West Marine Marine Radio VHF580 사용자 설명서

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Lift the red cover. Press and hold the 

 button for three 

seconds. Your radio transmits your boat’s location every few minutes 

until you receive a response.

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Speak slowly - clearly - calmly.
For future reference, write your boat’s name & call sign here: 

1.  Make sure your radio is on. 

2.  On the microphone, press the 

 button to switch to Channel 16 (156.8 MHz). (If the 

corner of the display does not show 16, press the 

button again until it does.) 

3.  Press the 

 button on the microphone and say: “MAYDAY -- MAYDAY -- 

MAYDAY.” 

4.  Say “THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat}.” 

5.  Say “MAYDAY {name or call sign of your boat}.” 

6.  Tell where you are: (what navigational aids or landmarks are near, or read the latitude 

and longitude from your GPS). 

7.  State the nature of your distress, e.g. are you sinking, medical emergency, man 

overboard, on fire, adrift, etc. 

8.  State the type of assistance you need (medical, towing, pumps, etc.).

9.  Give number of persons aboard and conditions of any injured persons. 

10. Estimate present seaworthiness of your ship (e.g. how immediate is the danger due to 

flooding or fire or proximity to shore). 

11. Briefly describe your ship (length, type, color, hull). 

12. Say: “I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16.” 

13. End message by saying “THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat}, OVER.” 

14. Release the 

 button and listen. 

Lift the red cover 

and press the 

 button.