MAYDAY
Name of the assisting ship
This is..........(name of the ship in distress)
Understood:.......(readback of the assistance information i.e. position, speed, ETA)
Example:
MAYDAY
GLORIA
This is TORNADO
My present position: Lat.53 degrees 25 minutes N Long.003 degrees25 minutes E
Speed: 15 knots, ETA: 1500 UTC. Over.
MAYDAY
TORNADO
This is GLORIA
Understood:
your present position: Lat.53 degrees 25 minutes N Long.003 degrees 25minutesE
Speed: 15 knots, ETA: 1500 UTC. Over.
Ex. 8 Practice in transmitting and acknowledging assistance information------------------------------
Ex. 9 Read the following abstract form IAMSAR -----------------------------------------------------------------
2.2 Components of the distress message
2.2.1 Important components of the distress message include:
.1 identification of the ship;
.2 position;
.3 nature of the distress and kind of assistance required;
.4 any other information which might facilitate the rescue (e.g. course and speed if under
way; the masters intention, including the number of persons, if any, leaving the ship; type of cargo, if dangerous).
2.2.2 It will also be important to furnish relevant information such as:
.1 weather in immediate vicinity, direction and force of wind, sea and swell, visibility,
presence of navigational dangers (e.g. icebergs);
.2 time of abandoning ship;
.3 number of crew remaining on board;
.4 number of seriously injured;
.5 number and type of survival craft launched;
.6 emergency location aids in survival craft or in the sea;
.7 for casualties under way, particularly where these retain the use or partial use of engines
and steering, course and speed, and any alteration thereto......
2.2.4 It will normally be impracticable to include all information in the initial distress message. The timing of subsequent transmissions will be governed by circumstances. In general, if time allows, a series of short messages will be preferable to one or two long ones.
Ex. 10 Translate into Russian--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A. 1. fire is spreading rapidly to adjacent compartments; 2. fire fighting is in progress by water/ steam/foam/carbon-dioxide/powder; 3. fire fighting is ineffective; 4.fire is under control; 5. there is no access to life-boats; 6. electric pumps are inoperative, reason: power blackout
B. 1. hole in way of Hold No 1/ engine room/amidships starboard/port side/below/ above water line; 2. taking water into Hold No 1; 3. Hold No 1 is partly/ half/fully flooded; 4. The ship is trimmed by head/stern (the ship has a trim ahead/astern); 5. listing to port/starboard; 6. heavy list to port/starboard; 7. unable to launch life-boats; 8. pumping is ineffective; 9. list is rapidly increasing, risk of capsizing; 10. we are trying to offset the list; 11. we are launching life-boats; 12. two life-boats launched; 13. EPIRB/SART activated
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C. 1. aground for two thirds of her length 2. spilling dangerous cargo 3. heavy swell increases the risk of capsizing 4. I am discharging ballast 5. unable to refloat without assistance 6. I am jettisoning part of cargo 7. steering gear breakdown
D. 1.I request helicopter for evacuation of the casualties/survivors; 2. Fire-fighting assistance is required; 3. I request tugs for refloating; 4. I require pumps; 5. Oil-response ship is required
Ex. 11 Study the example of a situation report from a ship in distress-----------------------------------
Mayday Gibraltar Radio, this is m/v SEA LINK
INFORMATION: situation report No 1, time: 1835 UTC
Fire in Hold No 2, explosive cargo in Hold No 3; fire fighting in
progress by CDS, fire is not under control; people on board: 18,
1 crewmember badly injured; preparing to abandon the ship. Over
Ex. 12 Make up a situation report extending your initial distress message. Transmit it to another student acting as an assisting ship.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ex. 13 Translate into English
1. C , : 090 , 1,5 . - , . , . 23 , .
2. . 2 . . , . 4-5 . , . - . 18 . .
3. , . 2. . 3 . 25 , , . . . .
4. . . - , . 20 , . . 1 .
5. . . . . 18 , . .
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