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CHAPTER 5

STATIONS TRANSMITTING MEDICAL ADVICE

500A. General

This chapter is to assist ships at sea, with no medical

personnel embarked, experiencing a medical emergency

onboard. The text of any message should be formatted in

plain language and should describe the medical emergency

as follows:

– General description of medical resources.

– Name of next port of call.

– List of ports visited where exotic or infectious diseases

could have been contracted.

– Patient data:

– Sex.

– Age.

– Clinical antecedents.

– Vital signs (temperature in degrees centigrade).

– Symptoms.

– Presumed cause of illness or accident.

– Observations.

If language is a limiting factor, the International Code of

Signals (CDPUBNV102) can be used by itself, or in

conjunction with English or another language specifi

the coast station called.

Messages are generally addressed RADIOMED

followed by the name of the coast station to whic

message is sent. The priority of the message should d

on the severity of the ailment. In extreme emergen

urgency signal (PAN PAN) should precede the addr

the address line (example: PAN PAN RADIOMED

HALIFAX RADIO).

Messages are sent using distress and safety frequ

(See chapter 4.) by radiotelex, radiotelephony, or Inm

500B. Station List

Detailed information concerning stations transm

medical advice is contained in the List of Radiodetermi

and Special Service Stations of the Interna

Telecommunication Union. A brief listing of medical 

stations, alphabetical by country, follows.
STATIONS TRANSMITTING MEDICAL ADVICE

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(1)

No.

(2)

Name

(3)

Address

(4)

Name of Coast Station

(5)

Remarks

For all addresses in this table, the letters “XXX” are for use in radiotelegraphy; they are replaced by the words “Pan Pan Pan” in radiotelephony.

5010 Algeria XXX RADIOMEDICAL; station call

sign.

Algiers (7TA).

Annaba (7TB).

Oran (7TO).

Message must be in English or Fre

5020 Argentina CONSULTA RADIO-MEDICA;

name of coast station.

In urgent cases the prefix “XXX” or

“PAN” may be used.

Any coast radio station. Message must be in Spanish. It sh

include the following information:

(a) patient's sex;

(b) age;

(c) medical history;

(d) symptoms;

(e) probable cause of the illness or

circumstances leading to the accid

(f) any additional information that m

diagnosis and treatment such as p

temperature (°C), and cause and s

the wound.

Message must be signed by the M

This service, provided by Servicio 

Asistencia Medica de Emergencia 

(Emergency Medical Assistance S

assumes no liability for information 

medical consultations.

5030 Australia RCC Australia;

MMSI 005030001.

RCC Australia (VIC). Vessels at sea can request medica

via HF DSC radio or Inmarsat sate

services. The service has been pu

place for SOLAS vessels but other 

use the service in emergencies.

This service is free and is available 

Inmarsat-C fitted vessels using acc

32, HF DSC fitted vessels through 

Australia (VIC) using Urgency prior

Call or, for non-SOLAS vessels, by

contacting RCC Australia on (61) 2 

6868 who will put the vessel in con

the Duty Medical Officer at the Roy

Doctor Service (RFDS) Telemedica

Center (TMAC) at Cairns, Queensl

5050 Bahrain Health Officer, Bahrain. Bahrain (A9M).

5060 Bangladesh Medical Services, Port Health

Officer, Chittagong. In urgent cases

the prefix “XXX” may be used.

Chittagong (S3D). Message should include descriptio

patient's symptoms and description 

medical chest. It must be signed by 

Master.

5070 Barbados Health Officer, Barbados. Barbados (8PO).

5080 Belgium RADIOMEDICAL Oostende. In

urgent cases the prefix “XXX” may

be used.

Oostende (OST). Message must be in Dutch, English

or German. It should include descr

ship's medical chest and patient's

symptoms, age, sex, vital signs and 

history. Message must be signed b

Master.

5090 Benin XXX RADIOMEDICAL Cotonou. Cotonou (TYA). Message must be in French. It sho

include description of ship's medica

and patient's symptoms, age, sex, v

and medical history. Message mus

signed by the Master.

