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Cockpit Cards: VHF DSC Mayday Procedure

Robert Dearn

Format:	Encapsulated Card
Size:	240 x 160 mm

£2⁹⁵

VAT included

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Essential VHF DSC Mayday Procedure Card

Equip your vessel with this durable, easy-to-follow guide for issuing distress calls via VHF DSC, ensuring safety at sea.

VHF DSC Mayday Procedure Card by Robert Dearn is an essential reference tool designed for mariners to ensure accurate and efficient distress communication via VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) systems. This durable, encapsulated cockpit card provides clear, step-by-step instructions for issuing a Mayday call, making it an indispensable safety resource for any vessel equipped with DSC-capable radios.

Key Features

Comprehensive Guidance: Outlines the complete procedure for initiating a DSC distress alert and transmitting a voice Mayday call, ensuring adherence to international maritime communication standards.
Personalization: Includes blank fields to record your vessel's name, Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number, and call sign using a permanent marker, facilitating quick reference during emergencies.
Durable Design: Printed with light-fast ink and encapsulated in heavy-duty plastic, this card is built to withstand the harsh marine environment, ensuring longevity and readability in all conditions.
Convenient Placement: Sized appropriately for display near your DSC VHF radio, allowing for immediate access when urgency matters most.

About the Author

Robert Dearn established Anchorlight Publishing after building and selling a leading West Country Admiralty Chart Agent and Nautical Bookshop. A lifelong sailor, his career began with dinghy sailing as a teenager and progressed through the Marine Craft section of the RAF and the Island Cruising Club in Salcombe, Devon. He advanced from dinghy sailing instructor to mate and skipper aboard a variety of historic vessels, including the 72ft gaff schooner Hoshi, the 70ft Brixham trawler Provident, and the 49ft yawl Speedwell.

Dearn holds numerous qualifications, including Yachtmaster, Yachtmaster Instructor, and Yachtmaster Examiner. He has authored several maritime guides and logbooks, including Ropework for Yachtsmen (now out of print), the RYA Personal Logbook G73, the RYA Sail & Power Logbook G109, and The Adlard Coles Maintenance Logbook. His Cockpit Card series has also been incorporated into the Norwegian publication Skipperens Cockpit-Guide. Dearn also served as Harbour Master on the River Yealm in South Devon for six years.