15. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the alarm. The following display appears.

* Received message *

JUL-23-1999-23:59 ECC:OK

DISTRESS RELAY ACK

FROM COAST : 001234567

SHIP IN DIST : NO INFO

NATURE

: SINKING

POS : 12° 34N 123° 45 AT 12:34

TELEPHONE

2187.5 KHZ

GO TO ALL VIEW

3.3.2Sending distress relay to all ships

This procedure sends the distress relay to all ships

1. Press the [CALL] key. .

***Send

CALL TYPE

STATION ID PRIORITY COM. TYPE COM. FREQ

DSC FREQ

INDIVIDUAL ***

PSTN CALL

TEST CALL

ALL SHIPS

GROUP CALL

AREA CALL

POSITION6

If this part of the menu appears, use 5to scroll the5menu.

POLLING

NEUTRAL

MEDICAL

RELAY ALL

RELAY SEL

DISTRESS

2.Select RELAY ALL and press the [ENT] key.

3.Press the [ENT] key to open the ID IN DIST menu.

 

*** Send message ***

 

CALL TYPE: RELAY ALL

 

ID IN DIST

 

 

- - - - - - - -

 

 

 

 

NATURE:

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POS: 34˚45N

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COM. TYPE

:

TELEPHONE

 

DSC FREQ.

:

2187.5 KHZ

 

 

 

 

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

4. Key in ID of ship in distress (if known) and press the [ENT] key. (If you do not know the ID enter leave the ID menu as it is.

5. Press the [ENT] key to open the NATURE menu.

 

***

 

 

Send message ***

Use 6to scroll

 

 

menu.

 

CALL

 

 

UNDESIGNATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ID IN

 

 

FIRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

FLOODING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SINKING

 

NATURE

 

 

 

 

POS:

 

 

COLLISION

 

 

 

DISABLE

 

 

 

GROUNDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABANDONING

 

COM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LISTING6

 

 

 

PIRACY

 

DSC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAN OVERBOARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPIRB EMISSION

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