4 DISTRESS OPERATIONS

Action for ships receiving distress alert on HF band

DSC Distress alert received.

Press [CANCEL] key to silence alarm.

Listen to associated RTF or NBDP channel(s) for 5 minutes.

HF DSC, RTF AND NBDP CHANNELS (kHz)

DSC

RTF*

NBDP

4207.5

4125

4177.5

6312.0

6215

6268

8414.5

8291

8376.5

12577.0

12290

12520

16804.5

16420

16695

 

 

 

 

 

* = Radiotelephone

 

 

 

Is distress commu-

 

Transmit distress

Is the alert

 

nication in progress

 

relay on HF to coast

No

on associated RTF

No

station and inform

acknowledged or

relayed by CS and

 

channels?

 

RCC.

 

 

 

 

or RCC?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

Yes

 

Is own

Yes

Contact RCC via most

 

vessel able

 

 

 

efficient medium to offer

 

 

to assist?

 

 

 

 

assistance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

CS = Coast Station

 

 

 

 

RCC = Rescue Co-ordination Center

 

 

Enter details in log.

 

 

 

 

Sending the distress relay to coast station (on HF band)

1.The audio alarm sounds and the display changes as below when a distress call is received.

Distress

call received.

ID IN DIST:

123456789

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

POS: 12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34

TELEPHONE

8291.0 KHZ

 

 

STOP ALARM

2. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the audio alarm, and the display changes as below.

Received message

JAN-23-2002-23:59

 

ECC: OK

DISTRESS CALL

 

 

 

SHIP IN DIST:

123456789

 

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

POS: 12˚ 4N 123˚

5E AT 12:34

TELEPHONE348291.0 KHZ

 

 

 

 

ANSWER

 

 

 

 

ALL VIEW

3. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose ANSWER and then push the [ENTER] knob.

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Sony FS-1570 Action for ships receiving distress alert on HF band, Sending the distress relay to coast station on HF band