Icom IC-M505 - Distress Call Procedures

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■ Distress call
A distress call should be transmitted, if in the opinion of the
Master, the ship or a person is in distress and requires im-
mediate assistance.
NEVER USE THE DISTRESS CALL WHEN YOUR
SHIP OR A PERSON IS NOT IN AN EMERGENCY.
A DISTRESS CALL CAN BE USED ONLY WHEN
IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED.
D Simple call
q Confirm no distress call is being received.
w While lifting up the key cover, push [DISTRESS] for 5
sec. to transmit the distress call.
 •Emergencychannel(Channel70)isautomaticallyselectedand
the distress call is transmitted.
 •WhennoGPSisconnected,inputyourpositionandUTCtime,
if possible.
 •Whilepushing[DISTRESS], the key backlighting blinks.
Distress Call
Push for 5 sec.
e After transmitting the distress call, the transceiver waits
for an acknowledgment call on Channel 70.
 •Thedistresscallisautomaticallytransmittedevery3.5to4.5
minutes.
 •After2sec.,thetransceiverissettoChannel16automatically.
Distress Call
TX Complete
Now Waiting for ACK
<CLR ˘ Cancel>
After 2 sec.
25W INT
TAG
Wait ACK
<CLR˘
Cancel> CALLING
r After receiving the acknowledgment, reply using the mi-
crophone.
25W INT
TAG
Received
DistressACK
<Osaka Bay
<CLR ˘
Beep Off> CALLING