Emergency Preparedness

Distress Signals and Calling for Help

Visual Distress Signals

Know how to call for help before an emergency happens.

VHF Channel 16 is the distress and calling frequency, monitored by the Coast Guard and other vessels.

6 more sections, 1 more key terms, plus chapter quizzes and the 25-question final exam — with unlimited retakes.

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MAYDAY

Radio distress call for life-threatening emergency

PAN-PAN

Radio urgency call for serious but non-life-threatening situation

+ 1 more key terms in the full lesson