Furuno RC-1500-1T Operator's Manual page 67

3.2.2 Distress alert received on HF band
If you receive a distress signal on HF band, the ALARM lamp lights and the audio alarm sounds.
Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the audio alarm. Wait for the distress acknowledge from a
coast station. If you do not receive it within three minutes do one of the following:
Watch on the distress frequency.
Relay the distress alert in the following cases.
You do not receive distress acknowledge call from coast station within three minutes
after receiving distress call.
You have not received distress relay from other ship.
You cannot receive distress communications from other ship over radiotelephone.
1. The audio alarm sounds and the display changes as below when a distress call is received.
Distress
call received.
DISTRESS CALL
SHIP IN DIST:
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS:
12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE
STOP ALARM
2. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the audio alarm, and the display changes as below.
Received message
*
JUL-23-1999-23:59
DISTRESS CALL
SHIP IN DIST:
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS:
12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE
! "
ANSWER
3. Press to choose ANSWER and press the [ENT] key.
4. Press the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu.
Send message
***
CALL TYPE* INDVIDUAL
RELAY ALL
DISTRESS RELAY
RELAY COAST
SHIP IN DIST: 987654321
DSC FREQ :
GO TO ALL VIEW
123456789
8291.0 KHZ
*
ECC: OK
123456789
8291.0 KHZ
ALL VIEW
***
2187.5 KHZ
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