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RECEIVING A DISTRESS ACK SENT FROM A COAST STATION
When a DISTRESS ACK is received from a Coast Station (Coast Guard or Search
& Rescue), an alarm sounds and the following screen appears in the display. The
NAME/ID on page#1 is the ID of the vessel sending the message. The NAME/ID
on page#2 is the ID of the Vessel in Distress. Maintain a listening watch on CH16
and standby to lend assistance.
ALTERNATING
DISTRESS ACK BY COAST STATION P#1 DISTRESS ACK BY COAST STATION P#2
RECEIVING A DISTRESS RELAY SENT BY ANOTHER VESSEL
When a DISTRESS RELAY is received from another Vessel, an alarm sounds and
the following screen appears in the display. The screen displays the local time of
distress, the MMSID of the vessel sending the relay message and Lat/Lon
coordinates of the vessel in distress. The NAME/ID on page#1 is the ID of the
vessel sending the message. The NAME/ID on page#2 is the ID of the Vessel in
Distress. Your vessel does not re-send a distress relay message. Maintain a
listening watch on CH16 and standby to lend assistance.
ALTERNATING
DISTRESS RELAY BY DISTRESS RELAY BY
ANOTHER VESSEL P#1 ANOTHER VESSEL P#2
DISTRESS ACK
ID123456789
99º99. X
999º99. Y
DISTRESS ACK
ID987654321
PIRACY
12:45PM LOC
DISTRESS ACK
ID123456789
99º99. X
999º99. Y
DISTRESS ACK
ID987654321
PIRACY
12:45PM LOC
