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Distress call
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New2001 DSC OPERATION 8 ■ Distress call A Distress call should be transmitted if, in the opinion of the Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires immediate assistance. NEVER MAKE A DISTRESS CALL IF YOUR SHIP OR A PERSON IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. A DISTRESS CALL SHOULD BE MADE ONLY WHEN IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED. D Simple call q Confirm no Distress call is being received. w While lifting up the key cover on the back side of the trans- ceiver, hold down [DISTRESS] for 3 seconds to transmit the Distress call. • While holding down [DISTRESS], count down beeps sound and both the key and display backlighting blink. • DSC channel (Channel 70) is automatically selected and the Distress call is transmitted. 1 NOTE: The distress call is paused for up to 15 seconds 2 when no valid position data is received. The distress call 3 is made when a valid position data is received within 15 seconds. 4 • If valid position data cannot be received within 15 seconds, the 5 distress call is made with a stored position data. e After the call, the transceiver waits for an acknowledgment 6 call on channel 70 for 10 seconds, and then waits for a call 7 by alternately monitoring channel 70 and channel 16. • The Distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5 8 minutes, until an acknowledgement is received ('Call repeat' 9 mode), or DSC Cancel call is made. (p. 27) • Push [RESEND] to manually transmit the Distress repeat call. 10 • Push [Ω]/[≈] then push [INFO] to display the transmitted Distress call information. 11 • Push [Ω]/[≈] then push [PAUSE] to pause the 'Call repeat' mode, push [RESUME] to resume it. 12 13 14 15 r After receiving the acknowledgment, push [ALARM OFF] 16 then reply using the microphone. ➥ A distress alert default contains: • Nature of distress: Undesignated distress • Position information: The latest GPS or manual input position is held for 23.5 hours, or until the power is turned OFF. 24