SMCP security messages essay
- 1. SMCP Types of call and warnings in VHF radio. 3º En Náutica y transporte marítimo Borja Infante Andoni Garabieta Miguel Gayá 01/01/2016
- 2. MAYDAY • WHAT DOES IT MEAN + STRUCTURE Mayday it’s an international distress signal used in ships or airplane by radio communication. It came into use in 1925 by the radio officer Frederick Stanley. Frederick created this call to express distress situation clearly. It became from French word “m´aider” that means “help me”. Before the MayDay, there was SOS, other type of call with the same meaning but express in Morse code. Mayday call should have next structure: MAYDAY (X3) THIS IS NAME OF VESSEL (X3) CALL SIGN OF VESSEL MAYDAY NAME OF VESSEL CALL SIGN POSITION (preferably in latitude and longitude but if no time give it in relation to a known position) NATURE OF DISTRESS ASSISTANCE REQUIRED OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION • REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES Mayday calls can be performed on any frequency. When a Mayday call is performed all other activity on that certain frequency should cease unless is contributing to the distress situation. A MAYDAY call can only be broadcasted in case of GRAVE and IMMINENT danger. Making a false distress call in the United States is a federal crime carrying sanctions of up to six years imprisonment, and a fine of $250,000. If a mayday call cannot be sent because a radio is not available a variety of other distress signals and calls for help can be used. A mayday can be sent on behalf of one vessel by another, using a convention called a mayday relay
- 3. • EXAMPLE MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY THIS IS ORION, ORION, ORION FIVE BRAVO CHARLIE X-RAY ZULU MAYDAY ORION FIVE BRAVO CHARLIE X-RAY ZULU IN POSITION 34°29'42.28"N - 33°37'31.36"E (OR 3 MILES SOUTH EAST OF CAPE GREKO) FIRE AND EXPLOSION IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND TAKING WATER, REQUESTING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE SIX PERSONS ON BOARD OVER
- 4. PAN PAN • WHAT DOES IT MEAN + STRUCTURE The three calls of PAN-PAN are used in radio communications, they can be used as a call from Ship to Station or as a call from Station to Ships. this call sign means an urgency on board but there is no danger for the live crew or the vessel. However this call signal is also used to transmit the most important weather reports. Pan-Pan call should have next structure: -Pan Pan (x3) this is (x3 vessel name) … position nature of Pan Pan Asistance required? • REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES The PAN-PAN call sign may be used for the next situations: UNDER SAIL: Foulded Propeller/ Engine Failure / Out Of Fuel. The use of the Pan- Pan call is important because in this situations you might be dangerous for other vessels or cause collision situations. SMALL FIRE ON BOARD. Fire on board is very dangerous but if it is a small fire and we thing that we can control the fire without injury for the crew, Pan-Pan report will be enought. MAN OVER BOARD. If Rescue of the man overboard controlled, Pan-Pan call sign is enought. If the recovery vessel has lost the sight of the man overboard, if there is a danger of hypothermia or any grave risk for his live the call sign MAY-DAY is Better. INMINENT COLLISION ALERT. REPORTING ON MISSING VESSELS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- 5. • PROCEDURE EXAMPLE PAN-PAN PAN-PAN PAN-PAN ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS THIS IS VERA VERA VERA 7VAT POSITION: BEARING 090° TRUE FROM RAS SARKAN, DISTANCE 17 MILES. LOST PROPELLER. I REQUIRE TUG ASSISTANCE. OVER. VERA, VERA, VERA 7VAT. THIS IS ROSE MARU JAAA. RECEIVED PAN-PAN. OVER.
- 6. SECURITE • WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Of the three distress and urgency calls, Sécurité is the least urgent. A radio call that usually issues navigational warnings, meteorological warnings, and any other warning needing to be issued that may concern the safety of life at sea, yet may not be particularly life-threatening. • CONSEQUENCES it means that what follows is important safety information. The most common use of this is by coast radio stations before the broadcast of navigational warnings and meteorological information. These meteorological advisories include the development of weather systems such as and not limited to, rain squalls, big tidal drops, major current shifts, lightning storms, hurricane and tsunami warnings, high winds, and cyclones. Although mostly used by coast radio stations, there is nothing to stop individual craft broadcasting their own Sécurité messages where appropriate, for example, a yacht becalmed (rendered motionless for lack of wind), or any vessel adrift or unable to manoeuvre near other craft or shipping lanes. • PROCEDURE This type of call can be all ships, ships of a specific geographic area, or an individual ship. Lastly, the call should be made as the GMDSS protocol requires that the safety call must be spoken to attract attention of the selected vessels. Procedure for the call is: SÉCURITÉ x 3 ALL STATIONS x 3 THIS IS (Ship/Station Identification) x 3 Without a break, continue on to the safety message: SÉCURITÉ
- 7. NAME, CALLSIGN, MMSI POSITION NATURE OF SAFETY MESSAGE ADVICE/OTHER INFORMATION “OUT” • WHAT TO DO IF YOU HEAR IT? As securite is the less urgent type of call and mainly the call is for and announcement or warning like bad weather, something that is floating in a determinate position.... You only have to do what you think is the safest action for your boat route... if you are going to be passing the warning area and try to avoid the danger the best way you can. But securite calls are never made by a ship on distress where human lives are in risk. • REAL EXAMPLE SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS THIS IS VANCOUVER RADIO VANCOUVER RADIO VANCOUVER RADIO NOTICE TO ALL VESSELS IN THE MERRY ISLAND AREA LOG BOOM ADRIFT AND BREAKING UP SIX MILES SOUTH OF MERRY ISLAND VANCOUVER RADIO OUT