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4.2 Receiving a Distress Alert<br />
4. DISTRESS OPERATIONS<br />
When you receive a distress alert from a ship in distress, the audio alarm sounds and the<br />
message “Distress alert message received.” Appears on the display. Press the CANCEL<br />
key to silence the audio alarm. Wait for the distress acknowledge call from a coast station. If<br />
you do not receive the distress acknowledge call from a coast station, which usually takes<br />
about five minutes from the time of reception of a distress alert, follow the appropriate flow<br />
chart in this section to determine your course of action.<br />
Note 1: An asterisk (*) appearing in a distress alert message indicates error at<br />
asterisk location.<br />
Note 2: If the DISTRESS/URGENT RECEIVING UNIT IC-303 is connected, the<br />
aural alarm sounds and the IC-303’s alarm lamp lights in red when a<br />
distress alert is received. To silence the aural alarm, press the ALARM<br />
RESET key.<br />
4.2.1 Distress alert received on MF band<br />
Do the following:<br />
• Continue watching on 2182 kHz. Wait for coast station to acknowledge the distress call.<br />
Watch until “SEELONCE FINI” is announced.<br />
• If multiple DSC distress alerts are received from the same ship in distress and it is beyond a<br />
doubt in your vicinity, a DSC acknowledgement may, after consultation with an RCC or<br />
Coast Station, be sent to terminate the call by DSC.<br />
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