CANCELLING A FALSE

DISTRESS ALERT

1.Switch off transmitter immediately.

2.Switch equipment on and set to Channel 16.

3.Make broadcast to "All Stations" giving your vessel's name, callsign and DSC number, and cancel the false distress alert.

Example message:

All Stations, All Stations, All Stations

This is NAME, CALLSIGN,

DSC NUMBER, POSITION.

Cancel my distress alert of

DATE, TIME, UTC.

=Master, NAME, CALLSIGN.

DSC NUMBER, DATE, TIME UTC.

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Furuno FM-8500 manual Cancelling a False Distress Alert