Cancellation of Distress

When a station is no longer in distress, or when it is no longer necessary to observe

radio silence (i.e., rescue operation has concluded), the station that was in distress, the

rescue vessel or the station that controlled distress traffic shall transmit a message

addressed to "ALL STATIONS" on the distress frequency(ies) advising that the distress

traffic has ended. The proper procedure for cancelling a distress message is:

1. the distress signal "MAYDAY" (once);

2. the words "ALL STATIONS" (three times);

3. the words "THIS IS";

4. the name and/or call sign of the station transmitting the message (three times);

5. the filing time of the message;

6. the call sign of the station in distress (once);

7. the words "DISTRESS TRAFFIC ENDED" or the international expression

"SILENCE FINISHED" or "SEELONCE FEENEE";

8. a short plain-language description of why the distress situation is being cancelled;

9. the name or call sign of station transmitting the message;

10. the word "OUT".

Example:        MAYDAY

ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS

THIS IS

WINNIPEG TOWER

TIME 1630 Z

MAYDAY

PIPER FOXTROT X-RAY QUEBEC QUEBEC

DISTRESS TRAFFIC ENDED

PIPER FOXTROT X-RAY QUEBEC QUEBEC LOCATED BY SEARCH

AND RESCUE

WINNIPEG TOWER

OUT

Note: The procedure outlined is mainly for the benefit of other stations so they can

resume regular service on the distress frequencies. To ensure that search and

rescue stations are advised that a station is no longer in distress, a normal call

to the nearest aeradio station detailing the reasons for canceling the distress

call MUST be made.