Furuno FM-8800D/8800S - Manual (Page 38)

2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
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4. Press the ENT key.
** Compose Message **
CALL TYPE : RELAY SEL
TCmd : DISTRESS RELAY
ID IN DIST : NO INFO
COAST ID : 00
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
POS : 12
°
34’N 123
°
45’E
AT : 12 : 34
SIMP TP
5. Press the ENT key again. The COAST ID entry window appears.
6. Key in a coast station ID with numeric keys and press the ENT key.
7. Press the ENT key again. The ID IN DIST entry window appears.
8. Key in the ID number of ship in distress with numeric keys and press the ENT
key. If you do not know the ID, simply press the ENT key without entering ID;
NO INFO is displayed.
9. Press the ENT key and the list of distress nature appears.
10. Rotate the CH knob to choose a nature of distress (if known) and press the
ENT
key twice. If you do not know the nature of distress, choose
UNDESIGNATED.
INPUT TYPE : AUTO
LAT : 34
LON : 134
°
30’E
TIME : 08 : 00
°
41’N
11. Enter position of the ship in distress, following 1), 2) or 3) below.
AUTO
MANUAL
NO INFO
1) For automatic input,
press the ENT key twice. Go to step 12.
2) For manual input,
press the ENT key to open the INPUT TYPE menu,
rotate the CH knob to choose MANUAL and then push the ENT key.
Enter latitude and longitude of ship in distress and time as follows:
a) Enter latitude and then press the ENT key.
b) Enter longitude and then press the ENT key.
c) Enter UTC time and then press the ENT key. Go to step 12.
3) If you cannot confirm position of ship in distress,
press the ENT key to
open the INPUT TYPE menu, rotate the CH knob to choose NO INFO and
then press the ENT key. Go to step 12.