Dive Planning - Emergency Action
IN ANY EMERGENCY, TELL THE COASTGUARD IMMEDIATELY, USING CHANNEL 16 ON YOUR VHF RADIO.
Radio Information:
ALWAYS CALL FOR ASSISTANCE ON CHANNEL 16.
A distress call or urgency call will have absolute priority.
If in a DISTRESS situation, WHEN LIFE IS IN GRAVE OR IMMINENT DANGER, use the distress call as follows:
· MAYDAY – MAYDAY – MAYDAY
· NAME and/or CALL SIGN of your craft
· Your present POSITION
· What is the nature of your PROBLEM TO CRAFT OR DIVERS
If in an URGENCY situation – when no imminent danger to life exists (e.g. if broken down and drifting), use the urgency call as follows:
· PAN PAN – PAN PAN – PAN PAN
· NAME and/or CALL SIGN of your craft
· Present POSITION and INTENTIONS
· Nature of URGENCY
Continue to broadcast the message until an answer is received.
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