Operating Instructions and Installation Instructions

Cancellingadistresscallaftertransmission
Adistresscallcanbecancelledafterithasbeen
transmitted.
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1.SelectOptions.
2.SelectCanceldistress.
3.SelectYestoconrmcancellation.
4.SelectOK.
5.PressandholdthePTTbuttonandmakea
broadcasttoallstationsgivingyourvessel’s
name,callsignandMMSInumberandcancel
thefalsedistressalert
Example:“All,Stations,AllStations,AllStations.
Thisis<NAME>,<CALLSIGN>,<MMSIID>,
<POSITION>.Cancelmydistressalertof
<DATE>,<TIME>,<NAME>,<CALLSIGN>”
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6.Repeatthebroadcastdescribedinstep5.
Receivingadistresscall
ItisexpectedthatonlyaCoastRadioStation(CRS)
willacknowledgeDSCdistresscallsandwillactas
thecoordinatorfortherescueoperation.
Whenadistresscallisreceivedanalarmissounded
atfullvolumeandtheLCDdisplaysinformation
relatingtothedistress.
DISTRESS CALL
Show info
Sinking
MMSI 123456789
00:04
Accept - Ch16 [10]
IftheAutochannelchangefunctionisenabled;10
secondsafterreceiptofadistresscalltheradiowill
automaticallyre-tunetochannel16.Otherwisethe
userispromptedtochangechannelmanually.
Thedetailsofthedistresscallarerecordedinthe
distresslogandtheenvelopeiconwillashtolet
youknowamessagehasbeenreceived.When
connectedtoaRaymarine
®
multifunctiondisplay
(MFD)thepositiondatafromthedistresscallcan
alsobedisplayedintheChartapplication.
Whenthereceiveddistresscallisacknowledgedby
theCRSorbyanotherstationtheradiowillresume
normaloperation.
Ignoringadistresscall
Youcanignoreadistresscallbymutingthealarm
andcancellingthedistresscallscreen.
Ifyourradioisalreadytunedtotheprioritychannel
thentheIgnoreoptionwillnotbeavailable.
Withanincomingdistresscalldisplayed.
1.SelectIgnorefromtheoptionsdisplayed.
Normaloperationisresumed.
Acknowledgingadistresscall
Distresscallsmustonlybeacknowledgedifthecall
continueswithoutacknowledgementfromaCRS,
youarecloseenoughtothedistressedvesselto
beofassistanceandarepreparedtorelaythe
distresstoaCRSbyanymeanspossible.Class
DDSCradiosareforbiddenfromautomatically
acknowledgingdistresscalls.Acknowledgement
mustonlybemadebyvoicemessageonchannel16.
Afterreceivingadistresscallthathasgone
unanswered:
1.Switchtochannel16tolistenforthedistress
voicemessage.
2.WaitfortheCRStoacknowledgethecall.
3.Ifthedistresscallisnotacknowledgedbyanother
stationthenacknowledgethecallasfollows:
MAYDAY
(MMSIofthevesselindistress)
Nameofvesselindistress<repeated3times>
Callsignofthevesselindistress
Thisis<MMSIofyourvessel>,<nameofyour
vesselrepeated3times><callsignofyour
vessel>
RECEIVEDMAYDAY
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