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Distress call
There are two ways to transmit the
Distress Relay call—“Distress Relay On
Behalf Of Someone Else (DROBOSE)”
and “Distress Relay Call with Distress
Call Log”.
NOTE: DO NOT
push [DISTRESS] to
transmit a Distress Relay call.
You should use it for only your own
shipʼs Distress call.
To transmit the Distress Relay call
with “DROBOSE”:
You may transmit a Distress Relay
call when a ship in distress cannot
successfully send a Distress call, or
when you find a ship in distress and it
requires your immediate help.
Your ship
Coast Station
Distress Relay Transmission
Ship in Distress
No Distress
Transmission
q
Push [Compose DROBOSE]
to
display the COMPOSE DROBOSE
screen.
Push
• To display the screen from the Menu
screen:
([MENU] >
Compose DROBOSE
)
w
Select “Message Type,” then push [ENT].
e
Select the desired message type,
then push [ENT].
(Example: Individual)
+
Push
Rotate
When you select “All Ships” in step
e
,
“Address” is not displayed in step
r
.
In that case, go to step
y
.
r
Select “Address,” then push [ENT].
t
Select the desired coast station
address or “Manual Input,”
then push [ENT].
(Example: STATION1)
+
Push
Rotate
When you select “Manual Input” in step
t
, push the keypad to manually enter
the desired Individual ID. (p. 23)
y
Select “Distress ID,” then push [ENT].
D
Sending a Distress Relay call
