Raymarine Ray 90, Installation And Operation Instruction Manual

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7.4 Safety calls
Making a safety call
Safety calls should be used when there is an important navigational warning or meteorological
forecast/broadcast. Safety alerts can also be used for communications during search and rescue
operations.
From the All ships call menu: Menu > DSC Calls > All ships call .
1. Select Safety .
2. Select the channel for subsequent communication.
The call is transmitted. Once the call has been successfully transmitted ‘ Sent ’ is displayed
onscreen and the channel is changed to the specified channel.
3. Press the OK button.
4. Press and hold the PTT button and speak the following message:
SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE
ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS
This is — MMSI of your vessel, name of your vessel repeated 3 times, call sign of your vessel.
Position — Your vessel’s position.
Reason for call — state the reason for the safety call.
OUT
Receiving a safety call
When a safety call is received:
1. Select
Show info from the options to review relevant call details.
2. Select Accept at any time to accept the call.
If auto channel change is turned on then the channel will automatically change after 10 seconds.
The radio is re-tuned to the specified channel.
3. Listen for the safety call message.
Digital selective calling (DSC)
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