COBHAM Sailor 6215 VHF DSC, User And Installation Manual, Page: 35 / 102

Chapter 2: Operation
DSC calls 25
22222
Operation
Having pressed the red distress button and sent
the distress message, press the soft key
INFO
to
display further information:
• STATION: shows the radio’s MMSI number.
• NAT: shows the nature of distress, see also
To
send a distress message with specified nature
on page 25.
• LAT:, LON:, POS UTC: shows the distress position data as transmitted.
• MODE: shows the communication mode.
If you sent a distress message, the VHF radio is automatically set to channel
16, the channel reserved for international distress, safety and calling.
To send a distress message with specified nature
When sending distress messages you can include the distress nature in the
message. To include the distress nature in the distress message do as
follows:
1. From top-level standby press the soft key
ALERT
. If it is not in the display, press the soft
key
MORE
until
ALERT
appears.
2. Press the selector wheel knob, then turn it to
select among the supported natures of
distress:
(Example)
FIRE, EXPLOSION DISABLED (and adrift)
FLOODING UNDESIGNATED
COLLISION ABANDONING (ship)
GROUNDING PIRACY (/armed robbery
attack)
LISTING ( MAN OVERBOARD
SINKING