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VHF Communication (SMCP) - Routine Communciation
VHF Communication (SMCP) - Routine Communciation
VHF Communication (SMCP) - Routine Communciation
for example:
“My position is:
29 degrees 58 minutes North / 013 degrees 12 minutes East at 2100 hrs. UTC”.
“My position:
bearing 168 degrees from Royal Sovereign Lighthouse,
distance 7.4 miles at 0855 hrs. Local Time”.
“Starboard 15”.
in latitude and longitude.
Position:
“39 degr. 16 min. N /
027 degr. 15 min.W”.
“Bearing”
(when the vessel’s position is related to a mark).
Position:
“Bearing 158 degr. from the Bassurelle, distance 1.5 miles”.
Use the following message markers
as often as possible:
INSTRUCTION:……(only given by authorities)
ADVICE:……
WARNING……
INFORMATION:……
QUESTION:……
ANSWER:……
REQUEST:……
INTENTION:……
example
example
“Say again” is used when a message
or part of a message has not been
clearly understood.
example
"Repeat' is used when an important message or part of a message is repeated.
"Say again" is used when a message or part of a message has not been clearly heard.
The VHF-transceiver button is pushed to talk and released to listen.
Dangerous situations may arise when after mistakenly having used "Repeat" the button is "pushed
to talk", while the operator intends to listen.
Always answer
“You must …..”
with
“I will…..”
"You must.. ..... " - "I will ..... :'
Coast stations often give instructions or advices, followed by "You must... .. ".
Always answer " You must ..... " with "I will .. ... " to indicate that you have
understood and indeed will execute the instruction.
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VHF / DSC - COMMUNICATION
Non-GMDSS vessels
(e.g. small vessels) GMDSS vessels
Announcement &
Announcement & acknowledgement by
acknowledgement Digital Selective
on VHF Calling (DSC)
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Procedure and structure.
Example of a Routine Message on VHF by NON-GMDSS VESSEL.
In case of an urgent message
(note: not an URGENCY message!)
“how do you read me”
is left out.
Example:
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Urgent Routine Message
In case of an urgent message (note: not an Urgency message!) the phrase "How do you read
me?“ will be left out.
Instead, the actual message will follow immediately after the identification.
REMEMBER:
Always
ADDRESS AND IDENTIFY
after you have heard the word
“OVER”.
DSC-announcement (GMDSS - vessels).
Intership communication
and communication between
ship and coastal station
is announced through
Digital Selective Calling.
VTS
GMDSS-vessels announce a routine message through Digital Selective Calling (DSC).
After the DSC acknowledgement has been received, the conversation will continue
on a VHF-channel that is chosen by the receiving station or vessel.