Furuno FS-1570 - Manual (Page 7)

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3 DSC OVERVIEW..........................................................................................3-1
3.1 What is DSC?.............................................................................................................3-1
3.2 DSC Call ....................................................................................................................3-1
3.2.1 Distress alert call and reply............................................................................3-3
3.2.2 Individual call.................................................................................................3-4
3.3 Audio Alarms ..............................................................................................................3-4
3.4 Interpreting Call Displays............................................................................................3-5
3.4.1 Receive calls .................................................................................................3-5
3.4.2 Send calls......................................................................................................3-7
4 DISTRESS OPERATIONS ...........................................................................4-1
4.1 Sending Distress Alert ................................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 Sending distress alert by DISTRESS button, nature of distress
not specified ................................................................................................4-1
4.1.2 Sending distress alert by DISTRESS button, nature of distress specified ......4-3
4.2 Receiving a Distress Alert...........................................................................................4-6
4.2.1 Distress alert received on MF band ...............................................................4-6
4.2.2 Distress alert received on HF band................................................................4-9
4.3 Sending Distress Relay on Behalf of a Ship in Distress ............................................4-12
4.3.1 Sending distress relay to coast station.........................................................4-12
4.3.2 Sending distress relay to all ships................................................................4-15
4.4 Receiving Distress Relay All Ships ...........................................................................4-18
4.5 Receiving Distress Relay from Coast Station............................................................4-18
5 CALLING, RECEIVING ................................................................................5-1
5.1 All Ships Call ..............................................................................................................5-1
5.1.1 Sending an all ships call ................................................................................5-1
5.1.2 Receiving an all ships call..............................................................................5-3
5.2 Individual Call .............................................................................................................5-4
5.2.1 Sending an individual call ..............................................................................5-4
5.2.2 Receiving an individual call..........................................................................5-10
5.3 Group Call ................................................................................................................5-15
5.3.1 Sending a group call....................................................................................5-15
5.3.2 Receiving a group call .................................................................................5-18
5.4 Geographical Area Call.............................................................................................5-19
5.4.1 Sending a geographical area call.................................................................5-19
5.4.2 Receiving a geographical area call ..............................................................5-22
5.5 Neutral Craft Call ......................................................................................................5-23
5.5.1 Sending a neutral craft call ..........................................................................5-23
5.5.2 Receiving a neutral craft call........................................................................5-25
5.6 Medical Transport Call..............................................................................................5-26
5.6.1 Sending a medical transport call..................................................................5-26
5.6.2 Receiving a medical transport call ...............................................................5-27
5.7 Polling Call ...............................................................................................................5-28
5.7.1 Sending a polling call...................................................................................5-28
5.7.2 Receiving a polling call ................................................................................5-31