Receive And Reply To A Distress Call; Call Back Using The Distress Logs - NorthStar NS100 Reference Manual

Receive and reply to a distress call

PORT OPS/VTS RCV:DISTRESS
N 39 27.021' 123451234
E135 12.011' FIRE
T 09:34 UTC ESC->EXIT
When the radio picks up an incoming distress
IMPORTANT!
call:
You can establish
1. The radio beeps loudly to alert you to the
voice contact with the
distressed vessel, as
described here, but
the Coast Guard is the
only agency allowed
to send a distress
acknowledgement.

Call back using the distress logs

DSC CALL DISTRES LOG
ALL SHIPS >DISTRESS
CALL LOG RELAY
>DISTRES LOG
The radio has two distress logs that each hold
IMPORTANT!
the details of ten distress calls. The DISTRESS
You can establish
log stores received distress calls, and the RELAY
voice contact with
log stores relayed distress calls.
the distressed vessel,
but ONLY the Coast
You can reply to any of them with an
Guard is allowed
INDIVIDUAL call back, as follows:
to send a distress
acknowledgement.
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RCV:DISTRESS
N 12.12.121'
E121.12.121'
T 09:36 UTC
incoming distress call and the working
channel changes automatically to CH16.
Press any key except PTT or <ESC if you
want to stop the beeps.
At the same time, the LCD screen displays the
BUSY symbol, the category of the distress,
and the MMSID (or buddy name) of the
distressed vessel. After one second, the LCD
display changes to show the position of the
distressed vessel and the time of the distress
transmission.
RELAY LOG 01
DIST RELAY N 38 27.021'
678678678 E137 12.011'
FLOODING T 12:27 UTC
These two screens alternate once every
second.
If the vessel's position isn't specifi ed, a series
of dashed lines are shown instead.
2. Press PTT to establish voice contact with the
distressed vessel or press <ESC to maintain a
listening watch on CH16.
The details of the incoming call are stored in
the distress log. If the distress log is full, the
oldest entry is automatically deleted.
SENT FROM 987654321
987654321 >CALL BACK
DELETE
ENT> OPERATE SAVE MMSID
1. Press CALL to display the fi rst three options
of the DSC CALL menu.
2. Scroll through the options and move the
cursor to DISTRES LOG. Press >ENT.
3. Press >ENT again to select the received
distress call log
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