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5Alsogive:
•Vesselname,numberand/ordescription
•Positionand/orlocation
•Natureofemergency
•Numberofpeopleonboard
6Releasetransmitbutton
7Waitfor10secondsIfnoresponse,repeat“MAYDAY”callas
above
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ToreportMaritimeSearchandRescueEmergencies,callthefollowing
numbers:
 FortheGreatLakes,GulfandEastCoasts:
 AtlanticAreaCommandCenter:
 (757)398-6700
 FortheHawaiian,AlaskanandPacificCoasts:
 PacificAreaCommandCenter:
 (510)437-3701
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Itisunlawfultointentionallytransmitafalsedistressalert,ortounin-
tentionallytransmitafalsedistressalertwithouttakingstepstocancel
thatalertBoaterswhotransmitafalsedistressalertarerequiredto
immediatelycancelthealert
IfyouinadvertentlytransmitafalseDSCalert:
1Resettheequipmentimmediately
2Tuneforradiotelephonyontheassociateddistressandsafety
frequencyineachbandinwhichafalsedistressalertwastrans-
mitted
3Transmitabroadcastmessageto“AllStations”givingtheship’s
name,callsign,timethealertwastransmittedandMMSI,and
cancelthefalsealertonthedistressandsafetyfrequencyineach
bandinwhichthefalsedistressalertwastransmitted



IntheaftermathoftheSeptember11,2001,terroristattacksonthe
WorldTradeCenterandthePentagon,andtheearlierattackonthe
USSColeinAdenHarbor,Yemen,theUnitedStatesCoastGuard
establishedSafetyandSecurityZonestopreventfurtherattackson
USNavalvessels,cruiseshipsandcommercialvessels,andcritical
infrastructure–suchaspetroleumfacilitiesandnuclearpowerplants
situatedonornearthewaterAsaboater,notknowinghowtoactin
certainareasorsituationsmayputyouinlegaljeopardyor,worse,at
riskofpersonalinjury
Helpprotectourcountrybylearningthenewrules:

Donotapproachwithin100yards,andslowtominimumspeedwithin
500yards,ofanyUSNavalvesselIfyouneedtoapproachwithin100
yardsinordertoensureasafepassageinaccordancewiththeNaviga-
tionRules,youmustcontacttheUSNavalvesselortheUSCoast
GuardescortvesselonyourVHFradio(Channel16)forauthorization
IfaNavalvesselispassingnearwhereyouareoperatingyourboat,
youmaybeaskedtomoveyourvesseltomaintainthe100-yard
distanceTheUSCoastGuardwillmakeanannouncementaheadof
timetoalertboatersinthearea
ViolationsoftheNavalVesselProtectionZoneareafelonyoffense,
punishablebyupto6yearsinprisonand/orupto$250,000infines
BeawarethatboththeUSNavyandtheUSCoastGuardareautho-
rizedtousedeadlyforcetoprotectthemselves
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