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Distress call
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WHEN RECEIVING A CALL
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q
When receiving a distress call, an emergency
alarm sounds and the display below appears.
w
Push any key to stop the alarm, if desired.
e
Push [ENT] to set the transceiver to the distress
phone frequency, then monitor the communication
from the coast station to the ship in distress.
r
Select the received distress call memory channel
to check the position of the ship in distress.
➥
Push [FREQ/CH] then [RX
CLAR
] to select “
RX
memory
“ screen.
➥
Select “
Distress
” with [CH] then push
[ENT].
➥
Push [ENT] again.
• The received distress call memory is displayed at
the top line with “
*
” symbol.
• When the ship is close to you, communication should
be monitored continuously.
• The traffic frequency is monitored even when the mem-
ory contents is displayed.
* * * * * * R X m e m o r y * * * * * * *
- - - - - - - D i s t r e s s - - - - - - -
D i s t r e s s I D : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
U n d e s i g n a t e d
P o s i t i o n : L a t 3 4 3 4 ' N
L o n 1 3 4 3 4 ' W
U T C 1 2 : 3 4
T r a f f i c : J 3 E
T X 2 1 8 2 . 0 k H z
R X 2 1 8 2 . 0 k H z
R X F r e q : T X 2 1 8 7 . 5 k H z
R X 2 1 8 7 . 5 k H z
D E L
O K
C a n c e l
R X
J 3 E
< T r a f f i c >
L a t 3 4 3 4 ' N
L o n 1 3 5 3 4 ' E
1 2 : 3 4
E x i t
G P S
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* D i s t r e s s *
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
T r a f f i c
E x i t
q
Contact the ship in distress via the phone as
below:
w
When the ship requires a ‘distress relay’ call or the
ship appears not to reply, proceed as follows for
‘distress relay’ transmission.
e
Push [MODE
SET
] to select DSC menu.
• Push [DSC] to select DSC watch mode in advance, if
necessary.
r
Rotate [CH] to select “
Distress RLY
” then
push [ENT].
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Continue to the next page
* * * * * * * D S C M E N U * * * * * * *
- - - - - - - - S e l e c t - - - - - - - -
P o s i t i o n
I n d i v i d u a l
G r o u p
P o s i t i o n R E Q
D i s t r e s s
D i s t r e s s R L Y
S e m i / A u t o
T e s t
R X m e m o r y
T X m e m o r y
S e t u p
S e l t t e s t
E x i t
Ç
O K
S E L
• “MAYDAY”
• The 9-digit identity of the ship in dis-
tress, repeated 3 times.
• “This is …… (your ship name).”
• Your identification, (9-digit identity, call
sign or other identification), repeated 3
times.
• “RECEIVED MAYDAY.”
D
D
Distress relay call operation
Distress call reception should stop after one sequence
since the coast station should send back an
‘acknowledgement’ to the ship. If the distress call
continues, the coast station may not be receiving the
call. In such cases, you should contact the ship via the
phone.
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