When a life-endangering situation arises on your vessel,
send the distress alert as shown below.
1. If you have time to specify the nature of distress do steps
1) to 15) below. If not, go to step 2.
1) Press the F9 key to display the [Distress Alert Setup]
screen.
2) [LES ID] is selected; press the Enter key.
3) Select a suitable LES then press the Enter key.
4) Select [Update Time] then press the Enter key.
5) Enter the current time then press the Enter key.
6) Select [Position] then press the Enter key.
7) Enter your current position in latitude and longitude then
press the Enter key.
8) Select [Nature] then press the Enter key.
9) Enter applicable nature of distress then press the Enter
key.
10) Select [Course] then press the Enter key.
11) Enter your course then press the Enter key.
12) Select [Speed] then press the Enter key.
13) Enter your speed then press the Enter key.
14) Press the Esc key to show the [Update] window.
15) [Yes] is selected; press the Enter key to finish.
2. Open the cover of the DISTRESS button on the Terminal
Unit IC-218 or the Distress Alert Unit/Received Call Unit
IC-305.
12. Select [Delivery Delay] then press the Enter key.
Select [Immediate] or [Deferred] then press the Enter
key.
13. Select [Code] then press the Enter key.
14. Select [IA5] then press the Enter key.
15. Put the cursor on [TRANSMIT] then press the Enter key
to show the [Start] window.
16. Press the Enter key to send the message to the
message queue.
17. Long-press the Esc key to return to the standby display.
If the message was sent successfully, "Successful Sending
message" appears and the TX message is printed (if
[Confirmation] is OFF).
How to cancel transmission on a message awaiting
transmission
Press the F3 and 2keys to show the [Cancel] screen.
Select the message to cancel then press the Enter key.
Press the Enter key again to cancel the message.
Distress Alert Setup
LES ID
Update Time
Position
Protocol
Nature
Course
Speed
303 (KDDI)
06:23 02-02-25 (YY-MM-DD)
LAT 35:00N
LON 135:00E
Maritime
Undesignated
187
10 kn
3. Press the DISTRESS button until (approx four seconds)
the lamp in the button lights continuously. The distress
alert will not be sent until the lamp in the button lights
continuously and the audio alarm sounds. The message
"Sending Distress Alert" appears on the screen while the
distress alert is being sent.
Terminal Unit IC-218
Distress Alert/Received Call Unit IC-305
ACK
DISTRESS
button
1. Press the F5 and 1keys to show the [Data Report] menu.
2. Press the appropriate numeric key to select a data report.
3. Press the Enter key to open the status options window.
4. Select appropriate option then press the Enter key.
OFF: Data report off
ON: Enhanced Data Report (Data report w/confirmation)
ON: Usual Data Report (Standard data report)
5. Select [Report Length] then press the Enter key.
6. Select appropriate option then press the Enter key.
Position only: Own position
Position and Course/Speed: Position, course and speed
Position and Course/Speed with SEA INF: Position,
course, speed, water temperature, tide, and depth
7. Select [DNID] then press the Enter key.
8. Select DNID desired then press the Enter key.
9. Select [LES ID] then press the Enter key.
10. Select LES ID desired then press the Enter key.
11. Select [Member No.] then press the Enter key.
12. Select Member No. desired then press the Enter key.
13. Select [Activation] then press the Enter key.
14. Select [Regular Interval] then press the Enter key.
15. Select [Interval Time] then press the Enter key.
16. Key in interval time then press the Enter key.
17. Select [Report Times] then press the Enter key.
18. Key in the report times, or press the BackSpace key to
display “---” to select [No Limit] to transmit data until the
Status setting is turned OFF. Press the Enter key.
19. Press the Enter key to close the window.
Data Report
Data Report Programming
Status OFF
Report Length Position and Course/Speed
Destination
DNID
LES ID
Member No.
Activation Regular Interval
Interval Time 00:10
Report Times 1 (---: No Limit)
Start Time1 --:--
Start Time2 --:--
Start Time3 --:--
Start Time4 --:--
HOW TO SEND THE DISTRESS ALERT
HOW TO SEND A DATA REPORT AT
REGULAR INTERVALS
No.
01
Station LES
SANTA PAUL
Cancel
No. Message File Destination LES Priority Send Status
01S11111.001INETVizada101NormalSending
PUB. NO. OSE-56740-A
(1206, DAMI) FELCOM18
