RS86/RS87 VHF
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E04819 Issue 1.0
Use the VOL ▲ or VOL ▼ keys to scroll through the available
Nature of distress categories and press O
K to confirm selection:
• Undefined (default)
• Abandoning
• Piracy
• MOB
• Fire
• Flooding
• Collision
• Grounding
• Listing
• Sinking
• Adrift
Press and hold the D
ISTRESS key to begin the 5-second count-
down – the large digits will count down from 5 to 1 before initi-
ating the Distress Alert – the display will show “SENDING
ALERT” (Fig 4.10).
Note The Distress Alert call can be aborted if the DISTRESS key is re-
leased at any time before the 5-second countdown has ended.
Press O
N/C to return to normal radio operation.
The Distress Alert call sent includes the vessel’s MMSI, the
nature of the distress as specified, the time the call was sent,
and the current position of the vessel (if the appropriate naviga-
tional receiver is connected to the radio, or a manual position
has been entered; see section 6.4).
The radio will switch to monitoring channel 16 and the display
will show “AWAITING ACKNOWLEDG” until an acknowl-
edgment is received. The radio will automatically repeat the
alert approximately every 4 minutes until either an acknowledg-
ment is received, or O
N/C is pressed (it is not recommended
that the Distress Alert is canceled manually by pressing O
N/C,
unless you are requested to do so by the rescue authorities).
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SEND I NGAAA
ALER T BBBBB
INT
Fig 4.10 - Sending a Distress Alert
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