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Sending a Distress call, Simple call

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DSC OPERATION 8 ■■Sending a Distress call 1 NEVER MAKE A DISTRESS CALL IF YOUR SHIP OR A PERSON IS NOT TIP: If you want to compose a Distress call, see ʻRegular call.ʼ (p. 32) 3. A fter sending, the following screen is displayed. 2 3 IN AN EMERGENCY. 4 A DISTRESS CALL SHOULD BE MADE ONLY WHEN IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED. DDSimple call 1. Confirm no Distress call is being received. 5 6 You should send a Distress call if, in the opinion of the Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires immediate assistance. LLEmergency channel (Channel 70) is automatically selected to send a Distress call. 2. Lift up the key cover, then hold down [DISTRESS] until "Transmitting" is displayed to send the Distress call. •• W hile holding down [DISTRESS], count down beeps sound and both the key and display backlighting blink. ••Channel 16 is automatically selected. 4. W hen receiving the acknowledgement: ••Alarm sounds. 7 8 9 10 ••The following screen is displayed. 11 Other ship About 20 to 30 miles (Sea area A1) 12 13 Distress Alert Transmission Coast Station ••• Ship in Distress See NOTE on page 33 for a Distress call. 14 15 5. P ush any [Alarm Off] . 16 6. Push any [Close Call RCVD Window] . 7. Hold down [PTT] to announce your situation. 8. P ush [Standby] to return to the Main screen. 31

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Sending a Distress call
You should send a Distress call if, in
the opinion of the
Master, the ship or
a person is in distress and requires
immediate assistance.
L
Emergency channel (Channel 70) is
automatically selected to send a Distress call.
D
Simple call
1.
Confirm no Distress call is being
received.
2.
Lift up the key cover, then
hold down [DISTRESS] until
“Transmitting” is displayed to send
the Distress call.
• While holding down [DISTRESS],
count down beeps sound and both
the key and display backlighting blink.
•
•
•
3.
After sending, the following screen
is displayed.
•
Channel 16 is automatically selected.
4.
When receiving the
acknowledgement:
• Alarm sounds.
•
The following screen is displayed.
5.
Push any [Alarm Off]
.
6.
Push any [Close Call RCVD
Window]
.
7.
Hold down [PTT] to announce your
situation.
8.
Push [Standby]
to return to
the Main screen.
About 20 to 30 miles
(Sea area A1)
Distress Alert
Transmission
Ship in Distress
Other ship
Coast
Station
See
NOTE
on page 33 for a
Distress call.
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.
TIP:
If you want to compose a Distress
call, see ʻRegular call.ʼ (p. 32)