Spell "MAYDAY" and your vessel name "WINDFALL" using the NATO phonetic alphabet
A. M-A-Y-D-A-Y said individually; W-I-N-D-F-A-L-L said individually
B. Mother-Apple-Yellow-Dog-Apple-Yellow; William-Ivan-November-Dog-Fred-Apple-London-London
C. Mike-Alpha-Yankee-Delta-Alpha-Yankee; Whiskey-India-November-Delta-Foxtrot-Alpha-Lima-Lima
D. The phonetic alphabet is only required for commercial vessels, not leisure craft
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A. To operate the radar system remotely
B. To broadcast weather forecasts to other vessels
C. To make telephone calls from the vessel to shore
D. To send a digitally coded distress alert containing the vessel's MMSI and position automatically to all DSC-equipped stations and the Coastguard
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A. Maritime Mobile Service Identity — a unique 9-digit number identifying the vessel; without it a DSC distress alert cannot identify the vessel to rescuers
B. A GPS waypoint identifier used in coastal navigation
C. A VHF channel number allocated by Ofcom for distress use only
D. A vessel survey certificate number required by the MCA
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