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CHAPTER 7. DSC DISTRESS OPERATION
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DISTRESS ALERT (DISATER ALERT) HOW TO SEND
- The GMDSS ship is loaded with the DSC terminal, which transmits the Distress Alert to a
life-threatening situation.
- The coast station receives the Distress Alert and sends the Distress Alert response call to
the ship in disaster.
- After the response of the coast station, start communication of voice and Telex between
the disaster ship and the coast station.
Distress Alert transmission and Distress Alert response reception proceed automatically. .
※
(
Start by pressing a key)
- There are two types of Distress Alert such as MULTI / SINGLE, MULTI is common.
Please refer to Chapter 8-1-2 to set details of SINGLE and MUTI.
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SEND A DISTRESS ALERT WITHOUT MODIFYING
INFORMATION
1) Open the Distress key cover and press the DISTRESS key button for 3 seconds.
2) The alarm sounds when the key is pressed, and the red / white screen is changed to
the intersection.
3) A countdown message appears while holding the Distress key.
[3 -> 2 -> 1 -> 0 SECOND]
4) When the countdown reaches zero, it starts sending the Distress Alert.
5) Before sending the Distress Alert for 2 seconds sounds a continuous alarm, together
with a message
‘’
Distress Send [Frequency]
”
transmits Distress Alert with each DSC
frequency.
