Transmitting the distress call

Watch VHF CH70

auto

1Open cover on [DISTRESS] key. 2 Press [DISTRESS] key 4 seconds

continuously.

DISTRESS CALL CH70

34° 40N 135° 20E at 15:20

Nature of Distress

[1]: Fire, explosion

[2]: Flooding

[3]: Collision

[4]: Grounding

[5]: Listing, capsizing

[6]: Sinking

[7]: Disabled & adrift

[8]: Abandoning

[0]: Undesignated

[]: Piracy/armed robbery attack [ ]: Man overboard

If no numeric key is pressed, distress alert is automatically transmitted.

Position/Time

To announce nature of distress, press appropriate key for nature of distress within 3 sec. after pressing the [DISTRESS] key. Continue pressing [DISTRESS] key 4 sec.

DISTRESS CALL Nature?

Nature of Distress

UNDESIGNATED

If wrong nature of distress is input, enter correct nature within 3 seconds.

* Call in progress *

 

DISTRESS CALL CH70

(Transmitting)

 

Transmission time is about three seconds.

A coast station will transmit a DIST ACK signal to you to confirm the distress alert. Once you have received the DIST ACK signal, CH16 (Distress, Safety and Calling frequency) is automatically selected so that you may commence voice communications with the coast station. After the [DISTRESS] key has been pressed, no further operation of the radiotelephone is required until you have received the DIST ACK signal.

* Wait for dist ack *

Next CH70 3.7 min

(Waiting for distress acknowldege)

Counts down. If distress call is not acknowledged it is automatically retransmitted until acknowledged.

(Do nothing until own ship receives DIST ACK.)

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Furuno FM-8500 manual Transmitting the distress call