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

Appendix XI

XI Voyage Communications Plan pro-forma

Departure port

Procedure

Calling/working channel(s)

GMDSS Sea Area on departure Al A2 A3 A4 (circle/delete as appropriate)

Distress Watch Required on Departure

Waypoint Sea Area Distress Watch*

Waypoint

Waypoint

Waypoint

Waypoint

Sea Area ................ Distress Watch*

Sea Area

Sea Area

Sea Area

Distress Watch·

Distress Watch"

Distress Watch*

.. For A3/A4 area HF DSC watch, your 'one additional HF DSC frequency' will change, at

least twice daily, to allow for day/night propagation conditions. These changes need not be

recorded here, in advance, but should be entered in the GMDSS radio log as they occur.

LOCATION or
WAYPOINT

MSI SAR Radio/Satcomjacilities/aiternatives

available responsibility (Ship-shore distress alerts/relays)

On departure

Reporting system{s) on departure

Reporting systems en-route/destination

Destination port

Procedure:

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Calling/working channel{s)