Furuno FM-3000 manual Distress Call, Simple call, Distress alert contains default

5.DSC Operation

5.5 Distress Call

A Distress call should be transmitted, if in the opinion of the Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires imme- diate assistance.

Note: DO NOT USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR SHIP IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. A DISTRESS CALL CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED.

5.5.1 Simple call

qConfirm no Distress call is being received.

wWhile lifting up the switch cover, push [DISTRESS] for 5 sec. to transmit the Distress call.

•Emergency channel (Ch 70) is automatically selected and the Distress call is transmitted.

•When no GPS is connected, input your position and UTC time, if possible.

Distress TX

35°23.123N

135°35.123E GPS UTC12:34

eAfter transmitting the call, the transceiver waits for an ac- knowledgment call on Ch 70.

•The Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes.

Distress

Completed

Wait for ACK

rWhen receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the mi- crophone.

Received

Distress ACK

< Tokyo CG

1.A distress alert contains (default);

•Kind of distress : Undesignated distress

• Position data : GPS or manual input position data held for

23.5hrs or until the power is turned OFF.

2.The Distress call is repeated every 3.5–4.5 min., until re- ceiving an ‘acknowledgement.’

3.Push [DISTRESS] to transmit a renewed Distress call, if required.

4.Push any key (except [DISTRESS]) to cancel the ‘Call re- peat’ mode.

5.“??” may blink instead of position and time indications when the GPS data is invalid, or has not been manually updated after 4 hours.

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