MT-500
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All Ships Call
The All Ship’s call allows you to send an Urgent or Safety DSC call to nearby
vessels without having to know their MMSID numbers. The All Ship’s call
may be used in situations that are serious but do not warrant a distress call,
and voice communication attempts have failed.
To send an All Ship’s call:
•
Press the
CALL
key. The call menu appears in the display.
•
Use the
SELECT/ENT
knob to select the
ALL SHIP’S
topic.
INT
LAST CALL
DIRECTORY
>ALL SHIP'S
INDIVIDUAL
DSC All Ship’s Call
•
Push the
SELECT/ENT
knob or press the
CALL
key. The
CALL TYPE
menu appears in the display.
USA
INT
CALL TYPE
URGENT
SAFETY
PRESS CALL.
DSC Call Type
•
Use the
SELECT/ENT
knob to select either
URGENT
or
SAFETY
.
•
Push the
SELECT/ENT
knob or press the
CALL
key. The Call Type Veri-
fication screen appears in the display.
INT
SEND URGENT
CALL?
PRESS CALL.
Call Type Verification
•
Call type must be verified.
•
Press the
CALL
key to send the call. The
ALL SHIP’S
WAITING . . . .
screen appears in the display. Either
URGENT
or
SAFETY
appear to
indicate priority of the call.
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