Daily Welfare Report

Please submit a daily welfare report at or near midday local time on each day of your passage.

If you depart after midday, your first report is the next day.

There are three ways to submit the report (in order of preference);

• Login to this website and complete the online form

• WhatsApp chat to +64 21 279 4995

• Email peter@passageguardian.nz

Information Required

WhatsApp and Email Format Required

AQUARIUS,512000000,091200UTC,32 16 S 174 28 E,030T,5.2KT,SW 25KT,S 2.5M,996HPA,NORMAL,1 OF 3 MILD SEASICK NNNN

• Single line of comma separated values

• There are exactly 10 commas in a daily welfare report

• DateTimeUTC first two characters day in month, last 4 characters time in 24H format

• LatLong is expressed as whole degrees and minutes. No decimals.

• NNNN denotes end of message

Missed Daily Welfare Report Procedure

I make an assessment as to whether the vessel may be in trouble or not.

I consider a lot of factors when making this assessment including whether the vessel is single handed, weather conditions at the time and predicted for the next 24 hours, and data included in the previous daily welfare report.

If the vessel is fiited with a satellite tracker and it indicates progress as expected, it is unlikely I will take any action.

If I suspect the vessel may be in difficulty or will be soon, then I will contact the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) for the Search & Rescue Region (SRR) being transited, advising there has been a missed daily welfare report.

I provide RCC with the float plan opened on departure. RCC will decide what action (if any) to take next.