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Emergency Contact List -

Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centres

BRUNEI BAY RADIO has created a list of emergency contact details for use by small-craft in our service region. This list contains the email address and phone number of each  service.

As a result of a survey of MRCC centres conducted in October 2009, yachts and other small-craft without a DSC equipped HF/SSB radio will find that email or a satellite phone call may be the only practical option to initiate contact with a MRCC or related Coast Station. 

Many governments chose to stop their 24/7 voice watch for Mayday, Pan-Pan and Secutite calls on the HF/SSB Marine Emergency frequencies following  the introduction of the GMDSS service developed for commercial vessels over 300 tonnes.  

The MRCC - or it's associated Coast Station - will probably use the HF/SSB Marine Emergency frequencies for ongoing voice communications once they know assistance is required.

This list is updated as information comes to hand.

PLEASE NOTE:  This information is as accurate as we can get it at the time of each survey. A prudent mariner will check these details by email or phone call to the MRCCs responsible for their sailing area, and the adjacent areas, prior to setting out; to reconfirm the contact details. Phone numbers, email addresses MRCC locations and Coast Radio operations do change.

If you notice any changes - or have additional information - please email radio@bruneibay.net so we can update this information for others.   

Piracy Reporting Centre - Malaysia (KL):

     Email: imbkl@icc-ccs.org  (monitored 24/7 for quick reply)
     Phone: +60 3 2031 0014  (24/7 piracy help line)

Notes:

1. The Piracy Reporting Centre has requested that for any piracy - or possible piracy - incidents, anywhere in the world, email first to the Piracy Reporting Centre and they will alert the relevant MRCC in the country responsible for your present sea area.

2. Be aware that a common practice in SE Asian waters by small fishing boats is to approach at speed and turn away suddenly when quite close. Any bad spirits adversely affecting their fishing success are thereby transferred onto your boat. Rather intimidating the first few times it happens. And easily confused for something more sinister. International cruising yachts make a great target for this practice because they don't have the speed to give chase to return the bad spirits, and most don't understand what is being done.

Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centres:

1. Sea regions are divided into maritime rescue responsibility areas on a large scale (eg: NAVAREAS ) and small scale, such as the South China Sea. See a map of NAVAREAS at  http://weather.gmdss.org/metareas.html  

2. In the case of illness/accident on board, loss of rig, damage to hull etc, the circumstances may not be sufficiently serious - or pose an immediate threat to life - to warrant setting off an EPIRB. In these cases a DSC alarm call - or an email or satellite phone call - to an MRCC may be sufficient to initiate a suitable response.

3. This level of emergency - in terms of the radio emergency call status - would be a Pan Pan call.  An EPIRB situation would most likely be equivalent to a Mayday call.

Australia - Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre (Canberra):

      Email: rccaus@amsa.gov.au
      Phone: +61 2 6230 6811
      HF/SSB:  only responds to DSC alerts to initiate contact
                      has 2-16 Meg emerg frequencies for communications
      Note: States are responsible for non-DSC monitoring for emergency
                voice calls. They listen on 4125,  6215 & 8291 only.
                See this map for station location and details.

Brunei - Rescue Co-ordination Centre (BSB Airport):

      Email: atc@civil-aviation.gov.bn
      Phone: +673 2 332600 
      HF/SSB: 

Hong Kong - Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre

      Email: hkmrcc@mardep.gov.hk
      Phone: +852 2233 7999  
      HF/SSB:  only responds to DSC alerts to initiate contact
                      has 2-16 Meg emerg frequencies for communications

India - Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (Mumbai)

      Email: indsar@vsnl.net        (MRCC Mumbai)
                isareast@datone.in   (RCC Chennai)
                com_cs@datone.in    (RCC Port Blair)
      Phone: +91 22 24388065  
      HF/SSB: equipment yet to be installed
                     prefer email communications

Indonesia - Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (Jakarta)

        Email: no response to repeated emails to: basarnas@basarnas.go.id
                no response to repeated emails to: admin@basarnas.go.id
      Phone: +62 21 34832901 - sometimes not answered.
      HF/SSB:  only responds to DSC alerts to initiate contact
                      has 2-16 Meg emerg frequencies for communications

     Note:  Email address checked by multiple phone calls to this MRCC.
               Emails not returned with error message, but never any reply.

Malaysia - Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (Putra Jaya)

        Email: mrccputrajaya@mea.gov.my
      Phone: +60 3 89413140
      HF/SSB:  only responds to DSC alerts to initiate contact
                      has 2-16 Meg emerg frequencies for communications

Mauritius - MRCC - via Mauritius Radio - 3BM

      Email: 3bm.mrs@mauritiustelecom.com
      Phone: +230 2088317
      HF/SSB:  3BM only monitors for DSC alerts to initiate contact
                      has 2-16 Meg emerg frequencies for communications

New Zealand - MRCC - via Taupo Marine Radio - ZLM 

    Email: rccnz@maritimenz.govt.nz 
      Phone: +64 4 5778030
      HF/SSB:  ZLM Monitors 2-16Meg Emerg Freq for voice calls 24/7
                       Monitors DSC alert frequencies 24/7
                       Uses HF/SSB Emerg freq for S&R comms

Papua New Guinea - MRCC - via Port Moresby Radio - 2PM

      Email: mrccpng@nmsa.gov.pg
      Phone: +675 321 3033
      HF/SSB:  2PM Monitors 2-16Meg Emerg Freq for voice calls 24/7
                      No DSC alert service (upgrading soon) 
                      Uses HF/SSB Emerg freq for S&R comms

Philippines - Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (Coast Guard Manila)

        Email: no response to repeated emails to: cgactioncenter@yahoo.com
      Phone: +63 2 5273880 
      HF/SSB:  only responds to DSC alerts to initiate contact
                      has 2-16 Meg emerg frequencies for communications

      Note:  Email address checked by multiple phone calls to this MRCC.
                Emails not returned with error message, but never any reply.

Seychelles - MRCC via Seychelles Radio - S7Q

    Email: mrcc.seycoast@email.sc   OR shipshore@cws.cwpls.com
      Phone: +248 224411  OR  +248 375733
      HF/SSB:  S7Q Monitors 2182 & 7696 for voice calls 24/7
                      prefer email communication

Singapore - Singapore Port Operations Control

      Email: pocc@mpa.gov.sg 
      Phone: +65 62265539
      HF/SSB:  no service - only VHF ch 16

Thailand - MRCC via Bangkok Radio

      Email: bkkrcc@yahoo.com
      Phone: +66 2 2860506 & +66 2 2860594
      HF/SSB:  24/7 standby for DSC alerts
                     24/7 voice watch on 2182, 4125, 6215 & 8291
                     Use 8291, 8294 & ch814 for incidents

PLEASE NOTE:  This information is as accurate as possible at the time of each survey. A prudent mariner will check these details by email or phone call to the MRCCs responsible for their sailing area, and the adjacent areas, prior to setting out; to reconfirm the contact details. Phone numbers, email addresses, MRCC locations and Coast Radio operations do change.

If you notice any changes - or have additional information - please email radio@bruneibay.net so we can update this information for others.   

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