Sending Distress Alert By Distress Button, Nature Of Distress Specified - Furuno FS-1570 Operator's Manual

Received message
JAN-23-2002-23:59
DISTRESS ACKNOWLEDGE
FROM COAST:
001234567
SHIP IN DIST:
123456789
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
12 ° 34N 123 ° 45E AT 12:34
POS:
TELEPHONE
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6. Communicate with the coast station via radiotelephone, following the instructions
below. The radiotelephone automatically sets working frequency and class of emission
(telephone), as specified in the distress acknowledge call.
a) Say MAYDAY three times.
b) Say "This is ... " name of your vessel and call sign three times.
c) Give nature of distress and assistance needed.
d) Give description of your vessel (type, color, number of persons onboard, etc.).
4.1.2 Sending distress alert by DISTRESS button, nature of distress
specified
If you have the time to designate the nature of distress, send the distress alert as follows:
1. Open the DISTRESS button cover and press the [DISTRESS] button momentarily.
The following display appears.
Compose message
**
CALL TYPE : All ships
UNDESIGNATED
FIRE
NATURE
FLOODING
: 987654321
POS.
COLLISION
:Undesignated
GROUNDING
COM.TYPE
$ :
LISTING
DSC FREQ
:
2. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose nature of distress and then push the [ENTER]
knob.
3. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the POS. menu. This is where you enter your position,
automatically or manually. The INPUT TYPE option, that is, the source of position data,
is selected to AUTO, MANUAL or NO INFO. For AUTO, if the position is correct, push
the [ENTER] knob twice and go to step 10. For manual input, or you do not know your
position, go to step 4.
INPUT TYPE: AUTO
°
LAT : 34 41 NORTH
°
LON : 135 30 EAST
TIME: 09: 00 UTC
Note: If the message "NO POSITION DATA" appears when you change INPUT TYPE
from MANUAL to AUTO, confirm that the navigation device is functioning and
then choose AUTO again.
ECC: OK
2182.0 KHZ
Rotate [ENTER] knob to scroll.
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SINKING
FIRE
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
LISTING
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