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To acknowledge to the distress alert after coordination with the coast station, from the
above right screen, press FUNC key to move the active screen to the message control area.
Then select ACK with jog dial and press ENT to send the acknowledgement.
After acknowledging the distress alert, communicate with the ship in distress as follows;
Say "MAYDAY".
Repeat the identity (MMSI) of the ship in distress 3 times
Say, "This is".
Repeat the identity (MMSI) of your ship 3 times
Say "RECEIVED MAYDAY".