Urgency Calls - Raymarine RAY50 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

4. You MUST then notify the shore authorities by
any means possible to relay the distress call.
Manually relaying a distress call
A distress relay should only be sent if: the person or
vehicle in distress is unable to transmit the distress
call itself, for example red flares sighted at night or
the person or vehicle in distress is out of range of
a CRS and you have already acknowledged the
distress by voice message. You can also relay
a received distress relay alert manually if it goes
unanswered.
1. Switch to channel 16
2. Slowly and clearly speak the details of the
distress:
MAYDAY RELAY, MAYDAY RELAY, MAYDAY
RELAY
This is <MMSI of your vessel, name of your
vessel repeated 3 times and your call sign>
Received the following MAYDAY from <MMSI
of vessel in distress, name of vessel in distress,
call sign of vessel in distress>
Message begins
Message received from vessel in distress or
details of the distress
Message ends
OVER
Distress relays sent by other stations
When a Coast Station or another vessel, has
received, and acknowledged a DSC distress alert it
may transmit a distress alert relay to other vessels in
the immediate area.
Distress relays sent from other stations can be
received by the radio.
The radio cannot re-send a distress relay
automatically. If required you can relay a distress
relay message manually.
If a distress relay is sent specifically to the
radio then it can be acknowledged, otherwise
acknowledgement is not required.
Acknowledging a distress relay sent to your
vessel
If a distress relay is specifically sent to your vessel
this will be because the sender deems you to be in
a position to assist in the rescue. The distress relay
information is displayed onscreen.
When a distress relay is received:
1. Select Show info from the options to review the
relevant details.
2. If the distress relay was sent individually to
you, select Accept to send a distress relay
acknowledgement.
3. Ensure the radio is tuned to channel 16.
Note: Distress relay calls can only be
acknowledged automatically when sent individually
to you.
Digital selective calling (DSC)

7.3 Urgency calls

Making an urgency call
An urgency call should be used when there is
danger to a vehicle or person that does not require
immediate assistance. Urgency calls are transmitted
to all stations.
From the All ships call menu: Menu > DSC Calls >
All ships call.
1. Select Urgency.
2. Select the channel for subsequent
communication.
The call is transmitted. Once the call has been
successfully transmitted 'Sent' is displayed
onscreen and the channel is changed to the
specified channel.
3. Press the OK button.
4. Press and hold the PTT button and speak the
following message:
PAN PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN
ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL
STATIONS
This is <MMSI of your vessel, name of your
vessel repeated 3 times, call sign of your vessel>
Position <Your vessel's position>
Reason for call <State the reason for the call
and include all information which will assist in the
rescue.
OVER
Receiving an urgency call
When an urgency call is received:
1. Select Show info from the options to review
relevant call details.
2. Select Accept at any time to accept the call.
If auto channel change is turned on then the
channel will automatically change after 10
seconds.
The radio is re-tuned to the specified channel.
3. Listen for the urgency call message.
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