6-2
11. Press [
/
] to select Nature. Press [Enter] to display the list. Select
appropriate nature of distress.
Undesignated Listing
Fire/Explosion Sinking
Flooding Disabled & Adrift
Collision Abandoning ship
Grounding Further assistance required
Piracy or Armed Attack
If nature of distress is not specified, “Undesignated” is auto-
matically selected.
12. Press [Enter] to close the list.
13. Press [
/
] to go to the Course and/or Speed entry. Enter course
and/or speed if they are different from what appears on the screen.
14. Press [Esc]. You are now asked to update data entered.
Setup
Distress Alert Setup
LES ID
Update Time
Position
Protocol
Nature
Course
Speed
Distress Alert updated.
Press any key to escape.
303 (YAMAGUCHI)
06:23 97-08-20 (YY-MM-DD)
LAT 30:00N
LON 140:00E
Maritime
Grounding
187
0 KTS
Update
No
Yes
*Current update is shown at the position display of the bottom right corner.
Figure 6-2 Distress Alert setup, requesting confirmation of
settings
15. Press [Enter] to register data you’ve just entered.
Setup
Distress Alert Setup
LES ID
Update Time
Position
Protocol
Nature
Course
Speed
Distress Alert updated.
Press any key to escape.
303 (YAMAGUCHI)
06:23 97-08-20 (YY-MM-DD)
LAT 30:00N
LON 140:00E
Maritime
Grounding
187
0 KTS
Figure 6-3 Distress Alert setup, distress alert updated