Furuno FS-5070 manual Ship ID in Dist Nature Telephone

4. DISTRESS OPERATIONS

7. Push the ENTER knob to open the NATURE menu.

Compose msg.

MSG	UNDESIGNATED
AREA:	FIRE
SHIP	FLOODING
	COLLISION
NATURE
POS:	GROUNDING
COMMYPE
DSC	LISTING

SINKING DISABLED ABANDONING PIRACY

MAN OVERBOARD

8.Rotate the ENTER knob to choose nature of distress and then push the ENTER knob. (If you do not know the nature of distress, choose UNDESIGNATED.)

9.Push the ENTER knob to open the POS. menu, where you enter the position of the ship in distress and time, manually or automatically.

Compose msg.

CALL

A INPUT TYPE: EPFS

LAT : 34°45.1234 N

LON : 135°45.1234 E

TIME: 09:30 UTC

COM

DSC FREQ : 8414.5 kHz

GO TO VIEW

10.Enter position of the ship in distress, following 1), 2) or 3) below.

1)For automatic input, push the ENTER knob and choose EPFS. Then push the ENTER knob and go to step 10.

2)For manual input, push the ENTER knob to open the INPUT TYPE menu, rotate the ENTER knob to choose MANUAL and then push the ENTER knob. Enter latitude and longitude of ship in distress and time as follows:

a)Push the ENTER knob. Enter latitude and then push the ENTER knob.

b)Push the ENTER knob. Enter longitude and then push the ENTER knob.

c)Push the ENTER knob. Enter UTC time and then push the ENTER knob. Go to step 10.

Note: If you cannot confirm time, enter 88:88 to input NO INFO as the time.

3)If you cannot confirm position of ship in distress, push the ENTER knob to open the INPUT TYPE menu, rotate the ENTER knob to choose NO INFO and then push the ENTER knob twice. Go to step 10.

11.Push the ENTER knob to open the COM. MODE menu.

Compose msg.

MSG TYPE: RELAY AREA

AREA: 44 N 125 E 17 21

SHIP ID IN DIST:

NATURE : TELEPHONE

POS: 34 45.00NNBDP-FEC

COMM MODE

DSC FREQ : 8414.5 kHz

GO TO VIEW

12.Rotate the ENTER knob to choose TELEPHONE (or NBDP-FEC) and then push the ENTER knob.

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