Furuno FS-5070 manual Received message

4. DISTRESS OPERATIONS

At this time, the equipment cannot receive any calls except the distress alert acknowledge call. The distress alert you sent is recorded in the TX log.

Wait for distress acknowledgement.

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

POS: 12°34.0000N	AT 12:34
123°45.0000E
TELEPHONE	2182.0 kHz
DSC FREQ :	2187.5 kHz

TIME TO GO: 2M10S RESENDING

When the distress acknowledge call is received, the audio alarm sounds and the display changes as below.

Distress acknowledge message received.

CANCEL: STOP ALARM

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS: 12°34.0000N	DIST: 0 nm
123°45.0000E	AT 12:34
TELEPHONE	2182.0 kHz

Note: If you do not receive the distress alert acknowledge call, the equipment automatically re-transmits the distress alert and then awaits the distress alert acknowledge call. This is repeated until the distress alert is acknowledged.

2.Silence the alarm with the CANCEL key when the distress acknowledge call is received. The contents of the distress acknowledge call appear.

Received message

MAR-11-2006-23:59

DISTRESS ACKNOWLEDGE

SENDER ID: 001234567

SHIP ID IN DIST: 123456789

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

POS: 12°34.0000N DIST : 5nm 123°45.0000E AT 12:34

TELEPHONE 2182.0 kHz 10M10S

GO TO VIEW

Elapsed time after receiving (Max. "60M00S"

For over 60 minutes, nothing appears. )

3.Communicate with the coast station via radiotelephone, following the instructions below. The radiotelephone automatically sets working frequency and class of emission, as specified in the distress acknowledge call.

a)Say MAYDAY three times.

b)Say “This is … “ name of your vessel and call sign three times.

c)Give nature of distress and assistance needed.

d)Give description of your vessel (type, color, number of persons onboard, etc.).

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