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Chapter 8. RX of Distress & general call
8.1. RX of Distress Alarm
(1) Once Distress alarm is received from Distressed
vessel, Red color
[DISTS]
LED
is blinking and
Alarm sounds. To stop the Alarm, press
.
If the CRS reply to the Distress message, the reply
messages appear. (Normally within 3 min.) If the
Distressed vessel receives ACK message from CRS,
follow the CRS instruction.
(2) Flow Chart
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Check the ID, Distress position on the
saved message screen.
Distress Alarm RX
Press
button to stop the
alarm.
Press
button and stop the alarm.
Rx ACK
within 3
min. from
CRS.
(Alarm sounds)
Check the saved messages
Beyond 150 nm from own ship
Is the
distressed
vessel near
own ship?
In case own ship go and
rescue the distress vessel,
use radio telephone on the
distress frequency.
Check the
distress
vessel is
near own
ship?
Keep listening to the distress frequency
(Stand-by for the CRS instruction and
listen to the distress communication
until it finishes.
On the DSC menu, select Distress relay.
After editing, press call button to relay
the distress.
After relay the distress signal, wait for
the reply from CRS.
Red color
[DISTS]
LED blinks and
alarm sounds