5100 Bermuda Health Officer, Bermuda. Bermuda Radio (VRT)(ZBM).

5101 Burma Medical Service, Rangoon. Rangoon (XYR).

5110 Cameroon XXX RADIOMEDICAL Douala. Douala (TJC). Message must be in French. This s

assumes no liability.

5120 Canada RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign. Any coast radio station. Message must be signed by the M

5130 Chile MEDICO; station call sign. In

urgent cases the prefix “XXX” may

be used.

Antofagasta (CBA).

Magallanes (CBM).

Talcahuano (CBT).

Valparaiso (CBV).
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5140 China MEDICO; station call sign. In

urgent cases the prefix “XXX” may

be used.

Dalian (XSZ).

Guangzhou (XSQ).

Qingdao (XST).

Shanghai XSG).

Tianjin (XSV).

5141 Comoros RADIOMEDICAL Dzaoudzi. Dzaoudzi (FJN). Message must be in English or Frenc

5150 Congo XXX RADIOMEDICAL Pointe Noire. Pointe Noire (TNA). Message must be in French. This ser

assumes no liability.

5160 Costa Rica DH MEDICO Limon. Limon (TIM).

5165 Croatia RADIOMEDICAL; name of coast

station.

Any coast radio station. Message must be in English or Croat

should include:

(a) symptoms noted and those experi

by patient;

(b) patient's age and sex;

(c) date of the accident or onset of illn

(d) temperature, pulse, general condit

and position of the patient;

(e) medical equipment carried by the 

Message must be signed by the Mast

Stations provide medical advice to sh

all nationalities. The radiomedical ser

free of charge.

5170 Cuba DH MEDICO; station call sign. Habana (CLA)(CLT).

Santiago De Cuba (CLM).

5180 Cyprus MEDICO DMO Nicosia. Cyprus (5BA).

5190 Denmark RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign. Blaavand (OXB).

Lyngby (OXZ).

Ronne (OYE).

Skagen (OXP).

Torshavn (OXJ).

Message must be in Danish, English,

French, German, Norwegian or Swed

should include ship's name and positio

patient's symptoms and vital signs.

Message must be signed by the Mast

5200 Djibouti Service Quarantenaire Djibouti

(J2A). In urgent cases the prefix

“XXX” may be used.

Djibouti (J2A). Message must be in English or French

service assumes no liability.

5210 Dominican Republic RADIOMEDICO Santo Domingo

Piloto.

Santo Domingo Piloto (HIA).

5220 Egypt XXX RADIOMEDICAL; station call

sign.

Alexandria (SUH).

Kosseir (SUK).

Message must be signed by the Mast

This service assumes no liability.

5245 Fiji Islands RADIOMEDICAL Suva. Suva (3DP).

5250 Finland RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign.

In urgent cases the prefix “XXX”

may be used.

Any coast radio station except

Kemi,

Turku or Port.

Message must be in English, Finnish 

Swedish. It should include patient's

symptoms and cause of illness. Mess

must be signed by the Master.

Consultations with doctors of central

hospitals of Helsinki and Turku Univer

are free of charge. Other doctors con

set their own fees.

(1)

No.

(2)

Name

(3)

Address

(4)

Name of Coast Station

(5)

Remarks
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5260 France XXX RADIOMEDICAL; name of

CROSS/Sous-CROSS station.

Any coast radio station or

CROSS/Sous-CROSS station.

CCMM telex: 530333F

telephone: 33 5 61 49 33 33

Message must be in French, Englis

International Code (CDPUBNV102

The French Center for Maritime Me

(CCMM) is part of the Urgent Medi

Service (SAMU) in Toulouse and is 

continuously to give advice to ships 

After analyzing the patient's situatio

CCMM advises the ship's Master o

recommended treatment:

Type 1 - treatment onboard without 

voyage.

Type 2 - treatment onboard with ch

voyage plan.

Type 3 - urgent evacuation without 

(EVA-SAN).

Type 4 - urgent evacuation with do

(EVA-MED).

