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Soccorso e dotazioni di sicurezza

Distress and rescue · 45 min

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Mayday, Pan-Pan, Sécurité: which and when

Mayday, Pan-Pan, Sécurité: quale e quando

The three radio calls: Mayday for grave and imminent danger, Pan-Pan for urgency, Sécurité for safety messagesMAYDAYgrave andimminent dangerWHENlives or vessel in danger: help nowE.G.fire, sinking, man overboardRADIODSC: red button, then voice on 16PAN-PANurgencyWHENhelp needed, no imminent dangerE.G.breakdown, broken rudder, minor illnessRADIODSC urgency (menu), then voice on 16SÉCURITÉsafetyWHENan important warning for everyoneE.G.navigational hazard, weather warningRADIOcall on 16, then working channel
  • Mayday: people or vessel in grave and imminent danger, immediate help needed (fire, sinking, man overboard).
  • Pan-Pan: urgency. Assistance is needed, but there is no grave and imminent danger (breakdown, broken rudder, minor illness).
  • Sécurité (pronounced “say-cure-it-tay”): safety messages for everyone, for example a navigational hazard or a weather warning.
  • The choice depends on how serious the situation is, not on the size of the boat.

Remember. At sea, VHF first: channel 16, DSC if you have it. By phone, in Italy, 1530.

Watch out. At sea use the VHF, not the phone: other boats hear you, the Coastguard can locate you and talk to lifeboats and helicopters. A mobile often has no signal.

Distress pericolo grave e imminente|Urgency urgenza|Safety sicurezza|Channel 16 canale 16

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Fonti: Seaman's Notes pp.2-3, 27-28, 30-32, 38; RYA Yachtmaster (pubblicazione RYA), pp.46-47 e 50-55 (dotazioni, incendio, soccorso, emergenze); RYA Day Skipper (pubblicazione RYA), PDF pp.10-14; Practical / safety slides.pptx, slide 3-12; RYA, pagina Man overboard / Cold water shock safety; RNLI, Float to Live; RYA, Fire safety on boats (rya.org.uk/water-safety/boat-safety-and-maintenance/fire-safety-on-boats); RYA, Distress flares (rya.org.uk/water-safety/safety-equipment/distress-flares); RYA, Mayday and Pan Pan calls (rya.org.uk/water-safety/communication/mayday-and-pan-pan-calls); RYA, 406 MHz EPIRB and PLB (rya.org.uk/water-safety/safety-equipment/406-mhz-epirb-plb); Instructor Toolkit (RYA VHF/SRC), VHF Mayday distress alert and voice call; Icom UK, RYA guidance on distress relays; Stazione Satellitare Italiana Cospas-Sarsat, Quesiti e risposte (cospas-sarsat-italy.it)