VHF and message templates
Radio spelling, vessel profile and working radio exchange formats.
Help with preparing short VHF radio messages: marina calls, vessel traffic service (VTS) calls, coast station calls, and message formats for distress, urgency, and safety traffic.
VHF communication
Working radio exchange and standard message formats
Help with preparing short VHF radio messages: marina calls, vessel traffic service (VTS) calls, coast station calls, and message formats for distress, urgency, and safety traffic.
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Radio spelling
Converts words, names, call signs, and numbers into letter-and-number spoken form for English radio communication.
Enter a word or phrase in Latin letters.
Communications
Vessel profile and working radio templates
Prepare vessel data, review the basic radio exchange order, and build working call templates with the main details inserted.
Vessel profile
Data for insertion
All fields are optional. If not filled in, default training values are used.
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Vessel name: —
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Call sign: —
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Fill in the fields or use the default training vessel.
Radio exchange order
Standard call structure
A working sequence for building routine radio messages.
Call
Marina entry request
Initial marina call before entry and a request for further instructions.
Berth
Berth request
Request for an available berth with short vessel details.
Reservation
Reservation confirmation
Short confirmation of a reservation and berth request on arrival.
Service
Fuel, water, electricity
Request for basic services after berthing or before entry.
Initial call
Initial VTS call
Initial call to vessel traffic service with short vessel identification.
Position
Position report
Current position, course and speed report.
Entry
Entering traffic area
Report of entering the traffic area and further intentions.
Information
Traffic information request
Request for traffic information and passage recommendations.
Call
General coast station call
Basic call to a coast station with vessel identification and purpose of call.
Information
Port information request
Request for current entry, weather, or port condition information.
Assistance
Request for practical assistance
Request for local assistance without declaring distress or urgency traffic.
Connection
Relay / connection request
Request to connect to a required service or relay a message through the coast station.
Mayday
Distress call
Full basic distress signal template.
Vessel name: —
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Call sign: —
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Mayday Relay
Mayday relay
Relaying a distress message for another vessel.
Distressed vessel: —
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Distressed vessel call sign: —
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Mayday
Position and assistance required
Position, persons on board, and assistance required.
Pan-Pan
Medical / urgent assistance
Urgency template without immediate danger to the vessel.
Pan-Pan
Loss of propulsion / urgent situation
Urgency message for loss of propulsion, manoeuvrability, or another serious problem.
Sécurité
Navigational warning
Warning about a navigational hazard.
Sécurité
Weather / local hazard
Message about a weather-related or local hazard to other vessels.