Distress/ Here : The verbal exchange of information on radio from ship to shore Urgency traffic and/or ship to ship/ air craft about a distress / urgency situation as defined in the relevant ITU Radio Regulations
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation & Rijeka College of Maritime Studies, IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases (SMCP), London, UK 2000. http://www.segeln.co.at/media/pdf/smcp.pdf, (Mrn Commun Phrases - Brit) {563}