Type 5 - onboard transfer of medic

followed by evacuation.

For treatment types 3, 4, and 5

(interventions by CCMM), the Mast

advised to send his request by tele

radiotelephone to the nearest CRO

station; Etel and La Garde CROSS 

specialize in providing medical adv

CCMM can be contacted by:

(1) Radiotelephone via any CROSS 

Sous-CROSS station or coast radio 

(2) Radiotelex (MED+) via any coa

station.

(3) Inmarsat telephone call using c

5290 Gambia Health Officer, Banjul. Banjul (C5G).

5300 Germany Funkarzt; station call sign. In

urgent cases the prefix “XXX” may

be used.

Any coast radio station. Message must be in English or Ge

5320 Ghana Port Health Officer, Takoradi. Takoradi (9GA).

5330 Greece RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign.

In urgent cases the prefix “XXX”

may be used.

Any coast radio station. Message must be in English, Frenc

Greek. This service assumes no lia

5340 Greenland RADIOMEDICAL Julianehab. Qaqortoq (OXF). Message must be in Danish, Englis

French, German, Norwegian or Sw

5350 Guadeloupe XXX RADIOMEDICAL

Pointe-a-Pitre.

Pointe-a-Pitre (FFQ). Message must be in French.

5360 Guinea XXX RADIOMEDICAL Conakry. Conakry (3XC). Message must be in French. It sho

include patient's symptoms, age, s

signs and medical history. This ser

assumes no liability. Conakry guard

kHz 0700-1900 and 3 minutes at th

beginning of every hour 2000-2200

5370 Guyana Health Officer, Georgetown. Demerara (8RB).

5380 Hong Kong (China) Porthealth Hong Kong. Hong Kong (VRX).

5390 India Medical service; station call sign.

In urgent cases the prefix “XXX”

may be used.

Any coast radio station. Message should include patient's s

and description of ship's medical c

must be signed by the Master.

5400 Indonesia RADIOMEDICAL Jayapura. In

urgent cases the prefix “XXX” may

be used.

Jayapura (PNK). Message must be in Dutch or Engl

should include description of ship's 

chest and patient's sex, age, medic

symptoms and vital signs. Message 

signed by the Master.

5410 Iraq Port Medical Officer, Ma'aqal. In

urgent cases the prefix “XXX” may

be used.

Basrah Control (YIR).

5420 Ireland (No specific format). Any coast radio station. If a doctor from shore is wanted, th

should be addressed as a radiotele

the medical officer of the nearest co

port.

5430 Israel MEDICO Haifa. In urgent cases the

prefix “XXX” may be used.

Haifa (4XO). Message must be signed by the M

This service assumes no liability.

(1)

No.

(2)

Name

(3)

Address

(4)

Name of Coast Station

(5)

Remarks
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5440 Italy MEDRAD CIRM Roma. Any coast radio station.

The following coast radio stations

will relay messages to CIRM:

Italian coast radio stations (asking

for CIRM) (address: MEDRAD

CIRM Roma).

USCG stations (Atlantic and Gulf

coasts) (address: DH MEDICO

CIRM Roma).

USCG stations (Pacific coast)

(address: DH MEDICO CIRM

Roma via PREWI).

CIRM can be contacted 24 hours

by:

telephone: (39) 06 592 3331/3332

facsimile: (39) 06 592 3333

telex*: (43) 612068 CIRM I (both

satellite or radio telex)

E-mail: telesoccorso@cirm.it

Website: http://www.cirm.it

Maritec system

The International Radio Medical Cent

(CIRM) provides 24-hour free radio m

assistance to patients onboard vesse

any nationality anywhere in the world. 

can also decide and coordinate, wher

possible, the Medevac of a patient fro

vessel by naval craft or helicopter,

cooperating mainly with National MRC

and if necessary with other rescue

organizations, such as the USCG.

Message must be in English, French 

Italian. When requesting radio medica

assistance, the vessel should commu

the following information regarding:

the vessel:

(a) Vessel's name/call sign.

(b) Position, port of departure and

destination, ETA, route and speed.

