Stations remaining off the air to safeguard proprietary information.

Stations not directly involved with the on-going Distress communications may not transmit on the Distress frequency or channel.

Two three-minute silent periods, at 15 and 45 minutes after the hour that provide a transmitting "window" for distressed vessels to transmit Distress alerts using J3E.

Communications on a Distress frequency or channel is banned for 24 hours following the cessation of the Distress traffic.