Furuno FM-8800D - Manual (Page 34)

2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
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2.5 Receiving Distress Alert from Other Vessel,
Transmitting DIST ACK Signal
In no case is a ship permitted to transmit a DSC distress relay call upon receipt
of a DSC distress alert on VHF channel 70.
Flow chart for determining if you should/should not transmit DIST ACK signal
Press [CANCEL]
key to silence alarm.
DSC Distress alert received.
Listen on CH16 for
5 minutes.
Did you receive
acknowledge from
CS and/or RCC?
Is own
vessel able
to assist?
No Is distress traffic
in progress? No Is distress call
continuing?
Acknowledge the alert by
radiotelephony to the ship
in distress on VHF CH16.
Yes
No
Inform CS and/or RCC.
Yes
Yes Yes
Enter details in log.
No
CS = Coast Station
RCC = Rescue Co-ordination Center
1. Say "MAYDAY" ONCE.
2. Say ID number of vessel
in distress THREE TIMES.
3. Say "This is" (your vessel's
name) ONCE.
4. Say ID number of your vessel
THREE TIMES.
5. Say "Received MAYDAY"
ONCE.