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Transmitting the distress call
Watch VHF CH70
auto
DISTRESS CALL CH70
34° 40N 135° 20E at 15:20
To announce nature of distress, press appropriate key
for nature of distress within 3 sec. after pressing the
[DISTRESS] key. Continue pressing [DISTRESS] key 4
sec.
Transmission time is about three seconds.
If wrong nature of distress is input, enter correct
nature within 3 seconds.
If no numeric
key is pressed,
distress alert is
automatically
transmitted.
DISTRESS CALL Nature?
UNDESIGNATED
* Call in progress *
DISTRESS CALL CH70
Nature of Distress
Position/Time
Nature of Distress
(Transmitting)
* Wait for dist ack *
Next CH70 3.7 min
(Waiting for distress
acknowldege)
(continued on next page)
A coast station will transmit a DIST ACK signal to you to confirm the
distress alert. Once you have received the DIST ACK signal, CH16
(Distress, Safety and Calling frequency) is automatically selected so
that you may commence voice communications with the coast
station. After the [DISTRESS] key has been pressed, no further
operation of the radiotelephone is required until you have received
the DIST ACK signal.
1 Open cover on [DISTRESS] key.
2 Press [DISTRESS] key 4 seconds
continuously.
Counts down. If distress call is not
acknowledged it is automatically
retransmitted until acknowledged.
(Do nothing until own ship receives DIST
ACK.)
[1]: Fire, explosion
[2]: Flooding
[3]: Collision
[4]: Grounding
[5]: Listing, capsizing
[6]: Sinking
[7]: Disabled & adrift
[8]: Abandoning
[0]: Undesignated
[ ]: Piracy/armed
robbery attack
[ ]: Man overboard