Sending Distress Alert By Distress Button, Nature Of Distress Specified - Furuno FS-5070 Operator's Manual

4. DISTRESS OPERATIONS
4.1.2 Sending distress alert by DISTRESS button, nature of
distress specified
If you have the time to designate the nature of distress, send the distress alert as follows:
1. Open the DISTRESS button cover and press the DISTRESS button momentarily to
show the following display.
Compose msg.
MSG TYPE : All ships
UNDESIGNATED
FIRE
NATURE
FLOODING
: 987654321
POS.
COLLISION
:Undesignated
GROUNDING
COMMTYPE
:
LISTING
DSC FREQ
:
2. Rotate the ENTER knob to choose nature of distress and then push the ENTER knob.
3. Push the ENTER knob to open the POS. menu. This is where you enter your position,
automatically or manually. The INPUT TYPE option, that is, the source of position data,
is selected to EPFS, MANUAL or NO INFO. For EPFS, if the position is correct, push
the ENTER knob twice and go to step 12. For manual input, or you do not know your
position, go to step 4.
INPUT TYPE: EPFS
°
LAT : 34 41.1234 N
°
LON : 135 30.1234 E
TIME: 09: 00 UTC
Note: If the message "No Position Data" appears when you change INPUT
4. Push the ENTER knob to open the INPUT TYPE menu.
INPUT TYPE: AUTO
EPFS
°
LAT : 34 41 NORTH
MANUAL
°
LON : 135 30 EAST
NO INFO
TIME: 09: 00 UTC
5. Rotate the ENTER knob to choose MANUAL and then push the ENTER knob to go to
step 6. If you cannot confirm your position, choose NO INFO, push the ENTER knob
twice and then go to step 10.
6. Push the ENTER knob to open the latitude input window.
7. Use the numeric keys to enter latitude (in eight digits). (If necessary, switch coordinates:
1 key to switch to North; 2 key to switch to South.) Push the ENTER knob.
INPUT TYPE: MANUAL
°
34 41 LAT : 34 41 NORTH
°
12
34 00.0000 N
°
LON : 135 30 EAST
TIME: 09: 00 UTC
4-4
SINKING
DISABLED
ABANDONING
PIRACY
MAN OVERBOARD
TYPE from MANUAL to EPFS, confirm that the navigation device is
functioning and then choose EPFS again.
After last digit
is entered
Rotate ENTER knob to scroll.
°
12
35 00.0000 N
NORTH: [1] KEY
SOUTH: [2] KEY