Making A Mayday Call; Cancelling A Distress Call Before Transmission - Raymarine RAY63 Installation And Operation Instruction Manual

Once the DISTRESS DISTRESS DISTRESS button is pressed a 3 second count down will begin, when the count down
reaches zero the DSC distress call is transmitted.
The distress call is repeated automatically until it is acknowledged.
2. Press and hold the PTT button, then slowly and clearly speak the details of the distress in the
following format:
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY
This is <state name of vessel 3 times>
MAYDAY <state name of vessel 1 time>
My position is <state latitude and longitude, or true bearing and distance from a known point.>
I am <state nature of distress e.g. sinking, on fire etc.>
I have <state number of persons on board and any other information — drifting, flares fired etc.>
I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
OVER
3. Release the PTT button.

Making a Mayday call

In an emergency you can also make a Mayday call following the instructions below.
1. Press the 16 PLUS button.
2. Press and hold the PTT button.
3. Slowly and clearly speak the details of the distress:
MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY
This is — state name of vessel 3 times
MAYDAY — state name of vessel 1 time
My position is — state latitude and longitude, or true bearing and distance from a known point
I am — state nature of distress e.g. sinking, on fire etc.
I have — state number of persons on board and any other information — drifting, flares fired etc.
I REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
OVER
4. Release the PTT button.
5. If an acknowledgement is not received then repeat steps 2 to 4 above.

Cancelling a distress call before transmission

To cancel a distress call before it is transmitted follow the steps below:
1. Release the DISTRESS button before the countdown timer completes.
When the button is released you will be returned to normal operation.
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