■Distress call/Simple operation
CALL PROCEDURE 2 
eAfter transmitting the call, the transceiver is set to the
A distress call should be transmitted if, in the opnion of the Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires imme- diate assistance.
A distress call should include the ship’s position and time. They are included automatically when a GPS receiver is con- nected. If no GPS is connected, input them, if possible.
NEVER: USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR SHIP IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. DIS- TRESS CALL CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN IM- MEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED.
phone frequency (ch 16) au- tomatically.
•The controller is still waiting on ch 70 for an acknowledgment call.
rWhen receiving the acknowl- edgment, reply to the con- nected station via the transceiver’s microphone as described on the page at right.
Distress alert Completed
Now waiting for acknowledgemnt
<CLR→Exit>
NOTE:
qConfirm any distress call is
not being received.
wLift up the switch cover, pushing and holding the [DISTRESS] button for 5 sec. to transmit the distress call.
<Push and hold [DISTRESS] for 5 sec>
Nature of distress: Undesignated
GPS : UTC 15:22 12°34’N 123°45’W
• Distress alert (simple operation) contains (default); |
Kinds of distress: Undesignated distress |
Position data: According to the displayed information. |
- GPS or manual input position data held for 23.5 hrs. |
• Distress call repeats every |
knowledgement’ |
• Beep (Pi,Pi) sounds with the max. volume every 1 sec. |
•A DSC channel (ch 70) is auto- matically selected and the dis- tress call is transmitted.
•If you have the time, select the nature of the distress and con- tents.
•If no GPS is connected, your location and UTC time should be input.
• Push [DISTRESS] button to transmit a renewed distress call, if de- |
sired. |
• Push [CLR] to cancel the ‘Call repeat’ mode. |
The ‘cancel acknowledgement’ is automatically transmitted when the [CLR] key is pushed.
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