Sending Distress Relay To Coast Station - Furuno FM-8800D Operator's Manual

2.6.1

Sending distress relay to coast station

1. Press the CALL key. The [Compose message] screen appears.
2. Press the ENT key. The CALL TYPE selection window appears.
3. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose RELAY SEL.
4. Press the ENT key.
5. Press the ENT key again. The COAST ID entry window appears.
6. Key in a coast station ID with numeric keys and press the ENT key.
7. Press the ENT key again. The ID IN DIST entry window appears.
8. Key in the ID number of ship in distress with numeric keys and press the ENT
key. If you do not know the ID, simply press the ENT key without entering ID;
NO INFO is displayed.
9. Press the ENT key and the list of distress nature appears.
10. Rotate the CH knob to choose a nature of distress (if known) and press the
ENT key. If you do not know the nature of distress, choose UNDESIGNATED.
** Compose Message **
CALL TYPE : COAST CALL
COAST ID : 00
ROUTINE
COMM MODE : TELEPHONE
COMM OPTION : NO INFO
CH : NO INFO
ACK REQ
COAST CALL
SHIP CALL
GROUP CALL
PSTN CALL
ALL SHIPS
POSITION
** Compose Message **
CALL TYPE : RELAY SEL
COAST ID : 00
ID IN DIST : NO INFO
KIND : DISTRESS RELAY
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
POS : 12° 34. 1234' N
123° 45. 6789' E
AT : 12 : 34
TELEPHONE ACK REQ
2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
TEST
RELAY ALL
RELAY SEL
DISTRESS
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