How to make safety calls
Below shows you an easy step by step guide on how to make a safety call.
Always ensure that you follow up all SAFETY calls with a SÉCURITÉ voice message on Channel 16. Once the message has been sent, use the fist mic to make a SÉCURITÉ call. You must say the following in the order shown:
SÉCURITÉ, SÉCURITÉ, SÉCURITÉ.
ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS.
This is <state the name of your vessel three times> and <State your MMSI>.
<State hazard and position>.
<State time of origin>.
OUT.
When you make a SAFETY call, the following information automatically transmits to all stations within range:
- Your vessel's MMSI number.
- The position of our vessel at the time the safety message was broadcast.
- The local time.
- The transmission frequency.
A safety, or sécurité, call is a type of radio message used to warn other ships about important navigational or weather-related hazards.