(c) Medicine chest available.

the patient:

(d) Name, age and nationality.

(e) Temperature, blood pressure, puls

respiratory rates.

(f) Patient's symptoms, location and ty

pains, and any relevant information

concerning the illness.

(g) Other medical problems, with spec

reference to drug or other allergies, c

illness and their treatment.

(h) In case of accident, in addition to t

symptoms, where and how the accide

occurred.

(i) Treatment already administered to 

patient.

*NOTE: Requests via telex should be addressed MEDRAD or DH MEDICO to obtain priority of transmission.

5450 Ivory Coast XXX RADIOMEDICAL Abidjan. Abidjan (TUA). Message must be in French. It should

include patient's age, sex, symptoms,

medical history and vital signs. Messa

must be signed by the Master. This s

assumes no liability. Abidjan guards 2

kHz, but only distress and safety traffi

handled 2000-0800.

5460 Jamaica Health Office, Kingston. Kingston (6YI).

5470 Japan MDC; station call sign and hospital

name if applicable. In urgent cases

the prefix “XXX” may be used.

Any coast radio station.

The following hospitals also

respond

under the call signs listed:

NKEB - Kobe Moji

Nagasaki

Nagoya

Osaka

Otaru

Shiogama

Tokyo

Yokohama SHKB - Osaka

Tokyo

Yokohama Japanese vessels with doctors

aboard will also respond to

requests

for medical advice

(address: ship's Master).

Message must be in English, French,

German or Japanese. It must be sign

the Master.

5480 Kenya Medical Port Health Officer,

Mombasa.

Mombasa (5ZF). Message must be signed by the Mast

5485 Latvia (No specific format). Riga (UKB).

5500 Madagascar XXX RADIOMEDICAL; station call

sign.

Antseranana (5RL).

Mahajango (5RO).

Taomasina (5RS).

Toliara (5RT).

Message must be in English, French 

Malagasy. This service assumes no li

5510 Malaysia RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign.

In urgent cases the prefix “XXX”

may be used.

Kelang (9MP).

Kota Kinbalu (9WH).

Kuantan (9MK).

Kuching (9WW20).

Miri (9WW21).

Pinang (9MG).

Sandakan (9WH21).

Message should include patient's sym

and description of ship's medical ches

5520 Malta Medical Officer, Malta. Malta (9HD).

(1)

No.

(2)

Name

(3)

Address

(4)

Name of Coast Station

(5)

Remarks
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5540 Martinique XXX RADIOMEDICAL Fort de

France Radio.

Fort de France (FFP). Message must be in French. This s

assumes no liability.

5541 Mauritius Superintendent, Victoria Hospital,

Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius.

Mauritius (3BA). Message must be in English or Fre

5542 Monaco (No specific format). Monaco (3AC). Message must be in English, Frenc

Italian.

5550 Morocco XXX RADIOMEDICAL; station call

sign.

Agadir (CND).

Casablanca (CNP).

Safi (CND3).

Tangier (CNW).

Message must be in French. This s

assumes no liability.

5560 Namibia Porthealth, Walvis Bay. Walvis Bay (ZSV). Message must be in International C

(CDPUBNV102) supplemented, if

necessary, with Afrikaans or Englis

should include patient's symptoms 

description of ship's medical chest

service assumes no liability.

5565 Nauru RADIOMEDICAL Nauru. Nauru (C2N).

5570 Netherlands Radio Medical Advice (RMA). Netherlands Coastguard Radio

(PBK).

Message must be in Dutch or Engl

Radiotelephone (VHF)-Sea Area A

(a) Call Netherlands Coastguard R

(PBK) on VHF DSC Ch. 70 MMSI

002442000 or Ch. 16.

(b) State vessel's name, callsign an

position, and ask for Medical Advic

(c) The vessel will be assigned a V

working channel (Ch. 23 or 83) and

connected to the duty RMA doctor.

(d) Use the Radio Medical Advice

questionnaire to give the doctor cle

information.

