User Guide

4.2 Activating the SRM Safety Related Message Button
The desired Distress Message Text can be selected by pressing the appropriate number on the
keyboard. By pressing the [Exit] button, it is possible to escape from this screen without sending
the SRM Message.
NOTE: If no Message Subject is selected, the message is automatically sent as an undesignated
distress call.
Dynamic Keys: SRM Broadcast Message
[M5]
[Select]
Confirm
Message
Selection
[Enter]
Confirm
Message
Selection
[M8]
[Exit]
Return to
Vessel Listing
Sending an SRM Message:
Upon selection of a message, this screen shows the emergency information, which will be sent and
should be checked before transmission. To confirm message transmission to all vessels within
range it is necessary to activate either the [Send] or [SRM] button. The [Back] button takes the user
back to the Message Selection Menu without sending the message.
N 1
o
22' E 0
o
15' |1>0.10 2>1.30|3>1.80nm
************ Write Message *************
-SRM----SRM----SRM----SRM----SRM----SRM-
Broadcast message
1. UNDESIGNATED
2. FIRE, EXPLOSION
3. FLOODING
4. COLLISION
5. GROUNDING
6. LISTING, IN DANGER OF CAPSIZING
7. SINKING
8. DISABLED AND ADRIFT
9. ABANDONING SHIP
10. PIRACY/ARMED ROBBERY ATTACK
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NUM| Select->| | |<-Exit
N 1
o
22' E 0
o
16' |1>0.10|2>1.30|3>1.80nm
************ Write Message *************
-SRM----SRM----SRM----SRM----SRM----SRM-
Broadcast message
MAYDAY,DE,ANDREA DORIA,D11233,1193046,PO
S:N 1
o
22.658'_E 0
o
16.102'_UTC15:36 - F
IRE, EXPLOSION
************** Send SRM? ***************
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| Send | | |<-Back
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