4. DISTRESS OPERATIONS

Sending the distress relay to coast station (on HF band)

The audio alarm sounds and the display changes as below when a distress call is received.

Distress alert message received!

CANCEL: STOP ALARM

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

POS: 12

34.0000N

DIST: 43nm

123

45.0000E

AT 12:34

TELEPHONE

8291.0 kHz

1. Press the CANCEL key to silence the audio alarm, and the display changes as below.

Received message

JAN-23-2006-23:59

DISTRESS ALERT

SHIP ID IN DIST: 123456789

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

POS: 12 34.0000N

DIST: 43nm

123 45.0000E

AT 12:34

TELEPHONE 8291.0 kHz 10M10S

ANSWER

GO TO VIEW

 

2.Rotate the ENTER knob to choose ANSWER and then push the ENTER knob.

3.Push the ENTER knob to open the MSG TYPE menu.

Compose msg.

 

MSG

TYPE

 

: INDVIDUAL

 

 

 

COA

 

RELAY COAST

 

 

 

ST

 

 

 

 

 

SHIP

 

RELAY AREA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSC FREQ

:

8414.5 kHz

 

 

 

 

GO TO VIEW

4.If you know the ID of the nearest coast station, choose RELAY COAST and then push the ENTER knob.

5.Push ENTER knob and key in ID of coast station where to send the distress relay and then push the ENTER knob.

Compose msg.

MSG TYPE : RELAY COAST

COAST ID: 00*******

SHIP ID IN DIST:

DSC FREQ :

8414.5 kHz

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