What is a Distress Alert?
A Distress Alert is simply a distress indication sent from the Inmarsat-C unit that is passed through the LES to a Rescue Coordination Center (RCC). A Distress Alert contains the vessel identity, time of fix and position. Distress Alerts cannot be sent from the system keyboard. IMO Resolution A.807(19) requires that Distress Alerts be sent only from a special distress button that is protected from inadvertent or accidental activation.
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