Radiotelephone (MF)-Sea Area A2

(a) Call Netherlands Coastguard R

(PBK) on MF DSC 2187.5 kHz MM

002442000 requesting a transfer to 

kHz.

(b) After establishing contact on 21

state vessel's name, callsign and p

and ask for Medical Advice.

(c) The vessel will be assigned a w

frequency and connected to the du

doctor.

(d) Use the Radio Medical Advice

questionnaire to give the doctor cle

information.

Inmarsat-A/-B/-M Telephone (via

Burum-Station 12):

(a) Contact Station 12 by entering 

(b) For priority use code 32-Medica

or code 38-Medical Evacuation.

(c) State vessel's name, Inmarsat n

and position.

(d) Vessel will be connected to the d

doctor.

(e) Use the Radio Medical Advice

questionnaire to give the doctor cle

information.

Inmarsat-A/-B/-C Telex* (via Burum

12):

(a) Contact Station 12 by entering 

(b) For priority use code 32-Medica

or code 38-Medical Evaluation.

*NOTE: For Inmarsat -A/-B Telex, the vessel will be automatically relayed to the RMA computer and will receive the host (MEDIC SERVICE NL). Vessel's hos

called in. Send the message and end with: NNNN. Disconnect but do not switch off the Inmarsat terminal as the RMA computer will automatically send a repl

doctor.

For Inmarsat-C Telex, the vessel will be automatically relayed to the store and forward system of Station 12. Send the message and end with: NNNN. Discon

do not switch off the Inmarsat terminal as the RMA computer will automatically send a reply from the doctor.

5580 Netherland Antilles RADIOMEDICUS Curacao. Curacao (PJC). Message should include descriptio

ship's medical chest, last/next port

and patient's age, sex, symptoms, v

and medical history. It must be sig

the Master.

5590 New Caledonia RADIOMEDICAL Noumea. Noumea (FJP). Message must be in French. It sho

include patient's symptoms and de

of ship's medical chest. Message m

signed by the Master.

5600 New Zealand RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign.

In urgent cases the prefix “XXX”

may be used.

Taupo Maritime Radio (ZLM). Message should include patient's s

and description of ship's medical c

must be signed by the Master.

(1)

No.

(2)

Name

(3)

Address

(4)

Name of Coast Station

(5)

Remarks
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5610 Nigeria Health Officer, Lagos. Lagos (5OW).

5620 Norway (No specific format). Any coast radio station. Message must be in Danish, English,

German, Norwegian or Swedish.

5630 Oman Health Officer, Muscat. Muscat (A4M).

5640 Pakistan Medical Services, Port Health

Officer, Karachi. In urgent cases

the prefix “XXX” may be used.

Karachi (ASK). Message should include patient's sym

and description of ship's medical ches

must be signed by the Master.

5650 Panama DH MEDICO. Canal (HPN60) Canal guards 500 kHz.

5660 Papua New Guinea RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign. Port Moresby (P2M).

Rabaul (P2R).

5665 Peru Centro Medico Naval Callao. Callao (OBC3). Message must be in Spanish. It shou

include patient's sex, age, symptoms,

medical history and vital signs, descri

of ship's medical chest, position and n

port of call.

5670 Philippines MEDICO Manila. Manila (DZR).

5680 Poland RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign.

In urgent cases the prefix “XXX”

may be used.

Gdynia (SPC)(SPH).

Szczecin (SPE)(SPO).

Witowo (SPN)(SPS).

Message must be in English or Polish

5690 Portugal XXX RADIOMEDICAL; station call

sign.

Lisboa (CUL).

Madeira (CUB).

Sao Miguel (CUG).

Message must be in English, French 

Portuguese. It should inlude cause an

symptoms of illness. Message must b

signed by the Master. This service as

no liability.

5705 Russia (No specific format). Arkhangel'sk (UGE).

Murmansk (UMN).

St. Petersburg (UDB).

Vladivostok (UIK).

Message must be in English or Russi

5710 Reunion Island XXX RADIOMEDICAL St. Denis. St. Denis (FFD). Message must be in French. This ser

assumes no liability.

