Furuno FS-5070 manual Sending distress relay to area ships, Area Circle

4. DISTRESS OPERATIONS

4.3.2Sending distress relay to area ships

Use this procedure to send the distress relay to area ships.

1. Press the DSC key.

Select Message

GENERAL	DISTRESS
INDIVIDUAL	RELAY AREA
PSTN MESSAGE	RELAY COAST
TEST MESSAGE	DISTRESS
GROUP MESSAGE
AREA MESSAGE	SPECIAL
POSITION
MMSI 123456789	UTC 01:53
POS 12 34.5678N
123 45.6789E	EPFS 01:54

2.Rotate the ENTER knob to choose RELAY AREA and then push the ENTER knob.

3.Push the ENTER knob to open the AREA menu.

4.You can choose QUAD or CIRCLE to set the area. The geographical area call is for sending a call to all ships within the area you designate in your geographical area call. In the figure below, for example, the call will be sent to all ships within 24-34°N, 135-140°W (QUAD) and 34°N, 140°W, range: 5 NM (CIRCLE).

Compose msg.

MSG TYPE: RELAY AREA
AREA: CIRCLE **		**
SHIP IDQUAD	: 123456789
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS: 34°45.0000 N
135°45.0000 E		AT 9:30

COMM MODE	:	TELEPHONE
DSC FREQ.	:	8414.5 kHz
	GO TO VIEW

AREA line display

QUAD

"34° N 140°W 10° 5°"

CIRCLE

"34° 00N 140° 00W 0500NM"

Reference point (For example,

34°N 140°W)

34°N

10°

500NM

140°W

Reference point (For example,

34°N 140°W)

24°N

5° 135°W

QUAD CIRCLE

5.Push the ENTER knob to open the SHIP ID IN DIST menu.

6.Rotate the ENTER knob to choose MANUAL or SELECT. For MANUAL, key in ID of ship in distress (if known) with the numeric keys and then push the ENTER knob. (If you do not know the ID, press the CANCEL key.)

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