Furuno FM-8700 manual Procedure when in area A1, Receiving distress alert from other vessel

3.4Receiving Distress Alert from Other Vessel, Transmitting DIST ACK Signal

In no case is a ship permitted to transmit a DSC distress relay call on receipt of a DSC distress alert on VHF channel 70.

Procedure when in area A1

1.When the FM-8700 receives a distress alert from another ves- sel the upper two LEDs (Red) near the [ALARM STOP] key blink and the FM-85700 sounds the distress alarm.

2.Silence the alarm by pressing the [ALARM STOP] key.

3.Wait up to three minutes until the DIST ACK signal from a coast station is received. Be prepared to follow the instructions of the coast station.

4.If you do not receive the DIST ACK signal, follow the flow chart shown on the next page.

If further DSC alerts are received from the same source and the ship in distress is beyond doubt in the vicinity, a DSC acknowledgement may, after consulation with an RCC or Coast Station, be sent to terminate the call.

Note 1: An asterisk (*) in a received distress alert message indi- cates error or unknown at the location marked with the asterisk.

Note 2: Do not send DISK ACK in response to receipt of distress alert having a nature of distress of EPIRB emission.

Your Ship

About 20 to 30 miles (Sea area A1)

Coast station

Distress Alert

Transmission

Vessel in Distress

Figure 3-2 Receiving distress alert from other vessel

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