4 canceling a false distress alert – Furuno FM-8800D User Manual
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2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
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2.4 Canceling a False Distress Alert
If you have transmitted a distress alert by mistake, do the following to cancel it.
1. Press the CANCEL key to show the following window.
Distress call
will be
cancelled?
YES
NO
2. Select YES by rotating the CHANNEL knob and press the ENT key.
CAUTION !
Cancel DISTRESS
on CH16 by VOICE.
EXT:ENT
3. Press the ENT key to acknowledge the CAUTION message.
The channel changes to 16.
4. Transmit message to “All Stations” giving your vessel's name, call sign and
DSC number.
Example message
All Stations, All Stations, All Stations
This is VESSEL'S NAME, CALLSIGN,
DSC NUMBER, POSITION.
Cancel my distress alert of DATE, TIME, UTC.
Master, VESSEL'S NAME, CALLSIGN.
DSC NUMBER, DATE, TIME UTC.