ii Ray240 User Manual
How to make a Mayday call
16/9
LAST/
WX
MENU
OK
MEM
SQ
WATCH
1
2
ABC
5
JKL
8
TUV
0
*
6
MNO
4
GHI
7
PQRS
9
WXYZ
3
DEF
SCAN
16/9 1/25
CH
RAY240
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
SLOWLY and CLEARLY
THEN
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY
This is.... (name of vessel, spoken 3 times)
MAYDAY
This is....(name of vessel spoken once)
MY POSITION IS....(latitude and longitude.
or true bearing and distance from a known
point - IF YOU DON'T KNOW, DON'T GUESS).
I AM....(sinking, on fire, etc)
I HAVE.... (number of persons on board and
any other information - drifting, flares fired, etc)
I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
OVER
RELEASE THE PTT SWITCH
FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS
IF AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS NOT RECEIVED
THEN REPEAT THE DISTRESS CALL
16
V0:10
SQ:05
25W
RX
D6790_1
Press
and
Hold
PTT
16
V0:10
SQ:05
25W
RX