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Not only will the U.S. Coast Guard respond but the Coast Guard may notify state and local search and rescue units in your vicinity and ask them to respond as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Coast Guard will also transmit an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast over marine-band VHF-FM radio Channel 16, notifying all vessels in the area of your emergency. In many cases a nearby Good Samaritan will be first on the scene to render assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The meaning of Mayday<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayday is a term derived from the French venez m&#8217;aider, meaning \u201cCome. Help me\u201d . It should be transmitted if possible via marine-band VHF-FM radio Channel 16 or 2182 kHz MF\/SSB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emergencies can go from bad to worse in seconds. Always try to get as much information across in as little time as possible. IMO protocols call for the transmission to start with the word &#8220;Mayday&#8221; repeated three times. It is then to be  followed by the name and number of your vessel and its position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a marine GPS, relate the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. No GPS? State your distance and magnetic or true bearing from the closest navigational landmark. If time allows, you can also relay your departure point, departure time and the speed at which you were traveling. All of these can help rescuers locate you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Mayday call is a cry for Emergency Assistance. As the boating season starts, a lot of mishaps can occur out on the water. But when lives are on the line \u2013 your boat is on fire or sinking rapidly with people on board or someone is in imminent danger of dying without immediate medical assistance \u2013 you want every available resource dispatched to your position. A Mayday call will bring that kind of help. 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