Operation Manual

48 Ray54E VHF Radio
Cancelling a Distress Call Made in Error
I f you should send a Distress Call in error, you should make an
announcement as soon as possible that the distress situation does not exist.
1. Immediately power off the radio to cancel the Distress Call.
2. Power the radio back on and set to channel 16.
3. Make a broadcast to all stations giving your ship’s name, call sign and
MMSI number and cancel the false distress alert.
Sample Announcement to Cancel a Distress Call Made in Error:
“All Stations, All Stations, All Stations. This is NAME, CALL SIGN, MMSI
NUMBER, POSITION. Cancel my distress alert of DATE, TIME, NAME,
CALL SIGN.”
Receiving a Distress Call
The Ray54E receives distress messages sent by another vessel and/or
acknowledgments (ACK) sent by a coast station to another vessel in distress.
The radio also receives distress relays. In such cases you should maintain
radio silence and a listening watch on channel 16 and standby to lend
assistance if requested.
When a Distress Call is received, the Ray54E automatically tunes to channel
16 and sounds the Distress Alarm Tone. (If you have disabled automatic
channel changing, as described on page 82, you are first prompted whether to
accept the call.)
➤ To silence the alarm:
Press any key. Automatic alarm cancellation takes place after 2 minutes.
Two alternating screens appear in the display. When position data and time is
included within the signal, it is displayed on the first screen in the text area of
the LCD. If invalid GPS or Time data is received, the lat/lon position shows
‘9’ in all digits and the time shows all ‘8’s. The second screen shows the
nature of the distress and the time it was sent. The 2 alternating pages of data
are recorded in the Distress Call Log.
Maintain radio silence and a listening watch on channel 16 and standby to
lend assistance if requested.