Personal safety or safety at sea is the top priority. Marine radios are important boat safety equipment used to prevent personal injury or loss of life and avoid damage to the environment and ships. Proper use of radios enables rescuers to quickly and efficiently assess the situation and act accordingly.
Marine Distress Signals
“MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY”- This signal is only to be used when a person, or boat is threatened by grave or imminent danger, and requires assistance. If you issue a MAYDAY call, put everyone in life jackets first.
“PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN”– This signal is used for urgent messages that aren’t emergency, like when someone has fallen overboard, or a boat is drifting into shore or a busy shipping channel.
SOS in Morse Code- Using marine radio or another signalling method to send it, like continuously using sound signalling equipment for SOS.
Emergency Channel On Marine Radio
CHANNEL 16: Channel 16 (156.8 MHz) is designated as the national distress, safety and calling frequency. All vessels should monitor this channel while underway. All non-emergency traffic should be communicated on another channel (not channels 9 or 16).
Recommended Marine Radio: Retevis RM21
RM21 is a new handheld VHF radio in small size. The max power of RM21 is 5W, which is higher than other 3W VHF handhelds. Its portability and usefulness make it to be an important real-time communication tool in an emergency, and also a security guarantee that could save your and your fellows’ life.
Like all other Retevis marine radios, RM21 has IP67 Rating. It also has a special function, Fallen Overboard Detection. If the radio falls into the water, the back of the radio will emit a red light to indicate. RM21 has 10 Pre-programming Weather Channels, which will automatically scan to notify you of the latest weather updates and alarms of severe weather. And its Noise Reduction Function (NRC) helps reduce background noise and reduce echo during calls. RM21 comes with a desktop charger to ensure stable charging. The battery capacity of RM21 is 1800 mAh. Its working time is up to about 10 hours, and its standby time is up to about 60 hours. RM21 also has other features, including Dual/Tri-Watch Functions, Normal Scan and Priority Scan, Favorite Channel Function, Busy Channel Lock, etc.
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