What are Cancellation procedures for false distress Alert ?

 On VHF

1. Switch off the transmitter immediately if the false alert is detected during transmission.
2. Now switch on equipment and set to CH – 16.
3. Make broad cost to “all stations” giving the ship’s name, call sign, MMSI number  and cancel the false distress alert.

Example –

All stations (x3)
This is
Name  (x3)/ Call sign/ MMSI No.
Cancel my distress alert of date, Time (UTC).
Master
Name of ship/ call sign/ MMSI date/ time (UTC)0

On MF :-

1. Switch off transmitter immediately if the false alert is detected during transmission.
2. Switch on equipment and set to 2182 kHz.
3. Make broadcast to “All stations”, giving the ship’s Name, call sign, MMSI No and cancel the false distress alert.

ON HF :-

We will use same procedure as for MF band, but the alert will be cancelled on all the frequency bands on which the alert was transmitted. The transmitter should therefore be tuned consecutively to the radio telephone distress frequency in the 4, 6, 8, 12 and 16 MHz bands.

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