How To Prepare The Distress Message - Furuno INMARSAT-C FELCOM 18 Operator's Manual

7. DISTRESS OPERATIONS
7.3

How to Prepare the 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 acknowl-
edgment from an LES and you are not pressed for time, you may send a distress mes-
sage as below to provide more detailed information.
1. Press the F1 and 1 keys to open a message screen.
2. Type the distress message. Below is an example.
3. Press the F3 and 1 keys to select [Transmit Message].
1. Transmit Message
2. Cancel
3. Request Delivery Status
4. [Priority] is selected; press the Enter key.
5. Select [Distress] then press the Enter key.
6. Select [LES ID] then press the Enter key.
7. Select the LES where to send the distress message, preferably to the one where
the distress alert was sent, then press the Enter key.
8. Select [TRANSMIT] (at the bottom of the screen) then press the Enter key.
9. The [Start] window appears and [Yes] is selected; press the Enter key to send the
distress message.
The message "Distress Message Call Activated." appears (in red) while the distress
message is being sent. When you receive acknowledgment from an LES, the mes-
sage" Distress Message Call Acknowledged." appears and flashes.
Country/Ocean Code and Station ID are not required in a distress message.
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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
Ship's name
THIS IS
: Type of assistance required
I NEED HELP
Transmit Message
Priority Normal
Message File
Station Name
Destination Type TELEX/MES
Prefix Code
Country/Ocean Code 82
Destination 65-2111
Modem Type
Address
Subject
Attach File
LES ID 303 (KDDI)
Option ON
Confirmation 00:00
Send Delay Immediate
Delivery Delay IA5
Code
[ TRANSMIT ]
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