Furuno 9ZWFM8800S Operator's Manual page 36

2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
4. Press the ENT key.
5. Press the ENT key again. The COAST ID entry window appears.
6. Key in a coast station ID with numeric keys and press the ENT key.
7. Press the ENT key again. The ID IN DIST entry window appears.
8. 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.
9. Press the ENT key and the list of distress nature appears.
10. Rotate the CH knob 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.
11. 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 12.
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) Press the ENT key. Enter latitude and then press the ENT key.
b) Press the ENT key. Enter longitude and then press the ENT key.
c) Press the ENT key. Enter UTC time and then press the ENT key. Go to
step 12.
Note: If you cannot confirm time, enter 88:88 to input NO INFO as the
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 12.
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Compose Message
CALL TYPE : RELAY SEL
COAST ID :
ID IN DIST : NO INFO
TCmd : DISTRESS RELAY
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
POS : 12 34N 123
AT : 12 : 34
SIMP TP
NPUT TYPE : AUTO
LAT : 34
LON : 134
T ME : 08 : 00
AUTO
MANUAL
NO INFO
time.
45E
41 N
30 E