Furuno 9ZWFM8800D, Operator'S Manual

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3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES
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3.4 All Ships Call
When an urgent but not life-endangering situation arises on your ship, for
example, engine
trouble, send an all ships call to request assistance.
After sending the call, you can communicate by voice over the radiotelephone.
Do the following before beginning actual communications:
URGENCY priority: Say PAN three times followed by your call sign.
SAFETY priority: Say SECURITE three times followed by your call sign.
Own Ship
Coast
Station
3.4.1 Sending an all ships call
1. Press the
CALL
key. The display changes from standby display to the
COMPOSE MESSAGE screen and the CALL TYPE is displayed in reverse
video.
2. Press the
ENT
key to open the call type list.
SHIP CALL
F
G
POLLING
NEUTRAL
MEDICAL
RELAY ALL
RELAY SEL
DISTRESS
COAST CALL
GROUP CALL
PSTN CALL
ALL SHIPS
AREA CALL
POSITION
3. Rotate the
CH
knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose ALL SHIPS and
press the
ENT
key.
4. SAFETY is selected; press the
ENT
key.
5. Choose SAFETY, URGENCY, or DISTRESS as appropriate followed by
pressing the
ENT
key.
6. TCmd1 is selected; press the
ENT
key.