Furuno INMARSAT-C MOBILE EARTH STATION FELCOM 12 Manual De Usuario
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Distress Communications
The
distress alert
provides the minimum distress reporting require-
ments: own vessel’s ID, speed, course, L/L position and nature of
distress. After receiving the distress alert acknowledgment and you
are not pressed for time you may send detailed information as fol-
lows:
distress. After receiving the distress alert acknowledgment and you
are not pressed for time you may send detailed information as fol-
lows:
1. Press [F1] followed by [Enter] to display the editor screen.
2. Prepare distress communication message. Figure 6-7 shows a
sample distress message.
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
THE NAME IS
I NEED HELP
Ship’s name
: Type of assistance required
Figure 6-7 Sample distress message
3. Press [F3].
4. Press [Enter]. The screen should look something like Figure 6-8.
The cursor is on the Priority line.
25 Char. [ Line 2/ 2 Col. 1 ]
<[1] UNTITLED1>
0001|
t
----*---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------<
[Insert ]
Transmit
1. Transmit Message
2. Cancel
3. Request Delivery Status
3. Request Delivery Status
Transmit Message
Priority
Message File
Station Name
Destination Type
Message File
Station Name
Destination Type
Prefix Code
Country/Ocean Code
Station ID
Modem Type
Address
Subject
Attach File
Country/Ocean Code
Station ID
Modem Type
Address
Subject
Attach File
LES ID
Option
Option
[ TRANSMIT ]
Normal
Message now being edited Size 63
Message now being edited Size 63
TELEX
Figure 6-8 Transmit message screen
5. Press [Enter] to open the selection window.
6. Press [
/
] to select “Distress”.
7. Press [Enter] to close the selection window.
8. Press [
/
] to go the LES ID line.
9. Press [Enter] to open the LES list.
10. Select the LES where the distress alert was transmitted.