kayakwriter_at_aim.com wrote: > It's been more than a decade since I took my VHF operator's exam (and I'm in Canada, where the protocol might be different), but I recall that if you're putting out a distress call for for someone other than yourself, the hail is > "Mayday relay, mayday relay, mayday relay" followed by an explanation of the circumstances. Mayday relay is to relay a message between two parties (usually the mayday issuer and CG) where they don't have direct contact. For example, if you hear the mayday clearly and the CG can't due to distance/horizon etc, you can act as the middleman in the communication. If you're with the person/vessel that is in trouble, do a regular Mayday. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 29 2007 - 09:32:06 PDT
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