Distress Operations; Transmitting The Distress Alert - Furuno Felcom 15 Operator's Manual

6.

DISTRESS OPERATIONS

6.1

Transmitting the Distress Alert

Set the LES where to send the distress alert, referring to steps 1-3 in paragraph
6.2.
When a life-endangering situation arises on your vessel and you do not have the
time to specify the nature of distress, do the following to transmit the distress
alert to an LES.
1. Open the cover of the [DISTRESS] button on the terminal unit or the Distress
Alert Unit/Received Call Unit IC-305.
2. Press the [DISTRESS] button until the lamp in the button lights continuously
(about four seconds).
The distress alert will not be transmitted until the lamp in the button lights
continuously and the audio alarm sounds. The message "Sending Distress
Alert" appears on the screen while the distress alert is being transmitted.
When you receive acknowledgment of the distress alert from an LES, the
message "Distress Acknowledgement Received" appears on the screen, the
lamp in the [DISTRESS] button flashes slowly and the audio alarm sounds
intermittently. To silence the audio alarm, press the [F10] key on the keyboard.
Note: The [DISTRESS] button on the FELCOM 15 or the Distress Alert/Receive
Call Unit IC-305 cannot be used to silence the audio alarm for incoming
distress or EGC urgency broadcast. The [DISTRESS] button is for
transmitting distress alert for own ship. It cannot be used to silence the
audio alarm. Use the [F10] key to silence the audio alarm.
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