Furuno FM-8800D - Manual (Page 36)

2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
2-10
About 20 to 30 miles
(Sea area A1)
Your Ship
Coast station
Distress Alert
Transmission
Vessel in Distress
Receiving distress alert from other vessel
Transmitting DIST ACK signal
If your vessel meets the requirements necessary to transmit the DIST ACK
signal, do the following:
When a distress alert from other ship is received, the following screen appears.
The alarm sounds and the ALARM lamp blinks.
Distress
Call received.
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
POS : 12
° 34. 1234’ N
123 ° 45. 6789’ E
AT : 12 : 34
ID IN DIST : 123456789
CANCEL ALARM
TELEPHONE
ACK REQ