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A mayday call is only to be used in the case of grave and imminent danger to a vessel or persons, such as fire, sinking, man overboard etc. A mayday call is very serious and, in many countries, anyone making a false mayday call could be prosecuted under criminal law.
The format is this: The distress relay signal Mayday Relay, spoken 3 times; The words this is; Your vessels name and callsign, spoken 3 times; The words Mayday Relay followed by the name and position of the vessel in distress, the nature of the distress and other pertinent information, followed by Over.
There is a procedure for sending out a distress call, but all you really need to know is to turn your VHF to Channel 16 and high power, key the mike by pressing the talk button, and say one of the three phrases three times, along with position and situation information.
Mayday procedure Mayday, Mayday, Mayday This is [vessel name and/or call sign if you have one] (spoken three times) Mayday [vessel name and/or call sign if you have one] My position is [Details of the ships position] My vessel is [Nature of distress and assistance required is identified] I have
Convention requires the word be repeated three times in a row during the initial emergency declaration (Mayday mayday mayday) to prevent it being mistaken for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions, and to distinguish an actual mayday call from a message about a mayday call.
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This Mayday card takes the user through the DSC Alert and the spoken Mayday procedure, to be kept near your VHF DSC radio. The plastic lamination allows for important details such as vessel name and MMSI number to be written on the actual card.
Distress and Urgency Communications The initial communication, and if considered necessary, any subsequent transmissions by an aircraft in distress should begin with the signal MAYDAY, preferably repeated three times.

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