Flow diagram

bullet The Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue (COMSAR), at its fourth session (12 to 16 July 1999), decided that digital selective calling (DSC) relays of distress alerts on all shipborne DSC equipment should be reduced.

 

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The sub-committee prepared a procedure for responding to VHF/MF and HF distress alerts, given in flow diagrams 1 and 2.

 

bullet The flow diagram to be displayed on the ship's bridge as A4 size posters. It also prepared the following guidance.

 

Flow diagram-1:  For VHF and MF DSC alerts

Flow diagram-2: For HF DSC alerts

 

 

 

 

 

Flow diagram-1

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Flow diagram-2

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Updated: July 04, 2003