Magnum
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If you have to abandon to the liferaft, who do you call and who rescues you? Is it purely down to the kindness of passing vessels or is there some other distress response system?
No RNLI in med - so what happens in an emergency?
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PhilF
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what about a epirb or whatever, worried me every time we go out, I keep a list of all the local marina telephone numbers and of course keep the DSC and VHF on, its a lottery I reacon
Magnum
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Got an EPIRB, but not much use if nobody responds.
Stevie_T
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If you have to abandon to the liferaft, who do you call and who rescues you? Is it purely down to the kindness of passing vessels or is there some other distress response system?
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Most of the countries concerned have a Search and recue organisation, some are military.
You do the same as you do in the UK, send out a Mayday assuming your life or your vessel are in danger.
Buy the Mediterranean Almanac, it lists all SAR organisations and all listening frequencies. As well as coastguard MMSI numbers.
If you have to abandon to the liferaft, who do you call and who rescues you? Is it purely down to the kindness of passing vessels or is there some other distress response system?
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Most of the countries concerned have a Search and recue organisation, some are military.
You do the same as you do in the UK, send out a Mayday assuming your life or your vessel are in danger.
Buy the Mediterranean Almanac, it lists all SAR organisations and all listening frequencies. As well as coastguard MMSI numbers.
Magnum
RIP
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Buy the Mediterranean Almanac, it lists all SAR organisations and all listening frequencies. As well as coastguard MMSI numbers.
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Thank you. So there are coastguards too. Not as bad as I thought.
Buy the Mediterranean Almanac, it lists all SAR organisations and all listening frequencies. As well as coastguard MMSI numbers.
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Thank you. So there are coastguards too. Not as bad as I thought.
Anchorite
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Cover around France and in Méditerranée is similar to UK. Le CROSS Méditerranée cordinates S&R not only for France but for other countries also: the SNSM (Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer) has the boats: have a look at their site http://www.snsm.net/accueil.php
wakeup
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But does anyone actually monitor channel 16 in the med, I've taken a hand held out on a day boat in SoF and have never heard any radio traffic on 16. seems to only be 12 for calling the Captains of the marinas. And do they respond to a DSC down there?
tcm
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not much monitoring of ch16 at all.
For spain, it is vital to have mobile phone numbers - a woman on a day trip boat was poisoned by a fish in cala d'or and as nobody knew how to alert the emergency services she died.
For spain, it is vital to have mobile phone numbers - a woman on a day trip boat was poisoned by a fish in cala d'or and as nobody knew how to alert the emergency services she died.
wakeup
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So is Ch16 only used as a calling channel or is another channel used???? Whats the actual operating practice/custom with VHF in SoF?
tcm
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For pleasure vessels inshore the custom is not to turn the thing on, ever, unless trying to hail a marina that won't let you reserve in advance, or to confirm to a marina where you've reserved that you've arrived outside the port, which usually happens on channel 9 except cannes port where its channel 12.
But yes, ch16 is the calling channel, and er I beleive it's monitored, but only in a sort of paf huh french 35hours a week sort of way, not sure. Offshore, ships make contact which each other "i call the ship etc etc" on ch16. Nearer naval ports like Toulon one gets a lot more radio traffic on ch16.
Ooh, this is a good time mention that the french say "a vous" on the radio to indicate that the other can speak, and this just must be where "over" comes from, but i spect you knew that...
But yes, ch16 is the calling channel, and er I beleive it's monitored, but only in a sort of paf huh french 35hours a week sort of way, not sure. Offshore, ships make contact which each other "i call the ship etc etc" on ch16. Nearer naval ports like Toulon one gets a lot more radio traffic on ch16.
Ooh, this is a good time mention that the french say "a vous" on the radio to indicate that the other can speak, and this just must be where "over" comes from, but i spect you knew that...
EME
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A vous and Out
Was obviously created by a scouser looking for the French dole office then?
Was obviously created by a scouser looking for the French dole office then?
jfm
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There are definitely coastguards. Quite often hear them on Ch16 broadcasting "This is XXX coastguard calling ship at position XXX travelling course XXX at X knots". Then they ask what is cargo and destination etc. That's all. You don't hear much intership traffic and thankfully no radio check requests.
If you leave the set on say 72 or 77 you hear a fair bit of yacketyyack intership chatting, and the occasional stern-to goons where someone is on the helm and someone at the back and you're 10miles away and you hear "Are we touching yet Doris?" and "No Harold, another 2 yards, 1yards, .....crunch"
Sorry, doesn't answer your original Q
If you leave the set on say 72 or 77 you hear a fair bit of yacketyyack intership chatting, and the occasional stern-to goons where someone is on the helm and someone at the back and you're 10miles away and you hear "Are we touching yet Doris?" and "No Harold, another 2 yards, 1yards, .....crunch"
Sorry, doesn't answer your original Q
Magnum
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Hmmm, this all sounds a bit rubbish. So, if I'm in the Balearics and put out a Mayday (spoken or DSC), activate my EPIRB, what is the most likely rescue scenario?
wakeup
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Probably a lot of swimming after dinner /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
jfm
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I honestly dont know. Same as UK really, you will be in the jetrib with liferaft deployed, and mothership sunk, long before rescue from an official source arrives. Rescue from a fellow leisure boater is much more likely
Frexample, I domnt think any lifeboats helped Mirabella, but loads of leisure yachts tried
Frexample, I domnt think any lifeboats helped Mirabella, but loads of leisure yachts tried
Tony7
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I had full engine fail 40 miles ofshore, north of Mallorca. called pan on 9. immediate response was asked to move to 16 gave full details and they kept in contact every 15mins while waiting for rescue to arrive. great service ., good english. and a bill for about 1000 euro which I was very happy to pay.
and no I'm not going into more detail.
and no I'm not going into more detail.
tcm
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ok. But have you ever run out of fuel again?
ok. But have you ever run out of fuel again?
Tony7
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Re: No more details
tut tut!!
tut tut!!
DavidJ
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... the french say "a vous" on the radio to indicate that the other can speak, and this just must be where "over" comes from, but i spect you knew that...
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Just to follow tcm. In Spain they use "cambio" for "over" which can be confusing because it also means "change" which you could be misled into thinking "change channel"
... the french say "a vous" on the radio to indicate that the other can speak, and this just must be where "over" comes from, but i spect you knew that...
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Just to follow tcm. In Spain they use "cambio" for "over" which can be confusing because it also means "change" which you could be misled into thinking "change channel"
