Furuno FM-8800D Operator's Manual page 36

2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
1. Press the CANCEL or ENT key to silence the alarm. The following message
appears.
2. If you do not receive DIST ACK from coast station within five minutes and
your vessel meets requirements (see previous page) for transmitting DIST
ACK, press the ENT key, and then press the CALL key more than three
seconds to transmit the DIST ACK.
After transmitting the DIST ACK, the standby display appears.
After transmitting DIST ACK
Begin search and rescue operations for the vessel in distress, communicating
with the vessel over CH16 (automatically set). Relay distress alert to coast
station by DSC following the instruction in the next paragraph. Finally, follow the
instructions of the coast station.
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** Received Message **
MAY10/'04 08:03
DISTRESS
ID IN DIST : 123456789
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
°
POS : 12 34'N 123
AT : 12 : 34
SIMP TP
PRESS ENT TO ACK
** Send Message **
DISTRESS ACK
TO : 123456789
TCmd : DISTRESS ACK
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
°
POS : 12 34'N 123 45'E
AT : 12 : 34
SIMP TP
PRESS CALL TO SEND
ECC : OK
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45'E
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