Instruction manual

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN
FAST RESCUE BOATS
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To prevent the distress signal from being misunderstood, and to improve
the intelligibility of the distress call, use the two pronunciations above when
calling.
EXAMPLE: “M’AIDER MAYDAY M’AIDER THIS IS MARY JANE WXT599
WXT599 WXT599”.
Fig. 14-2 Control panel
Always use the ICAO Convention (Convention on International Civil
Aviation) recognized alphabet for spelling.
ICAO recognized alphabet:
A Alpha N November
B Bravo O Oscar
C Charlie P Papa
D Delta Q Quebec
E Echo R Romeo
F Foxtrot S Sierra
G Golf T Tango
H Hotel U Uniform
I India V Victor
J Juliet W Whiskey
K Kilo X X-ray
L Lima Y Yankee
M Mike Z Zulu