Marine Radio Safety
Source: My personal notes from marine radio course
Sample Radio Transmissions
Section titled “Sample Radio Transmissions”Marina Communications
Section titled “Marina Communications”- Use channel 68
Radio Check in Toronto Harbour
Section titled “Radio Check in Toronto Harbour”Toronto Coast Guard Radio x3 or Toronto Harbour Police Radio x 3
Or
Prescott Coast Guard Radio x 3
This is
Dragon, Dragon, Dragon
Requesting radio check on
Channel 26
Over
Boat Damaged, Requesting Tow
Section titled “Boat Damaged, Requesting Tow”Pan Pan, Pan Pan,Pan Pan
All Stations, All Stations, All Stations
This is
Dragon, Dragon, Dragon
Located 200 meters south of the Ashbridges Bay entrance in Coatsworth Cut.
Steering oar is damaged, unable to navigate.
Vessel is a 4, 0 foot (1,2 meters) dragon boat, white hull with green design.
Requesting tow back to docks area.
Dragon
Over
Boat severely damaged, person overboard
Section titled “Boat severely damaged, person overboard”Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
This is
Dragon, Dragon, Dragon
Mayday Dragon
Position 200 meters south of the Ashbridges Bay entrance in Coatsworth Cut.
Have capsized with all passengers overboard.
Vessel is a 4, 0 foot(1,2 meters) dragon boat, white hull with green design.
Have 21 passengers in water with lifejackets in cold water.
Requesting immediate assistance.
Dragon
Over
Acknowledging Mayday
Section titled “Acknowledging Mayday”Mayday
Seadog, Seadog, Seadog,
This is
Dragon, Dragon, Dragon
Received Mayday.
Position inside Ashbridge’s Bay, ETA to your location 3 minutes.
Dragon
Over
Safety Message
Section titled “Safety Message”Securite, Securite, Securite
All stations, All stations, All stations
This is
Dragon, Dragon, Dragon.
Safety message concerning Ashbridges Bay area to follow are channel 06
Dragon
Out
On Channel 06
Securite, Securite, Securite
All stations, All stations, All stations
This is
Dragon, Dragon, Dragon.
There is a deadhead in the mouth of Ashbridges bay within the normal navigation buoys.
Menace to navigation.
Dragon
Out
Dragon Boat Information*
Dragon Boat Size:
- Length - 11.66 m (ranging from 38 - 48 ft)
- Width - 1.06 m (3 ft 6 in)
- Depth - 43.18 cm (17 in) - Usually “over 40 meters”
- Weight - about 700 - 800 lbs
Paddles:
- Length - 105-130 cm
- Blade Width - 18 cm
- Handle Width (T-grip) - 10 cm
Marine Radio Safety
Section titled “Marine Radio Safety”Cellular Telephone Service
Section titled “Cellular Telephone Service”Dial *16 for Marine Emergency Service
Section titled “Dial *16 for Marine Emergency Service”The Canadian Coast Guard, in cooperation with the cellular carriers, provides a marine emergency service for cellular telephone subscribers.
Coverage
Section titled “Coverage”This service is currently available in areas of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway having cellular coverage.
Contacting the Coast Guard
Section titled “Contacting the Coast Guard”Use of a marine radio is the most efficient method of alerting the Coast Guard and other boaters to an emergency situation. Operators of vessels not equipped with a marine radio can use the *16 service to contact the nearest Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre easily in an emergency. Keying *16 on your Bell Cellular, Cantel or Thunder Bay Cellular telephone, connects you directly to the officer on duty at the MCTS Centre, who will arrange assistance for you.
Uses for *16
Section titled “Uses for *16”The use of *16 is normally restricted to obtaining assistance or relaying information relating to Distress and Urgency situations.
Distress
Section titled “Distress”When using *16 to report a distress situation, the following information should be provided, when available:
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the location of the vessel,
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your cellular phone number,
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the nature of the emergency,
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the name or identification of the vessel,
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the number of persons on board,
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a description of the vessel,
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the type of assistance required,
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the weather conditions at your location.
The MCTS officer will seek assistance from vessels near your location and forward the information to Search and Rescue authorities.
Charges
Section titled “Charges”The *16 service is free to the cellular subscriber (no air-time or long distance charges).
Contacting the Coast Guard by Cellular Telephone for Other Needs
Section titled “Contacting the Coast Guard by Cellular Telephone for Other Needs”Other calls requesting information or other services provided by the Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre should be made to the MCTS Centre’s general telephone number as follows:
Thunder Bay - (807) 345-5190
Sarnia - (519) 336-4003
Prescott - (613) 925-4471
Pasted from <http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/MCTS/Cell>
Canadian Coast Guard
Section titled “Canadian Coast Guard”Source: www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca
Central and Artic Region (including Ontario): http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/eng/Central_Arctic/home
Medical Advice
Section titled “Medical Advice”-
Medical Advice Messages
Masters of ships may obtain medical advice by addressing a radiotelegram to “Radiomedical” and routing it via the MCTS Centre which will refer the message to the nearest medial authority and transmit the reply to the ship.
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Radiomedical Marine Telephone Service
Masters of ships may obtain medical advice by calling a MCTS Centre and request to be connected to a medical doctor. The MCTS Centre will connect the vessel to the appropriate medical authority via the Marine Telephone System. The cost of this service is absorbed by the MCTS Centre.