Furuno FS-5070 - Manual (Page 46)

4. DISTRESS OPERATIONS
4-8
Action for ship receiving distress alert on MF band
Press CANCEL key to
silence alarm.
DSC Distress alert received.
Listen on 2182 kHz
for 5 minutes.
Did you receive
acknowledge from
CS and/or RCC?
Is own
vessel able
to aid
ship in
distress?
No Is distress traffic
in progress? No
Is the DSC
distress call
continuing?
Acknowledge the alert by
radiotelphony to the ship
in distress on 2182 kHz.
No
Inform CS and/or RCC.
Yes
Enter details in log.
No CS = Coast Station
RCC = Rescue Co-ordination Center
Yes
Yes
Yes