Making a Distress Call, Making a Voice Distress Call | Uniden UM380

Making a Distress Call

Lift the red cover. Press and hold the DISTRESS button for three
seconds. Your radio transmits your boat’s location every few minutes
until you receive a response.
##NOTE: If the radio displays Enter User MMSI, cancel the automatic
distress call and make a normal voice distress call.	Lift the red cover
	Lift the red cover
Making a Voice Distress Call	and press the
Making a Voice Distress Call	DISTRESS button.

Speak slowly - clearly - calmly.

For future reference, write your boat’s name & call sign here:

1.Make sure your radio is on.

2.On the radio, press the 16/9-TRIbutton to switch to Channel 16 (156.8 MHz). (If the corner of the display does not show 16, press the 16/9-TRIbutton again until it does.)

3.Press the PUSH TO TALK button on the microphone and say: “MAYDAY -- MAYDAY -- MAYDAY.”

4.Say “THIS IS {name of your boat (three times) and call sign/boat registration number (once).”

5.Repeat “MAYDAY {name of your boat}” once.

6.Tell where you are: (what navigational aids or landmarks are near, or read the latitude and longitude from your GPS).

7.State the nature of your distress (e.g. are you sinking, medical emergency, man overboard, on fire, adrift, etc. ).

8.State the type of assistance you need (medical, towing, pumps, etc.).

9.Give number of persons aboard and conditions of any injured persons.

10.Estimate present seaworthiness of your ship (e.g. how immediate is the danger due to flooding or fire or proximity to shore).

11.Briefly describe your ship, giving ship name (e.g. “Blue Duck is 32 foot cabin cruiser, white hull, blue deck house.”)

12.Say: “I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16.”

13.End message by saying “THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat}, OVER.”

14.Release the PUSH TO TALK button and listen.

If you do not get an answer after 30 seconds, repeat your call, beginning at step 3, above.

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Uniden UM380 owner manual Making a Distress Call, Making a Voice Distress Call

Contents

UM380 Making a Distress Call Making a Voice Distress Call Faire un appel de détresse Faire un appel de détresse vocal Cómo hacer una llamada de socorro Cómo hacer una llamada de socorro por voz Contents Manual overview FeaturesIntroduction Conventions Getting Started What’s included Parts of the Radio Button Press to Press and hold to Parts of the Microphone Connector/Cable Connects to For details, seeCancel scanning and stay on Talk on a channel Channel Turning on the Radio How It Works Setting the UIC Channel Mode USA/CAN/INTMode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off Message Meaning Normal mode operationWatch Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch Using the radio in normal modeNormal mode with Weather Alert Watch Monitoring Channel 08 10 11 12 13 15 17 Scan modeNormal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch Using the radio in scan modeScan mode with Weather Alert Watch Using the radio in weather mode Weather modeScan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch Monitoring Weather Channel WX08 Using Your RadioUsing Your Radio Making a voice Mayday call Setting the volumeSetting the squelch level Changing the channel Boosting the transmission power Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch Using Fips codes for weather alerts Changing display and sound options Setting the GPS position manuallyLamp adjust Contrast Setup Advanced DSC features Using Digital Selective Calling DSC FeaturesWhat is DSC? What is an Mmsi number? Entering Mmsi numbers Individual or User Mmsi Number Using the Directory Group Mmsi number Channel Up Button Channel Down Button Call type What it does When to use itMaking DSC Calls Calling a single station Individual Call Select Individual Calling all stations All-Ships Call Making an automatic distress callCalling a particular group of stations Group Call Receive log Canceling an automatic distress callReceiving a DSC call DSC Call Type Receive Log Information Making Test Calls Test Test CallsReturning a call Receiving Test Calls Enabling automatic test call reply Receiving a position request Position Reply Position Request and ReplyRequesting another station’s position POS Request Enabling automatic position reply Sending your own position Position Send Disabling automatic channel switchingPutting the radio into standby Installing the Hardware Mounting the radio Connecting the radio Power Supply Requirements VHF Antenna Requirements Connecting to a GPS receiver Ground Wire Color Configuring the GPS GPS Verification Connecting to a Chartplotter Connecting to an External Speaker Maintenance and Troubleshooting Problem Things to Try Engine Noise Suppression Transmitter SpecificationsRadio Specifications Receiver Reference TablesChannel descriptions and what they mean Channel name/description Used for US Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display International Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display Ch No RX Freq Name on display Weather Channels and Frequencies US, CAN, and INTEmergency Alert System Same Information Types of events FFW No Response Event Code WFW Nmea Input Nmea OperationNmea Output Three Year Limited Warranty English UM38020101221.indd 13/2011 112520 AM UM38020101221.indd 13/2011 112520 AM UM38020101221.indd 13/2011 112520 AM QUESTIONS?