When encountering an emergency at sea, how should we send a distress signal?
I'll give you some tips
Tools available:
VHF, IF or HF digital selective calling equipment
International Maritime Communication Satellite
mobile phone
reflector
dyestuff
Signal flare
Combustible
Method of asking for help:
In case of distress at sea, it can send a distress signal, SOS, to the nearby ship or shore station through the VHF, IF or HF digital selective calling equipment equipped on the ship and the international maritime communication satellite;
Call for help with mobile phone, China 12395;
Irradiate continuously with reflector;
Put dye into sea water;
Launch signal flare;
Burning clothes and other articles. It can burn wet wood, clothing and other articles in the daytime, and use the generated smoke to ask for help; At night, it is most effective to burn dry firewood and emit flame.