NASA SX 35 DSC - Manual (Page 38)

36 SX 35 DSC
Distress ACK sent to another vessel
If your SX 35 DSC transceiver intercepts a distress ACK from a coast sta-
tion, an alarm sounds and the following screen appears in the display.
INT 21:45 UTC
ID998765432
N 29°06.
03 W 82°50+
Name or ID of
Coast Station
Coast Station ACK to other vessel, page 1
The screen presents time of ACK and Lat/Lon coordinates. The plus sign
(+) indicates there is another page of information available.
• Press the
ENT
key to toggle between page 1 and page 2.
INT EPRIB
Emission.
ID123456789
03 ACK +
Name or ID of
Vessel in Distress
Coast Station ACK to other vessel, page 2
The distressed vessel’s MMSID and ACK appear on the second page. Main-
tain a listening watch on channel 16 and standby to lend assistance.
Distress Relay from another vessel
If your SX 35 DSC transceiver intercepts a distress relay from another ves-
sel, an alarm sounds and the following screen appears in the display.
INT 04:16
P
ID323456789
N 28°29.
04 W 82°50+
Name or ID of
Vessel sending
message
Distress Relay, page 1
The screen displays, local time of distress, the MMSID of the vessel sending
the relay message and Lat/Lon coordinates of the vessel in distress. The
plus sign (+) indicates there is another page of information available.
• Press the
ENT
key to toggle between page 1 and page 2.