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Crew calling is the generic term for the non-business use of ship earth stations at sea. With mobile phones being reliable only to around five miles (8 km) off the coast, the crew on board merchant ships have until comparatively recently had few means of communicating with their families at home.
The crew may plan to clear the propeller, refuel from an onboard supply, hoist sail, or use alternative propulsion. Alternatively, as part of the pan-pan call, the skipper may request a tow from a suitable vessel, if possible, but without immediate urgency. Small fire on board – now extinguished
On board some cruise lines this means danger of high winds while at port. It alerts the crew responsible for the gangway, thrusters etc. to get into position and be ready for new maneuvers. Fire and emergency, continuous ringing of the general alarm bell for ten seconds and a continuous sounding of the ship's whistle for ten seconds. This is ...
Informative call indicating maneuver in a specified direction with reference to (direction) the target. On station Informative call unit/aircraft has reached assigned station. Opening Increasing in range. Oranges Weather. Out (direction) Informative call indicating a turn to a cold aspect relative to the threat; opposite of in. Outlaw
boatswain's call. Also bosun's call, boatswain's pipe, bosun's pipe, boatswain's whistle or bosun's whistle. A high-pitched pipe or a non-diaphragm-type whistle used on naval ships by a boatswain, historically to pass commands to the crew but in modern times limited to ceremonial use. boatswain's chair. Also bosun's chair. 1.
Coast Guard crew in the 11th District based out of San Diego also continue to interdict foreign nationals attempting to illegally enter the U.S. from Mexico via the Pacific Ocean.
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service and the New South Wales State Emergency Service use two levels of response, depending on what the call-out is and what has been directed of the crew attending the incident by orders of the duty officer: Proceed: To drive to an incident, without displaying lights and/or sirens and to obey all road rules.
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