Receiving A Distress Call (Distress!); Distress Acknowledgement (Distress Ack) Or Distress Relay All Ships (Distress Rel) - Lowrance Link-2 User Manual

6-2 Receiving a Distress Call (DISTRESS!)

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An alert sounds when a distress call (DISTRESS!) is received.
1. Press SILENC softkey to silence the alert. You do not need to send an
acknowledgement.
2. The radio automatically selects CH16 after 10 seconds if no user intervention, or
press ACCEPT softkey to change to CH16 immediately.
3. Press / button to view details of the distress call. Details include the user
MMSI and nature of the emergency (if specified), also the time and the location
(if specified). If the location and time are not specified, these are replaced with
sequences of 9s and 8s respectively.
• T he radio is capable of receiving enhanced LL position data if the vessel transmitting
the distress call is sending this. This provides the position of the distressed vessel to
within 20 m (60 ft).
4. Press PTT to establish voice contact or press EXIT key to quit the DISTRESS RECEIVE
call.
Note: The call data is stored in the Distress Log and location data (DSC & DSE) sentence
will be output on the NMEA 0183 port for indication on a connected chartplotter / MFD.
6-3 Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) or Distress Relay All
Ships (DISTRESS REL)
1. An alert sounds when a Distress ACK or Distress Relay all ship call is received. Press
SILENC softkey to silence the alert.
2. The radio automatically selects CH16 after 10 seconds if no user intervention, or
press ACCEPT softkey to change to CH16 immediately.
3. Press button or rotate the CH knob to view details of the distress call.
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Details include the user MMSI and nature of the emergency (if specified), also the
time and the location (if specified). If the location and time are not specified, these
are replaced with sequences of 9s and 8s respectively.
4. Press PTT to make voice contact with the calling vessel. Maintain a listening watch
on CH16 and standby to lend assistance.
• For a Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) sent from the Search and Rescue
(SAR) authorities of your country, your radio automatically cancels Distress Mode
transmissions and CH16 appears. Press PTT to establish voice contact with the
Search and Rescue (SAR) authority.
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