Receiving Distress Calls and Distress Relay Calls
When receiving a distress call or a distress relay call, DISTRESS or DISTR RELAY, and information about the call, such as MMSI number and the nature of the distress, appear on the radio screen. A distress call is sent from a vessel in need of assistance, and a distress relay call is sent from either another vessel or a station on behalf of a vessel in need of assistance.
The radio sends data related to the call over the NMEA® network based on how you configure MMSI filters (Configuring DSC NMEA Transmissions).
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To view additional information about the distress call and switch to channel 16, select
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To accept the distress call and switch to channel 16, select OK.
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To review information about the distress call without switching to channel 16 automatically, select PAUSE.
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To ignore the distress call and stay on the current channel, press CLEAR.