What action would be the swiftest and most certain way to notify a RCC of a Distress situation aboard your vessel?

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Confirm the information in the Distress Alert Message setup menu is correct and use the “hot-key” or Distress Message Generator function on your satellite terminal .

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Compose a detailed Distress message and send it to the closest LES to optimize the SAR response.

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Press all of the “hot keys” available in the GMDSS console to ensure the RCC is notified.

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Send a multi-frequency DSC alert to ensure the RCC is notified regardless of Ionospheric propagation conditions.

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