NorthStar Navigation Northstar NS100 - Manual (Page 52)

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Send a distress call
DISTRES CALL
>UNDEFINED
FIRE
FLOODING DISTRES CALL
SENT! WAIT
PRESS ESC
TO CANCEL DISTRES CALL
>FIRE
HOLD DISTRES
3 SECONDS
1. Lift up the protective hinged cover from the
red DISTRESS button, located on the right
hand side of the handset.
2. Press DISTRESS to show the following
distress categories on the LCD screen. Note
that only four categories can be shown at
any one time so use ^CH/SEL to scroll up
and CH/SELv to scroll down.
UNDEFINED
FIRE
FLOODING
COLLISON
GROUNDING
LISTING
SINKING
ADRIFT
ABANDONING
PIRACY
OVERBOARD
3. Scroll to the category that best describes
your situation, then hold down >ENT
or DISTRESS until the distress signal is
transmitted at high power on CH70 at the
end of a three second countdown.
If CH70 is already busy, the distress signal
will override the existing transmission.
The distress call repeats randomly
every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes until a distress
acknowledgement is received from a Search
and Rescue authority or until you cancel the
distress call manually by pressing <ESC or
16/9.
After transmitting the distress call, the radio
beeps loudly for 2 minutes and waits for a
distress acknowledgement.
4. Press any key except <ESC or 16/9 if you
want to stop the beeps while waiting for the
distress acknowledgement. (Press <ESC or
16/9 only if you want to cancel the waiting
phase and move to CH16.)
5. The radio selects CH16 automatically so that
you can hear any incoming voice contacts
from the Search and Rescue authorities and/
or other vessels in your area.
If you hold down
DISTRESS, an
UNDEFINED distress
call is transmitted
automatically after
a three second
countdown.