Simrad - HH33 Installation and Operation Instructions
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Open the red cover labelled DISTRESS. If you have time to specify the nature of the
1.
distress, go to step 2. Otherwise, go directly to step 3.
Press the DISTRESS key to display the following categories. Scroll down to the
2.
category that best describes your situation, and then press ENT:
UNDEFINED
•
(Undefined)
FIRE
•
(Fire)
FLOODING
•
(Flooding)
COLLISION
•
(Collision)
GROUNDING
•
(Grounding)
LISTING
•
(Listing)
SINKING
•
(Sinking)
ADRIFT
•
(Adrift)
ABANDONING
•
(Abandoning)
PIRACY
•
(Piracy)
OVER BOARD
•
(Over board)
Hold down the DISTRESS key for about 3 seconds, until you see the distress call sent
3.
message (DISTRESS CALL SENT!) on the screen. The whole display starts to flash
and beep loudly. The distress call repeats five times continuously. It then repeats
randomly every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes until a distress acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK)
is received from a search and rescue authority, or until you cancel the distress call
manually.
The radio selects CH16 automatically so that you can hear any incoming voice con-
tacts from search and rescue authorities, or other vessels within range.
Press ESC if you need to cancel the distress call. This is the only key that operates in
Distress mode.
6-2 Receive a Distress Call
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DISTRESS
FLOODING
ESC -> EXIT
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10:34 UTC
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50.003’N
27
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45.543’W
An alert sounds when a distress call (DISTRESS!) is received. Press any key to cancel
1.
the alert. You do not need to send an acknowledgement.
The radio automatically selects CH16 and displays the details of the distress call on
2.
the screen. Press PTT to establish voice contact.
