5.Silence the alarm with the [CANCEL] or [ENT] key. The receive message appears as in the figure below.

* Received message *

JUL-23-1999-23:59

ECC: OK

DISTRESS ACKNOWLEDGE

FROM COAST: 001234567

SHIP IN DIST: 123456789

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

POS: 12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34

TELEPHONE

2182.0 KHZ

GO TO ALL VIEW

6.Communicate with the coast station via radiotelephone, which is automatically set to working frequency and class of emission (telephone) specified in the distress acknowledge message.

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.).

3.1.2 Sending distress alert with nature of distress specified

If you have the time to designate the nature of distress, send the distress alert as follows:

1. Open the DISTRESS button cover and press the [DISTRESS] button with a touch-and- release action. The following display appears.

 

 

 

***

 

Send message ***

Use 6to scroll

 

 

 

 

menu.

 

 

 

CALL

 

 

UNDESIGNATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

NATURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

POS.

 

 

FLOODING

 

 

 

SINKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLLISION

 

 

 

DISABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUNDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM.

 

 

 

 

 

ABANDONING

 

 

 

 

 

 

LISTING6

 

 

 

PIRACY

 

 

 

 

DSC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAN OVERBOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Use

or to select nature of distress and press the [ENT] key.

3.Press the [ENT] key to open the POS. menu. This is where you enter your position, automatically or manually. If the positioning device is connected, INPUT TYPE is AUTO and the position is correct, press the [ENT] key twice and go to step 12. Note that “INPUT TYPE: MANUAL” appears when position is input manually.

**

Position setup

**

 

INPUT TYPE: AUTO

LAT : 34˚ 41 NORTH

LON : 135˚ 30 EAST

TIME: 09: 00 UTC

Note: If the message “NO POSITION DATA” appears when you change INPUT TYPE from MANUAL to AUTO, confirm the navigation device and select AUTO again.

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