Operator's Manual

Instruction Manual
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Press and hold the Distress key a second time for five seconds.
A countdown to the transmission will be displayed. Release
the key at any time during this countdown to abort the trans-
mission and press C to return to the main menu.
The Distress Alert transmission contains the following data -
- The vessel's MMSI
- The vessel’s position (either from the NMEA0183 input, or
manually entered)
- The time (from NMEA or manual)
- The nature of the distress
NOTE If the boat’s position and time are not being received via the
NMEA interface then the display will allow this data to be
entered manually - refer to section 3.2 for more details.
After the Distress Alert has been sent, the RD68 will tune to
channel 16 and will automatically repeat the Alert approxi-
mately every four minutes until either an acknowledgement is
received, or C is pressed (it is not recommended that the
Distress Alert is cancelled manually by pressing C unless you
are requested to do so by the rescue authorities).
While the Distress Alert remains active, an intermittent alarm
will continue to sound.
When an acknowledgement is received from the Rescue Co-
ordination Centre, this will automatically cancel the Distress
Alert transmission. The subsequent rescue co-ordination will
be performed using the voice working channel.
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DISTRESS ALERT
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