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Say again

Meaning in maritime & shipping, with examples

phraseCore term

In maritime & shipping, say again means: The standard radio phrase used to ask the other station to repeat all or part of a message that was not heard or understood.

In Turkish: tekrar edin, tekrar eder misiniz

How it is used

Used in SMCP and on all marine and aviation radio: 'Say again', 'Say again your ETA', 'Say again all after…'. It is also common in conversations on the bridge and on the phone.

Example sentences

  1. Say again your position, I did not copy.

  2. Because of noise on the channel, the pilot asked us to say again our draught.

Common collocations

  • say again please
  • say again your ETA
  • say again all after
  • I say again
  • SMCPIMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases: a standard set of English phrases and rules for ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore and on-board communication, designed to avoid misunderstandings.
  • VHFVery High Frequency: the short-range marine radio band that ships use to talk to each other, to pilots, ports and VTS, and to send distress, urgency and safety calls.
  • channel 16The international VHF frequency (156.8 MHz) reserved for distress, urgency and safety calls and for first contact between stations. Ships at sea keep listening on it at all times.

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