Marine Signals and VHF Communication
Contents
Chapter 1Methods of Communication on Board
Section 1General
Section 2Methods of Ship Communications
Chapter 2Signal Appliances on Board
Section 1Signal Appliances on Board and Their Equipment
Section 2Maintenance of Signal Appliances on Ship
Chapter 3The International Code of Signals (ICS)
Section 1General
Section 2Signal Code
Section 3Transmission Methods of Communication Elements in Signal Code Messages
Section 4Ship Identification
Chapter 4Flag Signalling
Section 1Terms and International Signal Flags
Section 2Methods of Flag Signalling
Section 3Flag Etiquette
Chapter 5Flashing Light Signalling
Section 1Morse Code
Section 2Procedure Signals
Section 3Methods of Light Signalling
Chapter 6Other Signalling and Special Signals
Section 1Sound Signalling and Voice over a Loud Hailer
Section 2Morse Signalling by HandFlags or Arms
Section 3Distress Signals
Section 4Lifesaving Signals
Section 5Conflict and Permanent Identification of Rescue Craft
Section 6Singleletter Signals between Icebreaker and Assisted Vessels
Section 7Domestic Harbour Signals
Chapter 7VHF Radiotelephony Communication
Section 1Type of Marine Radiotelephony
Section 2VHF Radiotelephony Communication Methods
Section 3Distress, Urgency and Safety Communications
Section 4VHF Communication in VTS Areas
Section 5Radiotelephony Communication in Search and Rescue Operations at Sea
Section 6Communication for Preventing Collision
Section 7Comprehensive Examples of Plain Language Messages for Marine Radiotelephony Communication
Exercises
Exercise 1Coding and decoding
Exercise 2Answer the following questions as required
Exercise 3Compilation
Exercise 4Make the best choice to fill the blanks
Appendixes
Appendix 1Tables of Complements for Threeletter Signals
Appendix 2Dialogue from Wavelength
References
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