3.4 Distress Relay
General
If a vessel in distress is obviously near own ship and is not able to transmit the distress alert by itself, you can relay (transmit) the alert on behalf of the vessel in distress. You may relay a distress alert in the following conditions;
1When the station in distress is not itself in a position to transmit the distress message, or
2When the master or person responsible for the vessel not in dis- tress, or the person responsible for the coast station, considers that further help is necessary.
However, DO NOT press the [DISTRESS] key; it is for use when own vessel is in distress.
Procedure
Watch VHF CH70 auto
(Normal display)
Press the [ENT] key, and press the [SELECT] key. (To select call type.)
Call type < | > |
|
IND TEL ALL | R/A | R/S DST |
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Relay/ALL
(All Ships Call)
To call specific coast station (individual call), select “R/S”, then press the [ENT] key. After that, enter the coast station ID.
Press the [ENT] key.
* VHF Call message *
Format: DIST RELAY ALL
(Display for All Ships Call)
Press the [ENT] key, and press the [SELECT] key. (To enter ID of vessel in distress.)
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