[CW] SUQ CW Instructions

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

This might bring a smile to some:

 *Radiocommunications*

*in*
Suez Canal Waters


 Procedure to be observed

by ships’ wireless operators from 1956



 Radiotelegraphy


 Call Sign : *SUQ*


 Working frequency: *420* Kc/s.

Listening frequencies: *425* and *468* Kc/s


 Instructions


 On his arrival on board the pilot will ask for radio contact to be
established with SUQ.

Before every call, the operator must make sure that the Canal station is
not working with other ships.


 SUQ will reply individually to each call or collectively to several calls
(CQ) according to the amount of traffic being worked at the time.


 Wireless watch


 After establishing radio contact, vessels must keep radio watch as follows:


 *1. Vessels from the North:*


 from time of first contact until passing Km. 6


 from Le Cap (Km. 34) until given “go ahead” signal (or until passing last
vessel from the South in the Ballah Loop, if the Southbound convoy is given
right of way).

 from El Ferdan (Km. 64) to Ismaelia (Change of pilot).


 from Deversoir (Km. 98) or not later than 1000 or 2200 hours, local time,
until passing Kabret

(Km. 121).


 *2*. *Vessels from South:*


 from the time of first contact until passing the Canal Company’s offices
at Port Thewfik


 from Kabret (Km. 121 or not later than:



   1.

   loaded tankers: 1030 or 2230 hours, local time



   1.

   other vessels: 1130 or 2330 hours, local time


 until üassing the last vessel from the North in the Ballah Loop (or until
receiving “go ahead” signal if the Southbound convoy is given right of way).


 3. Outside these regulations times the pilot can ask for a radio watch to
be set whenever

circumstances make it necessary.



 Procedure


 1. *Ordinary communications*.



   1.

   All messages transmitted by SUQ or to SUQ are service messages.

 They consist of: a reference number;

text of message

group indicating date and time

message was drawn up


 They do NOT contain: any preamble

or address,

or the number of words



   1.

   Vessels called by a collective message must acknoledge receipt (QSL) in
   the order in which they are called by SUQ



   1.

   Vessels which have not replied at once or in their turn must wait until
   they are called again by SUQ



   1.

   Ordinary transmissions from SUQ have priority over similar transmissions
   from vessels


 2. *Urgent communications*


 *A)* - *Communications relating to the safety of vessels.*


 Such communications are preceded by the international urgency signal:

 Group *XXX* repeated three time.



   1.

   SUQ transmits
    -

      this signal to interrupt all traffic being worked
      -

      text of message


 Vessels acknoledge receipt only if requested to do so by SUQ


 SUQ will signal to all vessels when urgent working is ended.


   1.

   Vessels transmit



    -

      text of message


 SUQ will immediately re-transmit to all vessels.


 All vessels, including vessel transmitting message, must cease working
while SUQ is retransmitting




 *B) - Communications relating to safety of navigation.*


 * *Such messages are sent according to international procedure.

 The text of the message is preceded by the word *“URGENT”*

 Order of priority of communications



   1.

   *Safety of vessels:* *XXX XXX XXX*


 Collision imminent, having to make fast urgently or going across the Canal
owing to bad visibility fire on board.



   1.

   *Safety of navigation:* *URGENT*


 Breakdown of engines or steering gear under normal visibility, delayed
closing of Bridge at Km. 68, man overboard, request for medical assistance,
obstructions in the channel (drifting lighter, sunken craft, unmoored
dredger, etc.).



   1.

   *Ordinary messages.*


 Traffic being often heavy, vessels must refrain from transmitting service
messages without cause, such as QRU, when they are keeping watch.



 Frequencies


 Communications by radiotelephone in Port Said.


 *Harbour office:*



   1.

   Call sign: *“PORT SAID ONE”*

 Frequency: 2182 kc/s (amplitude modulation)



   1.

   Call sign: *“PORT SAID FOUR”*

 Frequency 156.3 Mc/s (frequency modulation)


 *Pilot Vessel.*


 Call sign: *“PILOT BOAT”*

Frequency: 156.3 Mc/s (frequency modulation)



 *Procedure:*


 The procedure to be observed is the international procedure.


 However, for urgent communications the word “URGENT” and not “PAN” should
be sent three times before the call.


 Priorities are the same as for radiotelegraphy.

Oh, to be able to work SUQ or any of the excellent Egyptian stations again
on WT Morse!

73
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