I am / MV ... ~ not under command. ~ adrift. ~ drifting at ... knots to ... (cardinal points/half cardinal points). ~ drifting into danger.

SMCP phrase

A1/1.1.7.1

Syntax of the SMCP phrase

I am / MV ...

~ not under command.

~ adrift.

~ drifting at ... knots to ... (cardinal points/half cardinal points).

~ drifting into danger.

Examples of the SMCP phrase

I am not under command.
Motor vessel Propername not under command.
I am adrift.
I am drifting at two knots to North North West.
I am drifting into danger.
Motor vessel Propername adrift.
Motor vessel Propername drifting at two knots to North North West.
Motor vessel Propername drifting into danger.

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Published in A1/1.1.7 - Disabled and adrift

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SMCP examples are based on IMO's Standard Marine Communication Phrases adopted by the 22nd Assembly in November 2001 as resolution A.918(22) IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases. The phrases given at this website may not be a complete and accurate version of the original material and the original material may have subsequently been amended.