Interpreting Call Displays; Receive Calls - Furuno FS-5070 Operator's Manual

3. DSC OVERVIEW
3.4

Interpreting Call Displays

This paragraph provides the information necessary for interpreting receive and send call
displays.
3.4.1

Receive calls

Below are sample distress and individual receive calls. The content of other types of
receive calls is similar to that of the individual call.
Distress receive call
*
Received message
MAR-11-2006-23:59
DISTRESS ALERT
SHIP ID IN DIST:
123456789
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS: 12°34.5678N DIST: 5546nm
123°45.6789E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE
2182.0 kHz 10M10S
ANSWER
GO TO VIEW
Push ENTER knob
to switch.
View message
DISTRESS COORDINATES:
12°34.5678N
123°45.5678E AT 12:34
COMMUNICATION MODE: TELEPHONE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIRED
ERROR-CHECK: OK
DSC FREQ : 2187.5KHZ
PREV
BACK TO RECEIVED VIEW
Rotate ENTER knob
to switch.
* View message
DISTRESS ALERT
SENDER-ID : 123456789
NATURE OF DISTRESS:
UNDESIGNATED DISTRESS
3-4
Date and time of message
*
Call type
ID No. of ship in distress
Nature of Distress (Undesignated, Fire, Flooding,
Collision, Grounding, Listing, Sinking, Disabled,
Abandoning, Piracy, Man Overboard)
Position of ship in distress
Working frequency to use and communication type
Distress coordinates (position of ship in distress)
Telecommand (class of emission)
Acknowledge type
Error check (OK or NG)
DSC frequency used to transmit distress call
Format (distress)
ID No. of ship in distress
Nature of distress
(problem with ship in distress, see above)
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