POLMAR Shark - Receiving DSC Calls; Receiving Distress Call

If set on the manual reply, operation procedures as follow:
POS REQUEST
FROM
ID 450878967
12:22 UTC
PRESS ENTER
TO SEND
OR CANCEL
TO DECLINE
1 when you received POS request call, An alarm (pi-pi) sounds, LCD displays
as follow:
2 Press the CH key to transmit your own ships’ position and time information
3 Press [CANCEL] to record the received information, then the screen goes
back to default.
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5.3. Receiving a DSC Call
When a DSC call is received, the radio automatically responds based on the
type of call. The information displayed on the LCD varies depending upon
the call type. See chart below.
5.3.1 Receiving Distress Call
1 When a distress call is received, the radio automatically tunes to channel 16,
and the Distress Alarm Tone sounds. The call data is stored in the distress.
Log. Pressing any key disables the alarm.
3 When position data is included within the signal, it is displayed in the Text
Area of the LCD. When no position data is included within the signal, the
message “99°99, 999X, 999°99, 9999Y, 88:88” is displayed in the Text
Area of the LCD.
2 You must continue to monitor channel 16 as a coast station may require assi-
stance in any rescue attempt
DISTRESS
ID450078964
21’09. 1011 N
120’20. 0111 E
DISTRESS
ID450078964
SINKING
12: 45 UTC