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After receiving acknowledgement, use the radiotelephone to request rescue.   
First, the responding station calls by radiotelephone. Communicate the following information to that station.   
 Say "MAYDAY".  
  Say "This is (name of your ship)".   
  Tell the station the ship's Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number, call sign, ship's position, 
nature of distress, and rescue requests.   
 
If time permits, enter the nature of the distress or the mode (Radiotelephone or FEC) as follows, 
just before sending the distress alert. (For more details, see 4.5.5 Distress alerts.)   
1)  Open menu 3. Editing a distress msg.   
2)  Press ENT on the screen at right and select 
the nature of the distress.   
3)  Press ENT to confirm the selection.   
The nature of the distress is set. If the position 
and time (UTC) are not displayed automatically 
for any reason, input them manually at this time.   
4)  Press and hold the DISTRESS  key for 4 
seconds to send the distress alert. 
The rest of the procedure is the same as 
described above.   
 
 
Terminating a Distress Alert   
 
CAUTION
 
 
If a false distress alert is transmitted accidentally, select the Cancel menu and transmit 
the distress cancel referring the guidance displayed on the controller. And then report 
the false distress alert to a nearby RCC (Rescue Coordination Center/ in Japan, inform 
the nearest Japan Coast Guard.) 
Information to be reported:   
Ship's name, type, nationality, and ID number, the date/time, location and reason why 
the false distress alert was transmitted. Also the unit model name and manufacture 
number/date, if possible. 
 
 
Select the Cancel menu and press ENT on the NCM-2150 MF/HF CONTROLLER.   
The screen shown below is displayed. Then select Continue with the jog dial and press ENT to start the 
distress cancel procedure referring the guidance displayed on the controller.   
Note) For more details, see the description in the 4.5.5.1 Quick distress alerts. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note 
ID 431001234  23:59(UTC)
Pos 89゚59.0123'N
   179゚59.6789'E@23:59
DSC Rx: 4146.00/Tx: 4146.00kHz
 3)Editing a distress msg
 Naure       :[Undesignated ]
  Position    :[NE]
               [ 89゚59.0123'N]
               [179゚59.6789'W]
  UTC of pos  :[23:59]
  Mode        :[Radiotelephone]
  Attempt type:[Multi-FRQ ]
  Tx bands    :[2/4/6/8/12/16]
  [Preview]  [Tips]  [Cancel]
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