Furuno FM-8900S Operator's Manual page 6

DISTRESS ALERT
How to send a distress alert
Below is the procedure for transmitting a distress alert via radiotelephone. Transmit the distress
alert when a life-endangering situation occurs on your vessel.
1. Open the DISTRESS key cover then press and hold the DISTRESS key for four seconds.
HANDSET
[DISTRSS] key (covered to prevent accidental operation)
While pressing the key, the following screen appears.
2. When the message "Sending DISTRESS ALERT." appears on
the screen, release the DISTRESS key. The audio alarm sounds
for two seconds. After the distress alert has been sent, the follow-
ing screens appear in order.
3. When the distress acknowledge call is received by a coast station, the audio alarm sounds.
Press the CANCEL key to silence the audio alarm.
4. Communicate with the coast station via radiotelephone (CH16) as below.
a) Say "MAYDAY" three times.
b) Say "This is..." name of your ship and call sign three times.
c) Give nature of distress and assistance needed.
d) Give description of your ship (type, color, number of persons onboard, etc.).
iv
VOLUME SQUELCH
ALARM
DISTRESS
PWR OFF AUTO
When distress
acknowledge
call is received
by coast station
RT/
HI/LO CH16
REGION
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
DW/ 0
REPLAY
SCAN
Keep pressed for 4 sec in case
of DISTRESS. The alert is
TAB MENU
transmitted with steady lighting.
DISTRESS OTHER
BRILL CANCEL
MSG DSC MSG
COMPOSE
DROBOSE MSG
PUSH TO ENTER
CHANNEL
[CHANNEL/ENTER]
knob
[CANCEL] key
Countdown message