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GETTING HELP.
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If ever help is needed, for any reason, everyone aboard must know what to do.
- If there is another vessel close by , a red flare (see P.20) is quick and usually effective, but the yacht′s VHF radio is the normal way to summon help.
- Do not try to operate the radio unless the skipper tells you or he is out of action – buy any crew member should be able to call for help, and must do so. The instructions for sending a distress call should be alongside the radio, but this is the important part:
1. Use Channel 16 and high power
2. Press the button on the microphone to speak – then release it after speaking.
If it is a real emergency – call
MAYDAY– MAYDAY – MAYDAY
3. When someone answers, tell them:
WHO you are – Your yacht′s name.
WHERE you are – You position. You should have some idea, and the GPS will show your latitude and longitude.
WHAT the problem is – eg. ′sinking′, ′crew injured′, or ′man overboard′.
Help wi8ll come quickest if you can tell the shore operator slowly and clearly al they need to know, and can answer their questions. So try to be calm – which is not always easy.
USING A MOBILE PHONE O GET HELP
If all else fails, a mobile phone might be used to get help. But remember – with a mobile phone the only person who knows your problem is the one you call. when using a radio, everyone, including any nearby vessels, can hear you and may be able to help.
Bill Anderson set up and ran the RYA/DTp Yachtmaster* courses. Until 2 years ago he headed up the Cruising Division of the Royal Yachting Association. Prior to that he was Navigating Officer on a minesweeper, a frigate and a destroyer.
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- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1904475000
- ISBN 13 9781904475002
- BindingSpiral-bound
- Number of pages24
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The New Crew's Companion
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Fernhurst Books, Arundel , West Sussex, UK
(2003)
ISBN 10: 1904475000
ISBN 13: 9781904475002
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