How To Receive A Distress Alert - Furuno FM-8900S Operator's Manual

3. DSC DISTRESS OPERATIONS
2. With [NATURE] selected, push the CHANNEL/ENTER knob.
3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select the nature of distress, among the
following 11 selections, then push the knob.
• UNDESIGNATED
• COLLISION
• SINKING
• PIRACY
4. With [LAT] and [LON/UTC] select-
ed, push the CHANNEL/ENTER
knob.
[EPFS]: The position information
from EPFS is automatically shown.
[MANUAL]: Input your position manually.
[NO INFO]: No information.
5. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [EPFS], [MANUAL] or [NO INFO]
then push the knob. For [MANUAL], go to step 6. For others, go to step 7.
6. Use the numeric keys to enter latitude, longitude and UTC time. (If necessary,
switch coordinates: 1 key to switch to North (East for longitude); 2 key to switch to
South (West for longitude).) Push the CHANNEL/ENTER knob.
Longitude setting window
7. Press and hold the DISTRESS key for four seconds to send the distress alert. The
audio alarm sounds while pressing the key, and the key flashes in red. The count-
down message appears on the screen while pressing the DISTRESS key (3s →
2s → 1s → 0s) (refer to the illustration at step 1 in paragraph 3.1.1). When the
countdown shows 0s, the distress alert is sent. The audio alarm sounds for two
seconds and the message "Sending DISTRESS ALERT." appears.
8. When the distress acknowledge call is received, use the telephone to communi-
cate with the coast station referring to step 3 in paragraph 3.1.1.
3.2

How to Receive a Distress Alert

When you receive a distress alert from a ship in distress, the audio alarm sounds and
the LED flashes in red. The icon for DISTRESS receiving (
and the pop-up message "DISTRESS ALERT message received! [CANCEL]: Stop
alarm" appears on the screen.
3-4
Latitude setting window
UTC setting window
• FIRE
• GROUNDING
• DISABLED&ADR(IFT)
• MAN OVERBOARD
The option which you last-selected
is highlighted.
• FLOODING
• LISTING
• ABANDONING
Push the CHANNEL/
ENTER knob.
Push the CHANNEL/
ENTER knob.
Push the CHANNEL/
ENTER knob.
) appears in the tab area