Furuno RC-1800T - Receiving a Distress Alert; Distress Alert Received on MF Band

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3.2 Receiving a Distress Alert
When you receive a distress call from a ship in distress the audio alarm sounds and the message
"Distress call received." appears on the display. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the audio
alarm. Wait for the distress acknowledge from a coast station. If you do not receive the distress
acknowledge from a coast station, which usually takes about five minutes from reception of a
distress alert, follow the appropriate flow chart in this section.
Note: An asterisk (*) appearing in a distress alert messages indicates error at asterisk location.
Russian Version
If another distress alert or urgent message is received just after pressing the [CALL] key (for
distress alert relay and distress acknowledgement), the most recently received message has
priority.
3.2.1 Distress alert received on MF band
Do the following:
• Continue watching on 2182 kHz. Wait for coast station to acknowledge the distress call.
Distress communications continues until “SEELONCE FINI” is announced.
• If further DSC alerts are received from the same source and the ship in distress is beyond
doubt in vicinity, a DSC acknowledgement may, after consultation with an RCC or Coast
Station, be sent to terminate the call.
• In no case is a ship permitted to transmit a DSC distress relay call on receipt of a DSC distress
alert on an MF channel.