Operation Manual S15
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Press and hold the (DIST) key for about five seconds. A countdown to
the transmission will be displayed then an alarm will sound.
The Distress Alert transmission contains the following data:
1. The vessel’s MMSI;
2. The vessel’s position (either from the NMEA0183 input, or manually
entered);
3.
The time (from NMEA or Manual input);
4. The nature of the distress.
After the Distress Alert has been sent, the Radio will automatically tune to
channel 16 and the Radio will repeat the Alert approximately every four
minutes until either an acknowledgement is received, or (CLR) key is
pressed (it is not recommended that the Distress Alert is cancelled
manually by pressing
(CLR)
key unless you are requested to do so by
the rescue authorities).
While the Distress Alert remains active, an intermittent alarm will continue
to sound approximately once every 25 seconds.
When an acknowledgement is received from the Rescue Co-ordination
Centre, this will cancel the Distress Alert transmission from the Radio and
automatically switch the Radio to the required working channel. The
subsequent Rescue Co-ordination will be performed using the voice-
working channel.
6.2 ROUTINE CALL
To make a routine call, press (CALL) key on the fist
microphone/controller to select Routine call. The screen is as follows:
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