Furuno FM-8800D Operator's Manual page 37

1. Press the CANCEL or ENT key to silence the alarm. The following message
appears.
2. Press the ENT key.
3. If you do not receive DIST ACK from coast station within five minutes and
your vessel meets requirements (see previous page) for transmitting DIST
ACK, select CONTINUE by the CHANNEL knob and press the ENT key. The
following window appears.
Note: If you receive the DIST ACK from the coast station ( or other ship) within
five minutes, the message "Distress acknowledge received" appears.
Press the CANCEL key and confirm the received message. Press the
ENT key to return to the standby display.
** Received Message **
MAY10/04 08:03
DISTRESS
ID IN DIST : 123456789
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
POS : 12° 34. 1234' N
123° 45. 6789' E
AT : 12 : 34
TELEPHONE
ACK REQ
PRESS ENT TO ACK
Wait for a
coast station
acknowledge.
CONTINUE
RELAY SEL
RELAY ALL
DISTRESS ACK
2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
ECC : OK
RETURN
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