Icom IC-M503 instruction manual Mayday Mayday Mayday, DS-100 #02 DSC Controller is required

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on Channel 16.

USING CHANNEL 16

DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE

1.“MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY.”

2.“THIS IS ...............” (name of vessel)

3.Your call sign or other indication of the vessel (AND 9-digit DSC ID if you have one).

4.“LOCATED AT ...............” (your position)

5.The nature of the distress and assistance required.

6.Any other information which might facilitate the rescue.

Versions of the IC-M503 which display the “CE” symbol on the serial number seal, comply with the essential requirements of the European Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Directive 1999/5/EC.

Or, transmit your distress call using digital selective calling on Channel 70 (the optional DS-100 (#02) must be installed).

USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (Ch 70)

(DS-100 (#02) DSC CONTROLLER is required)

DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE

1.Push and hold [DISTRESS] on the DS-100 for 5 sec. until you hear 5 short beeps change to one long beep.

2.Wait for an acknowledgment from a coast station.

• Channel 16 is automatically selected.

3.Push and hold [PTT], then transmit the appropriate information as at left.

This warning symbol indicates that this equipment operates in non-harmonised frequency bands and/or may be subject to licensing conditions in the country of use. Be sure to check that you have the correct version of this radio or the correct programming of this radio, to comply with national licensing requirements.

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