Procedure when distress alert is received

Distress alert received.

Press [CANCEL] key to silence alarm.

Confirm contents of distress message; monitor 2182 kHz.

Did you receive

acknowledge from coast station (RCC) with 1 min. to 2 min. 45 sec.?

Yes

Press [CANCEL] to silence alarm.

No

DSC distress alert continues.

Are you

near ship Yes in distress?

No

If your ship can search and rescue the ship in distress, call the ship by telephone (2182 kHz).

Confirm contents of distress message.

Reply

 

 

received from

Yes

Continue

ship in distress?

 

communications.

No

 

 

 

 

If the distress alert continues send distress acknowledge to ship in distress by DSC.

Go to ship in distress.

Can your ship

search and

rescue?

No

Yes

Contact ship in distress over telephone (2182 kHz) and head to ship in distress.

Send distress relay to coast station (RCC) by DSC telephone or telex.

For example, relay DSC distress alert over HF band (8414.5 kHz). After relaying distress alert, wait for acknowledgement from

Continue watch on 2182 kHz to

 

 

await instructions from coast

 

 

 

Contact

station (RCC). Watch until you hear

 

SEELONCE FINI, meaning

 

coast station

completion of distress communi-

 

(RCC).

cations.

 

 

 

 

Note: If you receive a distress alert over HF band, wait five minutes. Then, only if you do not receive the distress acknowledge from a coast station, relay distress message to a coast station.

coast station.

(For all ships call, wait over radiotelephone; for individual call wait over DSC.)

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RC-1500-1T specifications

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