Guidance: GMDSS: sea areas and distress procedures for small boat users

Maritime Coastguard Agency

July 24

08:24 2024

This leaflet for small boat users contains:

procedures for making distress calls and hazard alerts
a map showing radiotelephone coverage of coast stations and geostationary satellites in 3 sea areas around the UK

Published 6 September 2017
Last updated 24 July 2024 +show all updates

24 July 2024
Leaflet and guidance has been updated.
23 December 2021
UPLOADED REVISED VERSION OF GMDSS VHF DSC PROCEDURES FOR SMALL BOAT USERS
26 November 2018
Latest leaflet uploaded
6 October 2017
Leaflet withdrawn and being rewritten
27 September 2017
Document has been updated
6 September 2017
First published.

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