Distress Operations - Furuno FS-5075 Operator's Manual

4.

DISTRESS OPERATIONS

Distress operation overview
1. Press the DISTRESS key.
2. Wait for the distress alert acknowledgement.
3. Communicate with the coast station.
Ship in
distress
(Your ship)
(1) Ship in distress sends Distress Alert.
(2) Coast station sends distress acknowledgement (DIST ACK).
(3) Voice or telex communications between ship in distress and coast station.
For details, see below.
4.1 Sending Distress Alert
GMDSS ships carry a DSC terminal with which to transmit the distress alert in the event of a
life-endangering situation. A coast station receives the distress alert and sends the distress
alert acknowledge call to the ship in distress. Then, voice or telex communications between
the ship in distress and coast station begins. Transmission of the distress alert and
receiving of the distress alert acknowledgement are completely automatic – simply press
the DISTRESS key to initiate the sequence.
There are three types of sending distress alert; MULTI, SINGLE, AUTO. MULTI is used
normally. When changing to other method, see step 11 on paragraph 4.1.2.
Your ship
(1)
(2)
(3)
(1)
(2)
(3)
Coast
station
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