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DSC procedures |
V90S User Manual
Receiving a distress call
When the radio receives a DSC distress call, it:
•
Sounds a two-tone alarm through the handset(s) and speaker(s),
and
•
Automatically switches to channel 16 after 10 seconds if there is
no user intervention.
If the two-tone distress alarm sounds on your radio:
1.
Press the [SILENC] softkey to silence the alert.
You do not need to send a DSC acknowledgement; this will be done
by an official search and rescue station.
2.
Maintain a listening watch on Channel 16 for voice communications
from ship and coast stations about the distress.
3.
You can then:
•
Press
▼
or
▲
to scroll through details of the distress call,
•
Press [PTT] to talk, or
•
Press [X] to exit the DSC session.
Distress acknowledgement:
(DISTRESS ACK)
or distress relay all ships:
(DISTRESS REL)
Only official Search and Rescue stations are permitted to send these
signals.
When your radio receives a Distress Acknowledgement signal it
does the following:
•
Cancels any Distress Mode transmissions,
•
Sounds a two-tone alert, and
•
Automatically switches to channel 16 after 10 seconds if there is
no user intervention.
1.
Press the [SILENC] softkey to silence the alert.
2.
Press the [ACCEPT] softkey to switch to CH16 immediately.
3.
Maintain a listening watch on CH16, and standby to give assistance.
4.
You can:
•
Press
▼
or
▲
to scroll through details of the call,
•
Press PTT to talk to the coast station or other ship, or
•
Press [X] to exit the DSC session.
