HOW TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY DISTRESS CALL - May Day Pan Pan & Securite

HOW TO MAKE EMERGENCY DISTRESS CALLS - MayDay Pan Pan & Securite
Making a May Day call is never something that any one hopes to do but if there were ever a time to do so making the call could literally SAVE A LIFE! We created this video to spread KNOWLEDGE and awareness of these MUST KNOW distress calls. We know it can be a lot to memorize especially if you aren't doing them every day (we would hope not!) so we created a solution...OUTDOOR WEATHER PROOF stickers for your boat. To give yourself a piece of mind simply place the sticker near your radio and read off of it if you ever find yourself in need.
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Pan Pan:
1. Make sure your radio is on CHANNEL 16
2. Press & hold the transmit button
3. CLEARLY SAY:
Pan Pan - Pan Pan - Pan Pan
All Stations - All Stations - All Stations
This is Vessel Name - Vessel Name - Vessel Name
My location is...
4. State nature of distress
5. State the assistance you desire & any other additional helpful info
6. Release transmit button
7. Wait 30 seconds - if not response, repeat steps 1 through 7
May Day:
1. Make sure your radio is on CHANNEL 16
2. Press & hold the transmit button
3. CLEARLY SAY:
May Day - May Day - May Day
This is Vessel Name - Vessel Name - Vessel Name
My location is...
I have __ people on board
4. State any additional info that may be helpful
5. Release transmit button
6. Wait 30 seconds - if not response, repeat steps 1 through 6
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[@GaleForceTwins]

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[@ervingricnik2470]

Nicely done. Really good. Hope you never need it.

[@Skylinesandsunsets]

As of writing this link is broken.

[@billsteiert3283]

Making a mayday call or pushing the red button on your PLB/EPIRB can be an intimidating call. If you feel even remotely that you are in any sort of danger, make the call. If you have to be fined for a false call, you can make reparations from home which means you’re alive. IMO, this is a far better alternative. Always ask for help if you are unsure because the ocean will NOT give you a second chance!

[@rabukan5842]

I am overseas with the military, have my USCG Master Captain's license along with other credentials, and own/operate a 50' charter boat here. You gals might not realize how much you are helping the boating community with these how to videos. When I did my captain's training, the information was always dry and matter of fact, designed specifically for the exams. You make this important information accessibly usable to everyone, and do it in an enjoyably entertaining way. Keep up the great work! You are Special Force power twins! :)

[@GaleForceTwins]

Thank you very much! We appreciate that ☺️

[@bernardmerida2221]

I am a retired airline pilot and over the years flying over the oceans I had my share of distress calls on the radio . Even though I had these experiences , it never cross my mind to think about these calls while i was fishing on my boat . Your video should be seen by every boater. I am sure that the majority of boaters will not know how to relay the scope of the emergency and very few will remember to give position , boat registration / name of boat , persons on board and severity of situation. Thanks for a great video .

[@GaleForceTwins]

Thank you for watching!! 😊🐟

[@ForensicPI]

Thank you ladies. These twins are one of my fav boating & fishing channels. They're very knowledgable, and there's much beauty in their modesty with zero profanity. I always scan channels 16 & 22a, especially when I'm off shore with my smaller boat. I also have a ham radio, with the Catalina Island repeater programmed in it. - FCC lic. K2PTL.

[@roguemarineadvisors]

Ladies, this is the type of content we’re pushing the boat manufacturers to make. Thank you for being a beacon for the industry!!

[@GaleForceTwins]

Thank you 😊

[@michaeldemasi1665]

Well done. Especially the info related to when Mayday should be used. I heard a Mayday call last week that the caller had run out of fuel. The CG gently reminded them what Mayday is actually used for. Other boaters in the area weren't so gentle. 😊

[@dreadnoughtjeffries7613]

I’ve been a tug captain for fifteen years and i must say am impress.👌🏽

[@GaleForceTwins]

Thank you 😊 we appreciate it!!

[@tykrollstudios1142]

As a member of the coast guard auxiliary I approve of this video. Fm vhf marine use is highly misunderstood and underrated. Something I’d add is link the radio to the gps and register your mmsi number for your dsc button. Automatically sends gps information to the coast guard! But other than that that is amazing.

[@GaleForceTwins]

Thank you!!

