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 TELECOMMUNICATION CONVENTION. DECEMBER V, 1932. wave used for this distress traffic, a message addressed "to all", indicating that the distress traffic is ended. This message shall take the following form: CQ call "to all" (three times), the word DE, call signal of the station transmitting the message, distress signal, time of filing of the message, name and call signal of the mobile station which was in distress, words"distress traffic ended". C. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF A DISTRESS MESSAGE 2531 [411] § 18. The acknowledgment of receipt of a distress message shall reTarmstroBot (talk) 15:22, 19 November 2014 (UTC)1wdr?se?;{'2! be given in the following form: message. call signal of the mobile station in distress (three times), the word DE, call signal of the station acknowledging receipt (three times), group RRR, distress signal. [412] § 19. (1) Any mobile station acknowledging receipt of a dis- tress message must, on the order of the master or his relief, give the following information as soon as possible, in the order indicated: its name, its position, in the form specified in § 7, the maximum speed at which it is proceeding towards the ship (aircraft or other vehicle) in distress. [413] (2) Before transmitting this message the station must make sure that it is not interfering \\;th the emissions of other sta- tions in a better position to render immediate assistance to the station in distress. H. REPETITION OF A DISTRESS CALL OR MESSAGE ['''] ~ 20 (1) Any station of the mobile service which l'S not l'n a }{{'Ilf 'titionotdL<tr"Yc; lJ • cal J or lIIe.- s age. position to render assistance and which has heard a distress message for which acknowledgment of receipt has not immediately been given, must take all possible steps to attract the attention of stations of the mobile service which are in a position to furnish help. [U6] (2) For this purpose, with the permission of the author- ity responsible for the station, the distress call or distress message may be repeated; this repetition shall be made at full power, either on the distress wave or on one of the waves which may be used in case of distress (§ 3 of this article); at the same time all necessary steps shall be taken to inform the authorities whose assistance may be advan- tageous.