Furuno FM-8800D Operator's Manual page 40

2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
4. Press the ENT key.
5. Press the ENT key again. The ID IN DIST entry window appears.
6. Key in the ID number of ship in distress with numeric keys and press the ENT
key. If you do not know the ID, simply press the ENT key without entering ID;
NO INFO is displayed.
7. Press the ENT key and the list of distress nature appears.
8. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose a nature of
distress (if known) and press the ENT key twice. If you do not know the
nature of distress, choose UNDESIGNATED.
9. Enter position of the ship in distress, following 1), 2) or 3) below.
1) For automatic input, press the ENT key twice. Go to step 10.
2) For manual input, press the ENT key to open the INPUT TYPE menu,
rotate the CH knob to choose MANUAL and then push the ENT key. Enter
latitude and longitude of ship in distress and time as follows:
a) Enter latitude and then press the ENT key.
b) Enter longitude and then press the ENT key.
c) Enter UTC time and then press the ENT key. Go to step 10.
3) If you cannot confirm position of ship in distress, press the ENT key to
open the INPUT TYPE menu, rotate the CH knob to choose NO INFO and
then press the ENT key. Go to step 10.
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** Compose Message **
CALL TYPE : RELAY ALL
ID IN DIST : NO INFO
TCmd : DISTRESS RELAY
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
°
34'N 123
POS : 12
AT : 12 : 34
SIMP TP
INPUT TYPE : AUTO
°
LAT : 34 41'N
°
30'E
LON : 134
TIME : 08 : 00
AUTO
MANUAL
NO INFO
°
45'E