5720 St. Helena Medical Officer, St. Helena. St. Helena (ZHH).

5725 St. Pierre and Miquelon RADIOMEDICAL St. Pierre. St. Pierre (TXU). Message must be in French.

5730 Saudi Arabia (No specific format). Dammam (HZG).

Jiddah (HZH).

Ra's Tannurah (HZY).

Stations guard 500 kHz.

5740 Senegal XXX RADIOMEDICAL Dakar. Dakar (6VA). Message must be in French. It should

include patient's age, sex, medical his

vital signs and symptoms. Dakar gua

2182 kHz, but only distress and safety 

are handled 2000-0800.

5740.5 Serbia and Montenegro RADIOMEDICAL Bar. Bar (YUW). Message must be in English or Serbo-

It should include patient's age, sex, m

history, symptoms and vital signs, dat

the accident or of the onset of the illne

and description of ship's medical ches

5741 Seychelles Health Officer, Seychelles. Seychelles (S7Q).

5750 Sierra Leone Health Officer, Freetown. Freetown (9LL).

5755 Singapore RADIOMEDICAL Singapore. Singapore (9VG).

5760 Slovenia RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign. Any coast radio station. Message should include patient's age

medical history, symptoms and vital s

and description of ships medical ches

(1)

No.

(2)

Name

(3)

Address

(4)

Name of Coast Station

(5)

Remarks
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5770 South Africa Porthealth; station call sign. Capetown (ZSC).

Durban (ZSD).

East London (ZSA).

Port Elizabeth (ZSQ).

Richards Bay (ZSU).

Message must be in International C

(CDPUBNV102) supplemented, if

necessary, with Afrikaans or Englis

should include patient's symptoms 

description of ship's medical chest

service assumes no liability.

5780 Yemen Aden Health Officer, Aden. Aden (7OA).

5790 Spain MEDRAD; station call sign. In

urgent cases the prefix “XXX” may

be used.

Any coast radio station. Message must be in Spanish or

International Code (CDPUBNV102

5800 Sri Lanka Medical Service, Colombo. In

urgent cases the prefix “XXX” may

be used.

Colombo (4PB). Message should include patient's s

and description of ship's medical c

must be signed by the Master.

5810 Suriname Medical Advice, Director of Health,

Paramaribo.

Paramaribo (PZN). Message should include descriptio

ship's medical chest and patient's s

symptoms and medical history. It m

signed by the Master.

5820 Sweden (No specific format). MRCC Goteborg. MRCC Goteborg can be contacted 

 telephone: (46) 31 699050

 fax: (46) 31 648010

 telex: (54) 20180 (MRCCGBG S)

 email:

radiomedical@amrcc.sjofartsverke

If possible, try to contact MRCC Go

by phone first when sending e-mai

5820.5 Svalbard (No specific format). Svalbard (LGS).

Ny-Alesund (LJN).

Message must be in Danish, Englis

German, Norwegian or Swedish (F

over radiotelegraph only).

5821 Switzerland RADIOMEDICAL Bern. Bern (HEB)(HEC). Message may be in English, but pr

in French or German.

5822 Tahiti RADIOMEDICAL Mahina. Mahina (FJA). Message must be in English or Fre

5823 Tonga RADIOMEDICAL Nukualofa. Nukualofa (A3A). In urgent cases

the prefix “PAN PAN” may be used.

Message should be in English. It s

include patient's symptoms and de

of ship's medical chest.

5824 Togo RADIOMEDICAL Lome. Lome (5VA). Message must be in French.

5840 Tunisia XXX RADIOMEDICAL; station call

sign.

Bizerte (3VB).

Mahdia (3VM).

Sfax (3VS).

Tunis (3VX)(3VT).

Message must be in French.

5845 Ukraine (No specific format). Odessa (UDE).

5850 United Kingdom (No specific format). Any coast radio station. Radiotelephone (VHF): Vessels sh

on DSC Ch. 70 or on VHF Ch. 16 a

directed to a working channel. Afte

is established on the working chan

vessel will be connected to a casua

by simplex radiotelephone.

