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6-4 Receive Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK)
DISTRESS
ACK FROM
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ESC >
EXIT
SINKING
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39° 27.021’N
135° 12.011’W
When the radio picks up an incoming distress acknowledgement:
The radio beeps loudly for two minutes, to alert you to the incoming distress 1.
acknowledgement, the working channel changes automatically to CH16. Press any key
except ESC OR 16/9 to stop the beeps.
At the same time, the LCD screen displays the distress acknowledgement and the MMSI
(or buddy name) of the vessel sending it. After one second, the LCD screen changes to
show the MMSI and position of the distressed vessel, including the type of distress call.
Press <ESC or 16/9 to cancel the LCD screen cycle, then press PTT to try and establish 2.
voice contact with the coast guard or press <ESC again to maintain a listening watch
on CH16.
6-5 Relay a Distress Call from the Distress LOG (RELAY)
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DELETE
SAVE MMSI
>RELAY
DSC CALL
ALL SHIPS
CALL LOG
> DIST LOG
DISTRESS
10:03 UTC
82° 50.123’N’
127° 45.456’W
02 123456789
DISTRESS
PIRACY
ALL RELAY
RELAY
>INDIV RELAY
ALL RELAY
INDIV RELAY
>MANUAL NEW
BUDD1
You can Relay a Distress Call from your Distress Log to an individual or to ALL SHIPS.
Press CALL/MENU to enter the DSC CALL menu, then select DIST LOG.1.
The most recently received distress call is the first entry(01) in the Distress Log. Select 2.
the distress call that you want to relay, then select RELAY.
Either select:3.
INDIV RELAY. It relays the distress call to an individual. Select MANUAL NEW if the person •
is not in your buddy list, otherwise scroll to the name of your buddy. Press ENTER. (If you
select MANUAL NEW, you need to enter the user MMSI then press ENTER).
ALL RELAY. It relays the distress call to all ships, then press ENTER.•
4. The radio automatically selects CH16 (For ALL RELAY), or manually set the working
channel (INDIV RELAY). It displays the detail of the distress call on the screen.
5. Press ENTER to Relay the distress call.