COMMUNICATION EXAMPLES
Activating Patrol
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Venice Radio 1, this is Auxiliary vessel 86 956, over.
Auxiliary vessel 86 956, this is Venice 1, over.
(The complete address is used only on the initial contact)
Venice 1, 86 956,
request you activate our patrol, over.
86 956, Venice 1, standby.
( Venice 1 calls Station
Cortez by landline to activate patrol:
Venice 1 gives the following
information: boat name, coxswain, POB,
cell #, station #)
86 956, Venice 1, orders are activated; advise when underway, over.
Venice 1, 86 956, roger, out.
Begin Patrol
Venice 1, 86 956,
over.
86 596, Venice 1, over.
Venice 1, 86 956,
departing home dock, heading south, ICW, over.
86 596, Venice 1, roger, out.
(boat makes Ops Normal reports on ˝ hour in ICW, 15 minutes in Gulf)
Ops Normal
Venice 1, 86 956,
over.
86 956, Venice 1, over.
Venice 1, 86 956, Ops
Normal, southbound at South Venice Ferry dock, over.
86 956, Venice 1, roger, out.
Entering Gulf
Venice 1, 86 956,
over.
86 956, Venice 1, over.
Venice 1, 86 956
entering Gulf at Venice Jetty, over.
86 956, Venice 1, roger, out.
OPs Normal—Gulf
Venice 1, 86 956, over.
86 956, Venice 1,
over.
Venice 1, 86 956, position: 26—48—decimal 5; 82—19—decimal 2, heading 325, ops normal, over.
86 956, Venice 1,
roger, out.
(“say again,” if
radio operators doesn’t get the numbers the first time; then 86 956 repeats;
Venice 1, 86 956,
position:…..repeats lat and long)
Exiting Gulf
Venice 1, 86 956,
over.
86 956, Venice 1, over.
Venice 1, 86 956
entering ICW at Venice Jetty, heading north, over.
86 956, Venice 1, roger, out.
Ending Patrol
Venice 1, 86 956,
over.
86 956, Venice 1, over.
Venice 1, 86 956,
docked/moored at home dock, permission to secure our patrol, over.
86 956, Venice 1, roger, standby.
(Venice 1 calls Sta Cortez to get permission to secure/end patrol;
Cortez will determine whether patrol is needed or patrol can be ended and gives
time patrol is secured.)
86 956, Venice 1, patrol secured at 1933, over.
Venice 1, 86 956,
roger, out.
Revised 4/06
J.Bidwick