Radiotelephone (MF): After an initi

DSC 2187.5 kHz using the Urgenc

and contact is established on 2182 

vessel will be assigned a working fr

After contact is established on the 

frequency, the vessel will be conne

casualty doctor by simplex radiotel

Alternatively, vessels may call direc

kHz.

Inmarsat-A/-B/-M/Mini-M Telephon

Goonhilly): Vessels should use cod

medical advice and will be automa

connected to a doctor. Vessels req

urgent medical assistance should u

38 and will be automatically conne

the HM Coast Guard.

(1)

No.

(2)

Name

(3)

Address

(4)

Name of Coast Station

(5)

Remarks
STATIONS TRANSMITTING MEDICAL ADVICE

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5860 United States (Atlantic and Gulf) DH MEDICO; station call sign;

group count (number of words in

message).

Massachusetts:

Boston (NMF), USCG.

Virginia:

CAMSLANT Chesapeake

(Portsmouth) (NMN), USCG.

Florida:

Miami (NMA), USCG.

Louisiana:

New Orleans (NMG), USCG.

Telephone calls from ships to doctors 

hospitals are handled as regular phon

in accordance with legally applicable 

Ships requesting medical advice with 

specific telephone number will be con

by the USCG. No charge is made for t

when the ship states it is an emergen

involving the safety of life or property a

Message must be signed by the Mast

Messages transmitted to a USCG sta

are routed to the nearest medical faci

This service (inquiry and reply) is free 

charge.

Numerous USCG stations continuous

guard 2182 kHz (USB) and 156.8 MH

(VHF-FM) and will facilitate the provis

medical advice through their associat

Rescue Coordination Center (RCC).

The use of the signal “CQ” from the

International Code (CDPUBNV102) fo

medical messages is discouraged.

5861 United States (Great Lakes) DH MEDICO; station call sign;

group count (number of words in

message).

Telephone calls from ships to doctors 

hospitals are handled as regular phon

in accordance with legally applicable 

ships requesting medical advice with 

specific telephone number will be con

by the USCG. No charge is made for t

when the ship states it is an emergen

involving the safety of life or property a

Messages must be signed by the Mas

Messages transmitted to a USCG sta

are routed to the nearest medical faci

This service (inquiry and reply) is free 

charge.

Numerous USCG stations continuous

guard 2182 kHz (USB) and 156.8 MH

(VHF-FM) and will facilitate the provis

medical advice through their associat

Rescue Coordination Center (RCC).

The use of the signal “CQ” from the

International Code (CDPUBNV102) fo

medical messages is discouraged.

5862 United States (Pacific) DH MEDICO; station call sign;

group count (number of words in

message).

Alaska:

Kodiak (NOJ), USCG.

California:

CAMSPAC Point Reyes (San

Francisco) (NMC), USCG.

Hawaii:

Honolulu (NMO), USCG.

Mariana Islands:

Guam (NRV), USCG.

Telephone calls from ships to doctors 

hospitals are handled as regular phon

in accordance with legally applicable 

Ships requesting medical advice with 

specific telephone number will be con

by the USCG. No charge is made for t

when the ship states it is an emergen

involving the safety of life or property a

Message must be signed by the Mast

Messages transmitted to a USCG sta

are routed to the nearest medical faci

This service (inquiry and reply) is free 

charge.

Numerous USCG stations continuous

guard 2182 kHz (USB) and 156.8 MH

(VHF-FM) and will facilitate the provis

medical advice through their associat

Rescue Coordination Center (RCC).

The use of the signal “CQ” from the

International Code (CDPUBNV102) fo

medical messages is discouraged.

5866 Uruguay Montevideo Trouville (CWC39). Any coast radio station. Message must be in International Cod

(CDPUBNV102).

5868 Vietnam RADIOMEDICAL; station call sign. Ho Chi Minh Ville (XVS).

Haiphong (XVG).

(1)

No.

(2)

Name

(3)

Address

(4)

Name of Coast Station

(5)

Remarks