Furuno RC-1500-1T - Manual (Page 67)

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3.2.2 Distress alert received on HF band
If you receive a distress signal on HF band, the ALARM lamp lights and the audio alarm sounds.
Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the audio alarm. Wait for the distress acknowledge from a
coast station. If you do not receive it within three minutes do one of the following:
•
Watch on the distress frequency.
• Relay the distress alert in the following cases.
• You do not receive distress acknowledge call from coast station within three minutes
after receiving distress call.
• You have not received distress relay from other ship.
• You cannot receive distress communications from other ship over radiotelephone.
1. The audio alarm sounds and the display changes as below when a distress call is received.
DISTRESS CALL
SHIP IN DIST:
123456789
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS:
12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE 8291.0 KHZ
Distress
call received.
STOP ALARM
2. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the audio alarm, and the display changes as below.
* Received message *
JUL-23-1999-23:59 ECC: OK
DISTRESS CALL
ANSWER
SHIP IN DIST: 123456789
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS:
12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE 8291.0 KHZ
! "
ALL VIEW
3. Press  to choose ANSWER and press the [ENT] key.
4. Press the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu.
*** Send message ***
GO TO ALL VIEW
DSC FREQ : 2187.5 KHZ
SHIP IN DIST: 987654321
CALL TYPE* INDVIDUAL
DISTRESS RELAY
RELAY COAST
RELAY ALL