Receiving A Distress Alert; Distress Alert Received On Mf Band - Furuno DSC-60 Operator's Manual

3.2

Receiving a Distress Alert

When you receive a distress call from a ship in distress the audio alarm sounds and the
message "Distress call received." appears on the display. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence
the audio alarm. Wait for the distress acknowledge from a coast station. If you do not receive
the distress acknowledge from a coast station, which usually takes about five minutes from
reception of a distress alert, follow the appropriate flow chart in this section.
Note: An asterisk (*) appearing in a distress alert messages indicates error at asterisk location.
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If another distress alert or urgent message is received just after pressing the [CALL] key (for
distress alert relay and distress acknowledgement), the most recently received message has
priority.
3.2.1

Distress alert received on MF band

Do the following:
Continue watching on 2182 kHz. Wait for coast station to acknowledge the distress call.
Distress communications continues until "SEELONCE FINI" is announced.
If further DSC alerts are received from the same source and the ship in distress is beyond
doubt in vicinity, a DSC acknowledgement may, after consultation with an RCC or Coast
Station, be sent to terminate the call.
In no case is a ship permitted to transmit a DSC distress relay call on receipt of a DSC
distress alert on either VHF channel 70 or MF channel 2187.5 kHz.
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