Distress Communications; Transmitting The Distress Alert; Distress Alert Transmission When You Are Not Pressed For Time - Furuno Felcom 82 Operator's Manual

3. TELEX COMMUNICATIONS
3.7

Distress Communications

Transmit the distress alert only in a life endangering situation. If the navigator is
not outputtting data, enter position and heading manually as shown on page 2-17
and page 2-18.
3.7.1

Transmitting the distress alert

1. Open the distress button cover on the IB-352.
2. Press and hold down the [DISTRESS] button six seconds.
3.7.2 Distress communications
You are automatically connected to an LES. If you are not pressed for time, you
may send a telex message to the LES by direct keyboard input.
3.7.3

Distress alert transmission when you are not pressed for time

If you are not pressed for time you may specify the nature of distress from the
handset as follows, before transmitting the distress alert.
1. Press [FUNC Quit], [5], [8] and [3].
2. Press [3] to select Nature of Distress.
3. Hit numeric key corresponding to nature of distress.
1: Fire, Explosion 6: Sinking
2: Flooding
3: Collision
4: Grounding
5: Listing
4. Press the [DISTRESS] button six seconds to transmit the distress alert.
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7: Disabled & Adrift
8: Undesignated
9: Abandoning