1. Standard Marine Communication Phrases.
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Standard Marine Communication Phrases.

2. General s
Port of Rotterdam.

3. 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

4. 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”.

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

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

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

8. 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).

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

10. “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

11. “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

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

13. 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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