Distress Calls; Sending A Distress Call; Undesignated (Quick) Distress Call - Raymarine Ray55E Owner's Handbook Manual

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5.2 Distress Calls

For a Distress Call transmission, the Ray218E/Ray55E takes the position and time
information from the input NMEA data along with your MMSI and converts it into
a digital "packet". When transmitted, this digital information lets other ships and
shore stations equipped with appropriate DSC equipment know where you are
and that you are in a Distress situation.
Your call can specify the nature of the Distress (designated call) or not
(undesignated call).

Sending a Distress Call

Lift the spring-loaded door on the front panel of the transceiver.

Undesignated (Quick) Distress Call

To send a distress call without specifying its nature:
• Press and hold the red DISTRESS key for 3 seconds to initiate the call. During
this time, the radio beeps, the display flashes and a timer counts down
03...02...01.
PRESS and HOLD for 3 SECS
55 60 5
50
45
40
35
30
03
I
N
10
T
15
20
25
01
I
N
T
BACK
Ray218E and Ray55E Marine VHF Radios
DISTRES CALL
COUNTING
DOWN...
B B
DISTRES CALL
COUNTING
DOWN...
B B
SEND
02 DISTRES CALL
COUNTING
I
N DOWN...
T
B B
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DISTRES CALL
TRANSMITING
I
N
DISTRESS
T
B B
UNDESIG
DSC