[@davidwhitten928]

Very good information everyone on the water should know

[@gantye88]

Just bought the sticker! Thank you so much for this great information! As the captain of the vessel, I make sure that I know all the information but if anything were to happen to me it is important that the passengers also have access and know what to do. Thanks again! You two will go very far!

[@louissteede9043]

Excellent content as usual. You ladies are an amazing resource for new and experienced boaters alike!

[@peteprior8896]

Great information for all boaters young and old experienced and inexperienced. It’s always good for have a review like that great job.

[@Klehocky1]

This is one of the most important videos you’ve made so far.

[@1980mjames]

Another informative video! Im just getting into offshore boating and your videos have helped so much! Love you girls!

[@orso66]

This is probably on the top 10 videos to watch from Gale Force Twins. Mandatory watching for my niece and nephew before they board my boat :)

[@marielueck8571]

You guys are just great ! So competent, professional and so cute on top of that. Great information to put out, I'm sure a LOT of people don't know this information. Excellent public service.

[@ifyouvemadeitthisfarcongra7701]

this video was informative, informative, informative. thank you.

[@dougearnest7590]

Awesome video (but you already knew that, didn't you?) A couple more things about emergency radio communications: -- pay attention, don't allow yourself to be distracted. I was wondering if 651 seconds is a thing and missed the message. -- excitement is contageous - good in sports, bad in emergencies. When others are talking with excited, panicked voices, be the voice of calm. It will help everyone settle down and communicate more effectively.

[@patshannon425]

Thank you for posting this video - purchasing a center console boat and this is valuable information to have - and I bought your sticker. Thanks!

[@chrisbynum4940]

This is a very important subject. Thanks for presenting this information in a very understandable way.

[@KyleBoise]

Thanks for the free sticker girls! I bought a short to come with it. Just so you know it was a great way to help people be safe and get some marketing out there!

[@ricksmith2042]

The best explanation I’ve heard!!! Great info! Well done

[@davidhopson9802]

Wonderful information and well spoken thank y'all. God bless love y'all my friends

[@sifu1965]

As always, great information Captains, thanks for sharing!

[@jefflunt1231]

My favorite type of content. Always done well, professional, and informative . Keep up with the great videos.

[@christopherweber1413]

This is one of, if not the best and most helpfully instructional video you girls have put out. This is great content and the boating community needs to see this one.

[@A5JDZK]

Good info. Especially for new or potential boaters. Thank you.

[@pgithens1]

Very nicely done ladies. This is really good information for boaters. I'd recommend that boat owners write down easy, clear text for a May Day call and tell all guests on board where that is. (Ideally laminated and waterproof). Also, make sure guests know how to identify the position.

[@troy3456789]

I am studying for my GROL+R license. This is lovely. Thank you

[@darrindedman8165]

I’d love to have a sticker with your logo next to my radio with this info.

[@KyleBoise]

Love the video. Very convenient as I was going to be researching this after work. Very abrupt ending lol.

[@jeffjohansen4945]

Great video! This has answered many questions that I have had.

[@enriquebarbosa9580]

Thank you ladies, that's what I was looking for. Excellent video keep up with this learning videos.

[@tajik.yassin5203]

Just wanted to tell you both thank for the priceless information and wisdom. My goal is to attain my Captains License, but it has been quite challenging going through the process. I’m starting from the ground up no Boat for sea time so I have to work on that part to get time in the water driving, God willing hopefully soon some doors will open that I can rent boats to obtain my sea-time then attend sea-school to complete everything. 👍👍👍👍

[@maxvitaminsea1472]

The mayday call is super important to know I never thought about it till I had to use it and saved my friends life

[@anthonykubis5575]

Very informative video .. thank you for taking the time and effort to share this information that could save somebody’s life..

[@Adogsmate4267]

Nice and clear. I know the procedure, but never use it. It's great to hear it every now and then, cheers.

[@danwndsurf1]

Just wrapped up the annual USCG inspection on the boat I run and this was a great/helpful refresher!!

[@GaleForceTwins]

Thank you!! So glad we could help

[@pbjonesful]

Great video. So helpful. I've printed Pan Pan and Mayday instructions in the description above and am keeping them in my boat next to the radio. Thanks so much.

[@GaleForceTwins]

We are so glad it was helpful!

[@heribertoledezma1615]

Well done !!greetings from Panamá very good your video tanks 👌🏽

[@RobbersVblog]

great info!!! just ordered a couple stickers for my boats!!

