While proceeding towards a distress site you...

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While proceeding towards a distress site you hear the message PRU-DONCE over the radiotelephone. Which action should you take?

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While proceeding towards a distress site you hear the message PRU-DONCE over the radiotelephone. Which action should you take?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Radiotelephone distress traffic control procedures • Meaning and purpose of the word PRUDONCE/PRU-DONCE in GMDSS and VHF voice procedures • Difference between MAYDAY, MAYDAY RELAY, and traffic control messages after the initial distress call

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Is the distress itself over, or is it only the initial distress call that has ended while traffic is being reorganized? • Consider who usually sends a PRU-DONCE message: the vessel in distress, another ship, or a coast station? What authority does that give the message? • Think about what must happen to the radio traffic on the distress frequency after an initial MAYDAY so the on‑scene coordination can be managed efficiently.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what PRUDONCE/PRU-DONCE actually instructs stations to do with respect to the distress frequency (e.g., stop using it, shift, limit use, or resume normal traffic). • Check whether you are still proceeding to the distress site or have been told that assistance is no longer required. • Confirm which option best reflects a change of frequency and type of traffic rather than termination of the emergency itself.

Question 1 of 27070

While proceeding towards a distress site you hear the message PRU-DONCE over the radiotelephone. Which action should you take?

Advise the sender of your course, speed, position, and ETA at the distress site.

Shift your radio guard to the working frequency that will be indicated in the message.

Use that frequency only for restricted working communications.

Resume base course and speed because the distress is terminated.

Question 1 / 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51ca44

Question 1 of 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51ca44

While proceeding towards a distress site you hear the message PRU-DONCE over the radiotelephone. Which action should you take?

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Question 1 of 27070

While proceeding towards a distress site you hear the message PRU-DONCE over the radiotelephone. Which action should you take?