JRC JSS-2150 Instruction Manual page 15

4 4 . .
4 .
After receiving acknowledgement, use the radiotelephone to request rescue.
First, the responding station calls by radiotelephone. Communicate the following information to that station.
Say "MAYDAY".
Say "This is (name of your ship)".
Tell the station the ship's Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number, call sign, ship's position,
nature of distress, and rescue requests.
If time permits, enter the nature of the distress or the mode (Radiotelephone or FEC) as follows,
Note
just before sending the distress alert. (For more details, see 4.5.5 Distress alerts.)
1) Open menu 3. Editing a distress msg.
2) Press ENT on the screen at right and select
the nature of the distress.
3) Press ENT to confirm the selection.
The nature of the distress is set. If the position
and time (UTC) are not displayed automatically
for any reason, input them manually at this time.
Press and hold the
4)
seconds to send the distress alert.
The rest of the procedure is the same as
described above.
Terminating a Distress Alert
If a false distress alert is transmitted accidentally, select the Cancel menu and transmit
the distress cancel referring the guidance displayed on the controller. And then report
the false distress alert to a nearby RCC (Rescue Coordination Center/ in Japan, inform
the nearest Japan Coast Guard.)
Information to be reported:
Ship's name, type, nationality, and ID number, the date/time, location and reason why
the false distress alert was transmitted. Also the unit model name and manufacture
number/date, if possible.
Select the Cancel menu and press ENT on the NCM-2150 MF/HF CONTROLLER.
The screen shown below is displayed. Then select Continue with the jog dial and press ENT to start the
distress cancel procedure referring the guidance displayed on the controller.
Note) For more details, see the description in the 4.5.5.1 Quick distress alerts.
DISTRESS key for 4
CAUTION
I D 4 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 T I M E 2 3 : 5 9 ( U T C )
P o s 8 9 ﾟ 5 9 . 0 1 2 3 ' N
1 7 9 ﾟ 5 9 . 6 7 8 9 ' E @ 2 3 : 5 9
D S C R x : 4 1 4 6 . 0 0 / T x : 2 1 7 7 . 0 0 k H z
3 ) E d i t i n g a d i s t r e s s m s g
N a t u r e N a u r e : [ U n d e s i g n a t e d ]
P o s i t i o n : [ N W ]
[ 8 9 ﾟ 5 9 . 0 1 2 3 ' N ]
[ 1 7 9 ﾟ 5 9 . 6 7 8 9 ' W ]
U T C o f p o s : [ 2 3 : 5 9 ]
M o d e ( f i x e d ) : [ R a d i o t e l e p h o n e ]
A t t e m p t t y p e : [ S i n g l e - F R Q ]
T x b a n d s : [ 2 / / 6 / 8 / 1 2 / 1 6 ]
[ P r e v i e w ] [ T i p s ] [ C a n c e l ]
( E X T )
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