VHF Voice Calls - Mayday

A short summary of some possible VHF Radio Calls. If you've got a DSC-Radio with a linked GPS, you may prefere sending the Mayday by pressing a single button; the DSC-Radio will transmit the Mayday automatically with an accurate position. In the meantime all modern yachts should have a DSC-Radio.

Normal Radio Call

{name of called vessel}, {name of called vessel}, {name of called vessel}
This is yacht {name of own vessel}, {name of own vessel}, {name of own vessel}

More informally it would be this way:

{name of vessel to call}, {name of vessel to call}
This is yacht {name of own vessel}

The Mayday - the distress alert

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday
This is yacht {name of own yacht}, {name of own yacht}, {name of own yacht}

Mayday {name of own yacht, MMSI-number}
My position is {latitude and longitude, each figure on it's on: 00 Degrees 00.0 Minutes North 000 Degrees 00,0 Minutes East}
We are {sinking, fire on bord, ...}
We require {an helicopter, ...}
There are {count} people on board
{more informationen}
Out 

Relay a Mayday - Mayday Relay

Mayday Relay, Mayday Relay, Mayday Relay
This is yacht {name of own yacht}, {name of own yacht}, {name of own yacht}
there is a Mayday  from {name of the Mayday-Yacht}

Mayday Relay from {Name des Mayday-Bootes}
Their position is {latitude and longitude, each figure on it's on: 00 Degrees 00.0 Minutes North 000 Degrees 00,0 Minutes East}
They are {sinking, fire on bord, ...} 
They need {an helicopter, ...}
There are {count} people on board
{more informationen}
Out 

Mayday Prudonce

The controlling station will use following signal to impose radio silence during distress working:

"Mayday Prudonce"

Impose Radio Silence

The controlling station will use following signal to impose radio silence during distress working:
"Seelonce Mayday"

Every other station would impose radio silence during distress working by:
"Seelonce Distress"

Cancel the Mayday

Mayday,
All stations, all stations, all stations
This is {name of the own vessel, MMSI-number}
The Mayday was an error
Seelonce Feenee
Out

Pan-Pan

Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan
All Stations, all stations, all stations, (or all ships, all ships, all ships)
This is yacht {name of own vessel}, {name of own vessel}, {name of own vessel}

Pan-Pan {name of own vessel}
My position is {latitude and longitude, each figure on it's on: 00 Degrees 00.0 Minutes North 000 Degrees 00,0 Minutes East}
We {run aground, have a broken rudder ...}
We require {a tow, ...}
There are {count} people on board
{more informationen}
Out