Receive and reply to a distress call, Call back using the distress logs – NorthStar Navigation Northstar NS100 User Manual

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Northstar NS100

Receive and reply to a distress call

PORT OPS/VTS
N 39 27.021’
E135 12.011’
T 09:34 UTC

RCV:DISTRESS
N 12.12.121’
E121.12.121’
T 09:36 UTC

RCV:DISTRESS
123451234
FIRE
ESC->EXIT

When the radio picks up an incoming distress
call:

1. The radio beeps loudly to alert you to the

incoming distress call and the working
channel changes automatically to CH16.
Press any key except PTT or <ESC if you
want to stop the beeps.

At the same time, the LCD screen displays the

BUSY symbol, the category of the distress,
and the MMSID (or buddy name) of the
distressed vessel. After one second, the LCD
display changes to show the position of the
distressed vessel and the time of the distress
transmission.

IMPORTANT!

You can establish
voice contact with the
distressed vessel, as
described here, but
the Coast Guard is the
only agency allowed
to send a distress
acknowledgement.

These two screens alternate once every

second.

If the vessel's position isn't specifi ed, a series
of dashed lines are shown instead.

2. Press PTT to establish voice contact with the

distressed vessel or press <ESC to maintain a
listening watch on CH16.

The details of the incoming call are stored in
the distress log. If the distress log is full, the
oldest entry is automatically deleted.

Call back using the distress logs

DSC CALL
ALL SHIPS
CALL LOG
>DISTRES LOG

N 38 27.021’
E137 12.011’
T 12:27 UTC


RELAY LOG 01
DIST RELAY
678678678
FLOODING

The radio has two distress logs that each hold
the details of ten distress calls. The DISTRESS
log stores received distress calls, and the RELAY
log stores

relayed distress calls.

You can reply to any of them with an
INDIVIDUAL call back, as follows:

1. Press CALL to display the fi rst three options

of the DSC CALL menu.

2. Scroll through the options and move the

cursor to DISTRES LOG. Press >ENT.

3. Press >ENT again to select the received

distress call log

IMPORTANT!

You can establish
voice contact with
the distressed vessel,
but ONLY the Coast
Guard is allowed
to send a distress
acknowledgement.


DISTRES LOG
>DISTRESS
RELAY

SENT FROM
987654321

ENT> OPERATE

987654321
>CALL BACK
DELETE
SAVE MMSID

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