Call Procedure; I Distress Call - Icom IC-M802 Instruction Manual

Mf/hf marine transceiver

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A distress call should be transmitted if in the opinion of

the Master, the ship or person is in distress and re-

quires immediate assistance.

A distress call should include the ship's position and

time. They are included automatically when their data

in NMEA0183 ver. 3.01 format is applied to [GPS] con-

nector. When no data is applied, input them, if possible.

A distress call some times called as a "MAYDAY call."

D D Distress call operation outline

• Simple distress call

Push and hold [DISTRESS] for 5 sec.

• Regular distress call

DSC menu

CALL PROCEDURE

NEVER USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR

SHIP IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY. DISTRESS

CALLS CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN IMMEDIATE

HELP IS NEEDED.

Push and hold

[DISTRESS]

for 5 sec.

Distress nature selection

Frequency selection

Position & UTC time setting

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