Standard Marine Distress Signals

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Search and Rescue/Canadian Coast Guard

Radio

Radiotelephone
Call: "Mayday!"
Give: name and position
Use: 156.8 MHz -Ch16
2182 kHz ;
or use alarm signal.
VHF - DSC

406 MHz
Emergency position indicating radiobeacon
EPIRB
 

 

Code Flags

N over C

 

Distress Cloth

 

Ball

over or under

Square

 

Sound Signals

Continuous: Foghorn, bell, whistle.

 

1-minute intervals: Gun or any explosive

 

Flares

Type A: Parachute rocket

Type B: Multi-star rocket

 

Type C: Hand-held

 

Type D: Buoyant or hand-held orange smoke

 

Flashlight

 

Arm Signal

Do not use near helicopter (different meaning)

 

Flame on Vessel

as from burning tar, oil in barrel, etc.

 

Dye Marker

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