[@oldguyriders]

Extremely helpful and informative video. Thanks for the great real world examples and hailing sequence. Nice. Thanks

[@det6912]

Great video. Very informative. Thank you.

[@Shooting_the_Breeze]

Another gresat video guys. i would also like to add how critical it is to log on with your local coast guard / monitoring service. It greatly assists rescue services should you ever need them.

[@sgtkingking2228]

Excellent explanation of an important matter.

[@S_p_a_r_k_y]

👍 very well presented! 🎣

[@PianoUniverse]

Should mention the DSC alert on newer radios that give out emergency locations.

[@bend4014]

Great video ladies!!

[@charlesbowman129]

Fantastic video, great topic, and well presented. You guys are on it like a duck on a June bug.

[@salammelengkung9991]

nice fishing chanel...big catch n beautiful nature...

[@rumsin300]

Very good explanation!! Thank you!

[@mommy0356]

Great information!!! Learning alot!!

[@JohnCornellier]

This is the proper official info, well presented. Liked and subscribed.

[@GaleForceTwins]

Thank you! Welcome to the channel!

[@johnpaul9606]

Could do a video on the correct / safe way to navigate Florida's inlets . Haulover and Jupiter come to mind , TY

[@GaleForceTwins]

Great suggestion 😊🐟 thank you!

[@samuelmathews6120]

Subbed at first video, well, not my first video though, like 3rd or 4th. Maybe I’ll see y’all out on the water sometime! Though I can tell y’all aren’t in the Tampa area. We have a really bad red tide here and it stinks around here, literally. Congrats on 100k!

[@GaleForceTwins]

Thank you!! Welcome to our channel 😊🐟

[@DARTHDANSAN]

Very helpful!

[@derrickclemons2862]

Great job

[@redraider4b40]

I'll never forget when my Grandpa took me out on the Gulf but before he did he taught me this very thing, because he had undergone quadruple bypass a few years before. Ended up having to call in an emergency for another boat.

[@longviewstud26]

Excellent video.

[@Elwing1]

Love these educational pieces! When are y'all going to start teaching Captain's License classes?

[@robertcelebre7247]

Excellent information

[@cbrusharmy]

Excellent

[@rogerschofield3324]

just a tip which is used on Rally Motorsport Radio. Take a few seconds write down your message and read it as you transmit. Saves time in the end and is more detailed and succinct .

[@mommy0356]

I love you gals :-). And I am also learning a lot from you both! I love the regulator ( RETIREMENT WISH :-)

[@streetball396]

love the video however with the mayday calls if you don't have enough time to get everything out the best thing to get out is either lat/long or a approximate location along with # of POB.

[@ReelUncharted]

Very good information. I'll be sure to cover this on my channel as well to spread the message.

[@toddfarschon1309]

Great information. We have a large Navy presence on the Chesapeake Bay. Channel 16 will advise you of the movements.

[@MrOharus]

Díky!

[@paulhuval]

This was well done and spot on thanks. Just wanted to know if the distress button on the radio will work for longer distances

[@fishingwanthonytv8631]

Sorry I’m late but I got my food ready to enjoy while I eat lol 💪🏼

[@godbouty]

Emily... Your French is excellent. "M'aider" which means "help me", "Panne" which means "breakdown" .... and "Sécurité", well "Safety".

[@thomaspeake9769]

Could yall go over the new fire safty regulations coming out , if any are new. Love what yall are doing with all the educational vidios.

[@caseykelso1]

So much great information. I really wish other fishing channels would be more informational Instead of T&A click bait. Thanks kids for sharing this ...

[@mikecentro9641]

Awesome video. Keep them coming. Any chance you can now teach us the basics on how to use a handheld marine VHF radio? They have so many buttons and not intuitive at all. Thanks.

[@TOMPARTS]

I feel overwhelmed

[@kieyamng5063]

Like your vlog,good...

