Furuno FS-5070 - Manual (Page 51)

4. DISTRESS OPERATIONS
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6. Push the ENTER knob to open the DSC FREQ. Menu.
GO TO EASY VIEW
DSC FREQ KHZ
GO TO VIEW
Compose msg.
COAST SHIP
COAST ID:
SHIP ID IN DIST:
MSG TYPE: RELAY ALL
4207.5
6312.0
12577.0
16804.5
2187.5
8414.5
7. Choose appropriate frequency and then push the ENTER knob. You should first choose
8414.5 kHz.
8. Press the CALL key, and the display changes as shown below.
CALL key
COAST ID: 00 1234567
SHIP ID IN DIST: 123456789
Priority distress
transmit sure?
DSC FREQ : 8414.5 kHz
KEEP PRESSED FOR 3S
DESTINATION ID: 001234567
SHIP ID IN DIST: 123456789
Distress relay coast
message in progress!
DSC FREQ : 8414.5 kHz
TIME TO GO : 5S
Timer counts
pressed 3
seconds.
down time until
the message is
transmitted.
DESTINATION ID: 001234567
SHIP ID IN DIST: 123456789
Wait for distress
relay acknowledge.
DSC FREQ : 8414.5 kHz
TIME TO GO : 3M50S RESENDING
(See note below.)
Note: If a coast station acknowledges the call before the timer counts down to zero, press
the CANCEL key to cancel the distress relay call.
After the call is transmitted, the message “Wait for distress relay acknowledge.” Appears.
After you have received the distress acknowledgement from the coast station, communicate
with the coast station by telephone, over the frequency specified. If you do not receive the
distress acknowledgement from a coast station after the timer counts down to zero, choose
RESEND and press the ENTER knob to transmit the distress relay again, over a different
frequency.