58
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Receive a distress relay
OR
move the cursor to
RELAYED
and then press
>ENT
to select the relayed distress call log.
The most recent incoming distress call is
shown as the first entry in the log.
3. Press
>ENT
to select the first entry in the log,
or scroll through the other entries until the
cursor is next to the entry you want to call and
then press
>ENT
.
4. The radio displays the details of the distress
call. Press
>ENT
to continue.
The details are displayed over two screens that
alternate every one second; the first screen
shows the MMSID (or buddy name) of the
distressed vessel and the type of distress,
the second screen shows the position of the
distressed vessel, the time of the distress call
and the MMSID (or buddy name) of the vessel
that relayed the Distress Call.
If the vessel's position isn't specified, a series
of dashed lines are shown instead.
5. Press
>ENT
to call back.
When the radio picks up an incoming distress
relay:
1. The radio beeps loudly to alert you to the
incoming distress relay and the working
channel changes automatically to CH16. Press
any key
except
PTT
or
<ESC
if you want to
stop the beeps.
At the same time, the LCD screen displays the
BUSY symbol, the MMSID (or buddy name) of
the distressed vessel and the type of distress.
After one second, the LCD screen changes
to show the position of the distressed vessel
and the time of the distress transmission. After
another second, the LCD screen changes
again to show the MMSID (or buddy name) of
the vessel relaying the distress call.
These three screens cycle once every second,
for a maximum of three minutes.
If the position of the distressed vessel's isn't
specified, a series of dashed lines are shown
instead.
2. Press
PTT
to try and establish voice contact
with the distressed vessel or press
<ESC
to
maintain a listening watch on CH16.
The details of the incoming distress relay are
stored in the distress log. If the distress log is
full, the oldest entry is automatically deleted.
PORT OPS/VTS
N 39 27.021’
E135 12.011’
T 09:34 UTC
RCV:RELAY
N 12.12.121’
E121.12.121’
T 09:36 UTC
RCV:RELAY
123451234
FIRE
ESC->EXIT
RCV:RELAY
SENT FROM
876587658
ESC->EXIT
