Furuno FS-1575 FS-2575 FS-5075 User Manual

4.  DSC DISTRESS OPERATIONS

2. Press the CANCEL key to silence the audio alarm. Then, the LED stops flashing, 

and the pop-up message disappears.

3. Communicate with the coast station via radiotelephone, following the instructions 

below. If the distress alert was sent using the MULTI mode, the radiotelephone 
automatically sets the working frequency on which the distress acknowledge call 
is first received.
a) Say “MAYDAY” three times.
b) Say “This is ...” name of your ship and call sign three times.
c) Give nature of distress and assistance needed.
d) Give description of your ship (type, color, number of persons onboard, etc.).

If you have a time to prepare the distress information, send the distress alert as fol-
lows:

1. Press the DISTRESS MSG key to display the following screen.

2. With [NATURE] selected, push the ENTER knob.
3. Rotate the ENTER knob to select nature of distress, among the following 11 se-

lections, then push the knob.

• UNDESIGNATED

• FIRE

• FLOODING

• COLLISION

• GROUNDING

• LISTING

• SINKING

• DISABLED&ADR(IFT)

• ABANDONING

• PIRACY

• MAN OVERBOARD

Count up the elapsed time 
after receiving distress 
acknowledge call.

Icon for DISTRESS transmission

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