Furuno FM-8700 manual Procedure when in area A1, Receiving distress alert from other vessel

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3.4Receiving Distress Alert from Other Vessel, Transmitting DIST ACK Signal

In no case is a ship permitted to transmit a DSC distress relay call on receipt of a DSC distress alert on VHF channel 70.

Procedure when in area A1

1.When the FM-8700 receives a distress alert from another ves- sel the upper two LEDs (Red) near the [ALARM STOP] key blink and the FM-85700 sounds the distress alarm.

2.Silence the alarm by pressing the [ALARM STOP] key.

3.Wait up to three minutes until the DIST ACK signal from a coast station is received. Be prepared to follow the instructions of the coast station.

4.If you do not receive the DIST ACK signal, follow the flow chart shown on the next page.

If further DSC alerts are received from the same source and the ship in distress is beyond doubt in the vicinity, a DSC acknowledgement may, after consulation with an RCC or Coast Station, be sent to terminate the call.

Note 1: An asterisk (*) in a received distress alert message indi- cates error or unknown at the location marked with the asterisk.

Note 2: Do not send DISK ACK in response to receipt of distress alert having a nature of distress of EPIRB emission.

Your Ship

About 20 to 30 miles (Sea area A1)

Coast station

Distress Alert

Transmission

Vessel in Distress

Figure 3-2 Receiving distress alert from other vessel

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Contents VHF Radiotelephone FM -8 7 0 Canceling Distress Alert Safety Instructions Table of Contents Index-1 SP-1Word to FM-8700 Owners ForewordProgram number FeaturesVii System ConfigurationThis page is intentionally left blank Front Panel VHF Radiotelephone Operational OverviewVHF Controls, Indications Turning the Power On/OffSelecting Channel Modes, Channels Adjusting Volume of LoudspeakerAdjusting Squelch, Selecting Operating Functions Transmitting Selecting Output PowerTurning the Loudspeaker On/Off Automatic Selection of CH16Scanning Dual WatchPriority Remarks on Voice CommunicationsDSC controls DSC Terminal Operational OverviewDSC Controls, LED Warnings LED warnings Key Function/Purpose DSC control descriptionDSC Operational Overview When blinking question mark appearsStandby display Selecting and registering itemsPrepare message and then transmit it as follows Preparing and transmitting DSC messagesWhen keyboard input is prohibited Distress alert transmission and output powerLimit acknowledge Auto acknowledge is automatically disabled when…Turning Remote & Auto Acknowledge On/Off This page is intentionally left blank Distress Alert Transmission DSC Distress CommunicationsDistress call Provide the following information to the coast stationManual Entry of Ship’s Position and Time Canceling manually entered dataEntering data manually Confirming Ships Position and TimeWithin five seconds after pressing the Distress key Canceling a Distress CallReceiving distress alert from other vessel Procedure when in area A1DSC Distress alert received Transmitting Dist ACK over CH16 To transmit the Dist ACK signal, do the following Transmitting Dist ACK signalRelaying a distress alert When you should relay a distress alertDistress Alert Relay Manually enter time of distress Press the ENT key twice Wait for relay ack This page is intentionally left blank Transmitting Individual Calls General procedure for transmitting an individual callDSC Operation for NON-DISTRESS Cases Prepare and transmit a message as follows Detailed procedure for transmitting an individual callTransmission time about 0.5 seconds From previousFrom previous After receiving the ACK BQ signal, do the followingReceiving Individual Calls ACK RQ Setting of Able or UnableReceiving individual call with Auto ACK on Received * ACK RQ ID Receiving ACK RQ with Auto ACK OFFPage Purpose of all ships call General procedure for transmitting an all ships callTransmitting All Ships Calls Detailed procedure for transmitting an all ships call To return to previous menu, press the t key From previous Receiving an all ships call in on hook status Status of FM-8700 when receiving an all ships callReceiving All Ships Calls Select END and press the ENT key Receiving an all ships call in off hook status Listen to contents of message Prepare message as follows How to prepare transmit messagesPreparing and Saving Messages Page Example You want to write over file saved under file number How to write over filesWriting Over Files Transmitting a file Opening, Transmitting FilesOpening a file Press the 9 Xmtd key at the standby display Transmit/Receive Message MemoryOpening a transmit message You can transmit a retrieved message as follows Transmitting retrieved messagePress the 8 Rcvd key at the standby display Receive message memoryOpening a receive message Select ORDINARY, then press the ENT key This page is intentionally left blank Other Calling Types How to select other calling typesSelection of Other Calling Types Calling types descriptionDividual calls. Refer to Ships, by using urgent category, that own shipDistress call. Refer to ID numberMaking Telephone Calls Basic procedure for making a telephone callDetailed procedure for making a telephone call Pstn Call Operation after making DSC telephone call Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station Registering other station IDs, telephone numbers Other Station IDs and Telephone NumbersOpening other station IDs, telephone numbers User Preferences Automatic or Manual Printing Printer setupSelecting automatic or manual printing Automatic printingPrinting Timing of 4 key pressing Example Pringout Manual printingExample printouts Turning Key Beep On/Off How to turn receive alarm on/off, select distress alarm tone Alarm SetupThis page is intentionally left blank System Confirmation How to confirm own ships IDConfirming Own Ship’s ID Own ship’s ID can be confirmed as followsConfirming ROM Version No How to confirm ROM version noHow to confirm VHF section settings Confirming VHF Section SettingsYou can confirm VHF channels registered as follows How to confirm VHF channelsConfirming VHF Channels How to confirm Tx output power Confirming Tx Output PowerThis page is intentionally left blank Maintenance Maintenance & TroubleshootingTroubleshooting When the power cannot be turned onHow to start the diagnostic tests Diagnostic TestTransmit Power NG This page is intentionally left blank Specifications of Marine VHF Radiotelephone Power Requirements Menu Tree AppendixDist Ship ID POS & Time Distress Dist ACK Marine VHF Channel Frequencies International version Marine VHF Channel ListsPage Marine VHF Channel Frequencies USA version Private Channels U.K. Mariners Weather Channels Included in US versionPrivate Channels Netherlands Inland Input sentences Digital Interface IEC 61162-1 EditionLoad requirements as listner IsolationGGA Global positioning system GPS fix data GLL Geographic position latitude and longitude RMA Recommemded minimum navigation information Loran C data RMC Recommended minimum specific GPS/TRANSIT data This page is intentionally left blank Index-1 Index