PART 4 - Canadian Coast Guard
PART 4 - Canadian Coast Guard
PART 4 - Canadian Coast Guard
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Call, when a vessel wishes to establish communications with any station within range (or within a certain area).<br />
Item<br />
General call (not more than three times).<br />
The words THIS IS<br />
Type, name and radio call sign of vessel calling (not<br />
more than three times).<br />
Invitation to reply<br />
Spoken<br />
ALL STATIONS (or ALL SHIPS IN JOHNSTONE STRAITS)<br />
THIS IS<br />
TANKER IMPERIAL CORNWALL/VCVC<br />
OVER<br />
When a station wishes to broadcast information rather than to establish communication, it proceeds with the message<br />
instead of giving the invitation to reply.<br />
A radio message from a ship consists of several parts, which shall be transmitted in the following order:<br />
(a) Type, name and radio call sign of the originating ship.<br />
(b) The date and time the message originated.* (Preferably in UTC. Daylight Saving Time shall not be used).<br />
(c) The address.<br />
(d) The text or body of the message.<br />
(e) The signature.<br />
Note: Items (a) and (b) taken together, are known as the “preamble”.<br />
* Date and time may be sent as one group, the first two figures indicate the date, the last four the time.<br />
Example of a ship to shore radio message:<br />
MESSAGE<br />
FROM M/V WEST WIND, CALL SIGN V2AG<br />
FILED:<br />
071225UTC<br />
ADDRESS:<br />
ECAREG CANADA<br />
TEXT:<br />
SECURED SYDNEY GOVERNMENT WHARF<br />
SIGNATURE:<br />
MASTER<br />
An acknowledgment of receipt of a message shall not be given until the receiving operator is certain that the transmitted<br />
information has been received correctly.<br />
While it is not practical to lay down precise words and phrases for all radiotelephone procedures, the following should be<br />
used where applicable.<br />
Word or phrase<br />
ACKNOWLEDGE<br />
CORRECTION<br />
GO AHEAD<br />
OVER<br />
OUT<br />
READ BACK<br />
ROGER<br />
RECEIVED NUMBER<br />
STAND BY<br />
VERIFY<br />
WORDS TWICE<br />
Meaning<br />
Let me know that you have received and understood this message.<br />
An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is.....<br />
Proceed with your message.<br />
My transmission is ended and I expect a response from you.<br />
This conversation is ended and no response is expected.<br />
After I have given OVER, repeat all this message back to me exactly as received.<br />
I have received all of your last transmission.<br />
Receipt of your message number..... is acknowledged.<br />
Wait until you hear further from me.<br />
Check with the originator and send the correct version.<br />
As a request - Please send each word twice.<br />
As information - I will send each word twice.<br />
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