

Falmouth CG (safety broadcast re uncharted wreck & other

Nav hazard 59 22N 010 31W - copy attached

(Master informed) j Uhuru

Author's explanation:

Frequency

Channel or

Satellite

2187.5kHz

2182kHz

2182kHz

"

SafetyNET

2182kHz

S/ Net

S/ Net

Your ship's position should be entered into the radio log at least once each day. On this vessel, it is the 0800UTC position that is

recorded in the radio log. The DSC Distress Alert was received on 278Z5kHz - which is proper for a 'Ship-to-Ship' alert in an A3/A4

area (the initial assumption is that the casualty has already sent a 'Ship-to-Shore' alert by other means)