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2. Select the type of distress you desire by using CH
▲
and
▼
(fire, flooding, collision, etc.). You may skip this step if you
cannot specify the type in a hurried situation.
Type Code List
UNDESIGNATED
FIRE
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
CAPSIZING
SINKING
ADRIFT
ABANDONING
PIRACY/ARMED
OVERBOARD
3. Press and hold
DISTRESS
for 3 seconds. The radio starts
counting down 3, 2, 1. NEVER USE THE DISTRESS CALL
WHEN YOUR SHIP OR PERSON IS NOT IN AN EMER-
GENCY.
4. Upon elapse of the 3 second countdown period, the selected
distress call is transmitted with high power.
Note:
TX
appears when a Distress call is transmitted. Make
sure the Distress call has been transmitted by checking
the status of
TX
.
5. The Distress call is transmitted and it waits for about 210 -
270 seconds. This is continued internally. After the Distress
call has been sent, the Distress alert will sound every other
second, and it also «shadow-watches» for a transmission
between
CH16
and
CH70
until an acknowledgment signal is
received from the Coast Guard shore station.
To cancel the Distress call, press
16/9/TRI
.
6. When the radio receives a Distress call, the following screen
appears. If an acknowledgment is not received, the Distress
call is repeated until an acknowledgment is received from the
Coast Guard shore station.