Furuno FM-8800D - Manual (Page 37)

2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
2-11
1. Press the CANCEL or ENT key to silence the alarm. The following message
appears.
** Received Message **
MAY10/04 08:03 ECC : OK
NATURE : UNDESIGNATED
DISTRESS
POS : 12 ° 34. 1234’ N
123 ° 45. 6789’ E
AT : 12 : 34
ID IN DIST : 123456789
PRESS ENT TO ACK
TELEPHONE
ACK REQ
2. Press the ENT key.
Wait for a
coast station
acknowledge.
CONTINUE RETURN
3. If you do not receive DIST ACK from coast station within five minutes and
your vessel meets requirements (see previous page) for transmitting DIST
ACK, select CONTINUE by the CHANNEL knob and press the ENT key. The
following window appears.
RELAY SEL
RELAY ALL
DISTRESS ACK
Note: If you receive the DIST ACK from the coast station ( or other ship) within
five minutes, the message “Distress acknowledge received” appears.
Press the CANCEL key and confirm the received message. Press the
ENT key to return to the standby display.