4. DISTRESS OPERATIONS

17.Press the CALL key for three seconds, and the message “Priority distress transmit sure?” appears. Continue pressing the key until the display shows “Distress relay coast message in progress!” to send the distress relay call.

 

 

Priority distress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transmit sure?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAST ID

 

: 001234567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIP ID IN DIST

: NO INFO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATURE

 

: SINKING

 

 

CALL key

 

 

POS

 

: 34°45.0000 N

 

 

 

 

 

135°22.0000 E AT 10:00

pressed 3

 

 

COMM MODE : TELEPHONE

 

 

seconds

 

 

DSC FREQ :

8414.5 KHZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEEP PRESSED FOR

3S

 

 

 

Distress relay coast message in progress!

DESTINATION ID: 001234567:

SHIP ID IN DIST : NO INFO

 

DSC FREQ

:

8414.5 kHz

 

TIME TO GO

:

8S

 

The equipment then waits for acknowledgement of the distress relay, displaying the message shown below. If the distress relay is not acknowledged within five minutes, the message “No response! Try calling again?” appears. If this occurs, send the distress relay again.

Wait for distress relay acknowledge.

DESTINATION ID : 001234567

SHIP ID IN DIST: NO INFO

 

DSC FREQ

: 8414.5 kHz

 

 

TIME TO GO :

4M59S RESENDING

When you receive the distress relay acknowledge message, the audio alarm sounds and the display shown below appears.

Distress relay ack message received.

 

 

CANCEL: STOP ALARM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATURE

 

: SINKING

 

POS

: 12°34.0000 N DIST: 5nm

 

 

 

123°45.0000 E AT 12:34

 

TELEPHONE

8291.0 kHz

18.Press the CANCEL key to silence the audio alarm.

Received message

 

MAY-23-2006-23:59

 

 

 

DISTRESS RELAY ACK

 

 

 

SENDER ID :

001234567

 

 

SHIP ID IN DIST : NO INFO

 

 

NATURE

 

: SINKING

 

 

POS

: 12°34.0000 N DIST: 5nm

 

 

 

123°45.0000

E AT 12:34

 

 

TELEPHONE

8291.0 kHz

10M10S

 

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19.Communicate with the coast station.

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Furuno FS-5070 manual Priority distress Transmit sure?, Distress relay coast message in progress