Distress Communications

The distress alert provides the minimum distress reporting require- ments: own vessel’s ID, speed, course, L/L position and nature of distress. After receiving the distress alert acknowledgment and you are not pressed for time you may send detailed information as fol- lows:

1.Press [F1] followed by [Enter] to display the editor screen.

2.Prepare distress communication message. Figure 6-7 shows a sample distress message.

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

THE NAME IS

Ship’s name

I NEED HELP

: Type of assistance required

Figure 6-7 Sample distress message

3.Press [F3].

4.Press [Enter]. The screen should look something like Figure 6-8. The cursor is on the Priority line.

Transmit

<[1] UNTITLED1>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmit Message

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Priority

 

Normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message File

 

Message now being edited

Size

63

 

 

 

 

 

Station Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Destination Type

 

TELEX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prefix Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country/Ocean Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modem Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

----

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attach File

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LES ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ TRANSMIT

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 6-8 Transmit message screen

5. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.

6. Press [

/

] to select “Distress”.

7. Press [Enter] to close the selection window.

8. Press [

/

] to go the LES ID line.

9.Press [Enter] to open the LES list.

10.Select the LES where the distress alert was transmitted.

6-5

Page 133
Image 133
Furuno FELCOM 12 manual Distress Communications, Mayday Mayday Mayday Name is, Need Help