4 DISTRESS OPERATIONS

Sending the distress acknowledge call to ship in distress (on MF band)

Transmit the distress acknowledge call to the ship in distress only when you do not receive it from a coast station and you are able to aid the ship in distress. First, transmit the distress acknowledge to the ship in distress by telephone. If the DSC call is continuing, terminate transmission of the distress alert as follows:

1.The audio alarm sounds and the display shows the message “Distress call received.” when your ship receives a distress call.

Distress

call received.

SHIP IN DIST:

123456789

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

POS: 12° 34N 123° 45E AT 12:34

TELEPHONE

2182.0 KHZ

 

 

 

STOP ALARM

 

2. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the audio alarm and the display changes as below.

 

 

Received message

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JAN-23-2002-23:59

 

ECC: OK

DISTRESS CALL

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIP IN DIST:

123456789

 

 

 

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

 

POS: 12˚ 4N 123˚

5E AT 12:34

 

TELEPHONE342182.0 KHZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALL VIEW

3.If you do not receive the distress acknowledge call from a coast station and you have received the distress alert more than twice, contact the ship in distress over radiotelephone. If the distress alert continues, terminate the alert by rotating the [ENTER] knob to choose ANSWER, push the [ENTER] knob and then go to step 4 to send the distress acknowledge call to the ship in distress.

4.Push the [ENTER] knob to open the CALL TYPE menu.

Compose message

CALLTYPE

 

 

 

RELAY ALL

 

 

 

 

 

COAST RELAY COAST

 

ID IN

 

ACKNOWLEDGE

 

 

 

 

 

DSC FREQ :

2182.0 KHZ

GO TO ALL VIEW

5.Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose ACKNOWLEDGE and then push the [ENTER] knob. The following display appears.

Compose message

CALL TYPE

: ALL SHIPS

DISTRESS ACKNOWLEDGE

ID IN DIST :

123456789

 

 

DSC FREQ

: 2182.0 KHZ

 

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

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