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6DSC OPERATION
■Distress call
ADistress call should be transmitted, if in the opinion of the
Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires imme-
diate assistance.

NEVER USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR

SHIP OR APERSON IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY.

A DISTRESS CALL CAN BE USED ONLYWHEN

IMMEDIATE HELPIS NEEDED.

qConfirm no Distress call is being received.
wWhile lifting up the key cover, push [DISTRESS]for 5 sec.
to transmit the Distress call.
•Emergency channel (Ch 70) is automatically selected and the
Distress call is transmitted.
• While pushing [DISTRESS], the key backlighting is blinking.
eAfter transmitting the Distress call, the transceiver waits for
an acknowledgment call on Ch70.
•The Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5
minutes.
•“ ” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.
rAfter receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the mi-
crophone.
•Channel 16 is automatically selected.
•“ ” scrolls at the channel comment indicator.
➥Adistress alert contains;
• Kinds of distress: Undesignated distress
•Position data : Latest GPS position data held for 23.5 hrs.
or until the power is turned OFF.
➥The Distress call is repeated every 3.5–4.5 min., until re-
ceiving an ‘acknowledgement.’
➥Push [DISTRESS] to transmit a renewed Distress call,
if desired.
➥Push [16•9]to cancel the ‘Call repeat’mode.
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