Standard Marine Communication Phrases. SMCP. mu Standard Marine Communication Phrases.

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spell name and callsign (click on ). Letters General When spelling is necessary, only the following spelling table should be used: A - Alfa N - November B - Bravo O - Oscar C - Charlie P - Papa Practice: spell name and callsign (click on ). 1: M.V. Great Yarmouth Princess - GBCH 2: M.V. Juliette - PKQW 3: M.V. Explorer - FAZX 4: M.V. Vendor - DERG Quebec D - Delta Q - E - Echo R - Romeo F - Foxtrot S - Sierra G - Golf T - Tango H - Hotel U - Uniform I - India V - Victor J - Juliet W - Whisky K - Kilo X - X-ray L - Lima Y - Yankee M - Mike Z - Zulu

General Numbers & digits Numbers must be spoken in separate digits ……, for example: “My position is: 29 degrees 58 minutes North / 013 degrees 12 minutes East at 2100 hrs. UTC”. “My position: bearing 168 degrees from Royal Sovereign Lighthouse, distance 7.4 miles at 0855 hrs. Local Time”. ……, unless they refer to rudder angles in wheel orders. “Starboard 15”.

General Message Markers Use the following message markers as often as possible: INSTRUCTION:……(only given by authorities) ADVICE:…… WARNING…… INFORMATION:…… QUESTION:…… ANSWER:…… REQUEST:…… INTENTION:……

Vessel Traffic Service (VTS). General "You must..... I will....." Always answer “You must …..” with “I will…..” MV Stella Maris Vessel Traffic Service (VTS).

Distress, urgency and safety signals General Distress, urgency and safety signals "MAYDAY": distress "PAN PAN": urgency "SECURITE": safety

General Answer to the question: “How do you read me?”. I read you bad / signal strength 1 ( = barely perceptible); I read you poor / signal strength 2 ( = weak); I read you fair / signal strength 3 ( = fairly good) I read you good / signal strength 4 ( = good); I read you excellent / signal strength 5 ( = very good).

“Mistake ….. correction” is used when incorrect information General "Mistake .....correction" example “Mistake ….. correction” is used when incorrect information has been given.

“Repeat” (or “I say again”) is used when an important message General "Repeat" “Repeat” (or “I say again”) is used when an important message or part of a messages is repeated. example

“Say again” is used when a message or part of a message has not been General "Say again" “Say again” is used when a message or part of a message has not been clearly understood. example

General Position in latitude and longitude. Position: “39 degr. 16 min. N / 027 degr. 15 min.W”.

General Position “Bearing” Position: (when the vessel’s position is related to a mark). Position: “Bearing 158 degr. from the Bassurelle, distance 1.5 miles”.

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