Receiving Distress Relay Area Call - Furuno FM-8800D Operator's Manual

2.7.3

Receiving distress relay area call

If you receive a distress relay area call, continue monitoring CH16.
1. When a distress relay area call from a coast station is received, the audio
alarm sounds and the display looks like the one below.
2. Press the CANCEL key to silence the alarm and the display changes as
below.
3. Press the ENT key to return to the standby display with CH16.
4. Watch CH16.
Distress relay area
call received.
FROM : 003456789
° °
AREA : 15 N 120 E
ID IN DIST : 123456789
KIND : DISTRESS RELA Y
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
POS : 12° 34. 1234' N
123° 45. 6789' E
A T : 12 : 34
TELEPHONE NO ACK REQ
CANCEL ALARM
** Received Message **
APR01/04 12 : 34
DIST RLY AREA CALL
FROM : 003456789
° °
AREA : 15 N 120 E
ID IN DIST : 123456789
KIND : DISTRESS RELA Y
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
POS : 12° 34. 1234' N
123° 45. 6789' E
AT : 12 : 34
TELEPHONE NO ACK REQ
PRESS ENT
2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
° → °
↓
10 10
ECC : OK
° → °
↓
10 10
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