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

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Log Example2: DSC Distress Acknowledgement received from another vessel - casualty's position is

not in steaming distance from your own vessel (own vessel is' WizardlGWIZ'; vessel '232999999' sent

the DSC Distress Acknowledgement)

Date/time Station Station

UTC To From

27.10.01

0400

0530 All Stations 232999999

0530

0530/

/35

0535

Remarks

59 25N 001 12W (DSCs updated) J Uhuru

Distress Ack' - 232456789 - 29 20S 007 OlE

@ 0515UTC - sinking -J3E

On Watch J Uhuru

(nothing heard - casualty position S Atlantic -

no further action required) (Master informed)

Off watch J Uhuru

Author's explanation:

Frequency

Channel or

Satellite

2187.5kHz

2182kHz

MF/HF DSC Alerts can travel around the world - especially at night -so you may receive Distress Alerts;

Distress Relays;

and Distress Acknowledgements which originated at a great distance from your own position.

When you receive a DSC Distress Relay/Distress Ack' you should monitor the voice frequency to make sure that

the casualty is not near your location (there may be a mistake in the received DSC Relay/Ack). If you hear

nothing on the voice channel after 5 minutes; and the position indicated in the DSC Alert indicates that the

casualty is not within steaming distance from your own location, you can discontinue the watch on that frequency

• making an appropriate entry in the log. You should not take it upon yourself to 'Relay' any DSC Distress
  Relay/DSC Distress Acknowledgement that you have received, regardless of origin.