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5.5 Distress Calls
For a Distress Call transmission, the Ray54 takes the position and time information from the input NMEA data along with your MMSI and converts it into a digital “packet”. When transmitted, this digital information lets other ships and shore stations equipped with appropriate DSC equipment know where you are and that you are in a Distress situation.
Your call can specify the nature of the Distress (designated call) or not (undesignated call). When you make a Designated Distress Call, you can select from the following types:
•UNDESIG (Undesignated)
•FIRE
•FLOODING
•COLLISION
•GROUNDING
•LISTING
•SINKING
•ADRIFT
•ABANDONING (Abandoning Ship)
•PIRACY
•MANOVERBD (Man Overboard)
Sending a Distress Call
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