[@johnx9318]

Just a tune-up on your fantastic video... Broken arm (or any medical emergency) = 'pan pan medico' x 3 (International) Mayday not heard - if you hear a mayday and the issuing (stricken) vessel gets no response, you should carry out the 'mayday relay' routine. (International) Repeat the mayday message, but as 'mayday relay' x 3, with the stricken vessels details, and add your details as the relay vessel. You must convey any response from the rescuing service back to the stricken vessel. Also - don't deploy your epirb before exhausting your DSC capabilities. You can just flip the DSC switch as-is , or you can dial in the code number (for fire, grounding, pirates, sinking etc) and then flip the switch. All information about you, your boat, your position, next of kin, your mobile number, your contact numbers etc will be available immediately to rescue services. This will alert ALL vessels using DSC radios - regardless of what station they are on - and all stations in VHF line of sight - 25-35 nautical miles on a good day. Your epirb may take 4 hours to propagate a response from the authorities and it will (or it should) generate a full, very expensive and so often unnecessary search. Overkill and slow. Far more suitable if you are abandoning ship - or have lost all power. Many boaters have been a tad embarrassed when a 10,000 dollar an hour helicopter has turned up when they have nudged a sandbank and are stuck for a few hours. Glad to see you Americans have embraced DSC though. Australians, despite being primary signatories to the UN's SOLAS agreement, still live in the dark ages, and don't understand what DSC is or what it does. :( Thanks for the video.

[@michaelguard9647]

All good info. Since you already mentioned that the VHF channel 16 is a global source for mariners, then discuss the three most important calls a mariner can make, it should be remembered that a VHF radio call can generally be heard a distance of “line of sight of the antenna(s)” transmitting and receiving. At five watts of power transmitting, clear comm’s reach out to about twenty five miles. Of course all this depends on atmospheric conditions, as well as the height of the antenna’s.

[@jimmayors2315]

Hi great video and information. My only comment is in your example of the MAYDAY call giving your position. You said "24 degrees, 37 minutes and 446 seconds North, 81 degrees, 6 minutes and 651 seconds West". Technically, seconds don't go any larger than 60. I think your radio is set up for DDD MMM.MMM, not DDD MMM SSS. It's a small difference, not more than a nautical mile, BUT in a choppy/rough sea state with poor visibility and a PIW, that mile could mean a lot. I think you wanted to report your position as "24 degrees, 37 point 446 minutes North, 081 degrees, 06 point 651 minutes West" to be correct and accurate. Again, super job altogether!

[@bernaduskailemakurfishing]

samat pagi kawan selamat beraktifitas TUHA memberkati seelalu

[@opaman7518]

Very informative video Ladies. Too bad I don't have a boat. Can you review different communication radios and which ones you prefer and why?

[@jurusmancing6476]

Woow... Nice.... Salam Indonesia..

[@stevendame4404]

Hi Twins , great videos. You should tell where you are acquiring those coordinates so someone who may be panicked knows just where to look. How to know your position???

[@rickavendano4762]

So... what happens if your boat has no name? what do you sub for that? Love the video! 2 thumbs up!

[@jameslafeen4136]

What are the direct frequency for marine channels 17 & 22a if we have a standard VHF radio, and do you use channel 16 for securté and Pan Pan also? Thank you so much for such a great video, best of luck to you both!

[@kaffeee1970]

Hi gale force twins, i like your videos very much. I learn with your video for my src. At saturday i will have my exams. Make your fingers cross for me. Greetings Peter.

[@reelcs]

Ladies awesome job!! Does pan pan calls used via ch-16 or 22a? Thx

[@dariojohn1589]

Noticed a small typo on the Pan Pan sticker example. It says “Pan Pan, Pan Pan, Pan Pan Pan”. There’s an extra “Pan” at the end. Great video nonetheless, very informative!

[@scott5647]

Very clear instructions, thank you both!

[@matthewfodi3011]

Hey Gale force love your videos keep up the good work

[@SimonCarson_Racing]

Anytime I hear Mayday I get overwhelmed

[@boigajah9097]

Hello from malaysia

[@chrisdaniel9015]

Great content, love watching the videos one piece of constructive criticism on this video is that the pan pan call is actually pronounced pawn pawn. No big deal keep making the great videos!

[@user-zy7oh5js8v]

I noticed your radio has DSC, but you did not go over how to use it and the requirement to get and program into the radio an MMSI number. The USCG has warned they may stop monitoring channel 16 and only use the DSC emergency call system.

[@MRfishin]

Good info and knowledge. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@davidchaohsiungtan353]

Hello Gale Force Twins

[@smallnuts2]

Is there a GPS for your coordinates?

[@rafesaunders3373]

Don't you guys in US use your MMSI as well as your boat callsign? Or is that just us in Europe?

[@kevinkelly6287]

Awesome stuff guys, thank you