Distress Message - Furuno Felcom 15 Operator's Manual

6. DISTRESS OPERATIONS
6.3

Distress Message

The distress alert provides the minimum distress information: own vessel's ID,
speed, course, L/L position and nature of distress. After receiving the distress
alert acknowledgment from an LES and you are not pressed for time, you may
send a distress message as below to provide more detailed information.
1. Press the [F1] key followed by the [1] key to display the editor screen.
2. Type distress message. Below is an example.
3. Press the [F3] key.
4. Press the [1] key to choose Transmit Message. The screen should look
something like the illustration below.
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5. Priority is selected; press the [Enter] key to open the priority options window.
6. Press the [ ] key to choose Distress.
7. Press the [Enter] key to close the window.
8. Press the [ ] key to choose LES ID.
9. Press the [Enter] key to open the LES list.
10. Press the [ ] or [↑] key to choose the LES where the distress message is to
be transmitted, preferably the one where the distress alert was transmitted.
11. Press the [Enter] key to close the LES list.
12. Press the [ ] key to place the cursor on TRANSMIT.
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
THIS IS
I NEED HELP
Sample distress message
Transmit
1. Transmit Message
2. Cancel
Priority Normal
3. Request Delivery Status
Message File Message now being edited
Station Name
Destination Type TELEX
Prefix Code
Country/Ocean Code
Station ID
Modem Type
Address
Subject
25 Char.
Attach File
LES ID
Option
Confirmation ON
Send Delay 00:00
Delivery Delay Immediate
Code IA5
[ TRANSMIT ]
Transmit message screen
Ship's name
: Type of assistance required
<[1] UNTITLED1>
Transmit Message
Size
Cost ********.** (US$)
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