Raymarine Ray260, User Manual

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7.4 Safety calls
Making a safety call
A safety call should be used when there is an important
navigational warning or meteorological forecast/broadcast.
Safety alerts can also used for communications during search
and rescue operations.
OK
HI
- - - - DSC MENU- - - -
INDIVIDUAL
DISTRESS
ALL SHIP
OK
HI
ALL SHIP
SAFETY
URGENCY
[
BACK
]
BACK OK
HI
ALL SHIP
SAFETY
SELECT CHA NNEL
CH: 0016
BACK SEND
HI
ALL SHIP
SAFETY
SELECT CHA NNEL
CH: 0016
BACK SEND
HI
ALL SHIP
SAFETY
NOT DEFAUL
T CH
CH: 0072
HI
ALL SHIP
SAFETY
CALLING...
HI
ALL SHIP
SAFETY
TX COMPLETE
CH CHG TO: 0016
BACK BACK
D12820-1
OK
0 016
0 0 0 1 A 0 0 2 8 A 0 0 8 8 A
CHANNEL NAME
INT
HI
82° 34.5N
123° 45.6W
AM01:23UT
From the DSC menu:
1. Select ALL SHIP .
2. Select SAFETY .
3. If required use the Channel Up and Channel Down buttons
to select the relevant channel for subsequent communication.
The default channel is 16.
4. Select OK to confirm the channel.
5. Select SEND to send the DSC safety call.
6. Wait for the
TX COMPLETE
message to be displayed
on-screen and then select OK .
The channel is now changed to the chosen channel.
7. 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
If you receive a safety call from another station the details are
displayed on-screen.
When a safety call is received:
1. Press the RIGHT soft button to cycle through the information
pages.
2. Select OK at any time to accept the safety call.
If auto channel change is turned on then the channel will
automatically change after 10 seconds.
The radio is re-tuned to channel 16.
3. Listen on channel 16 for the safety message.
7.5 Routine calls
Individual calls can be made to ships and coast station contact
saved in your phonebook or to any station by manually entering
the stations MMSI number.
OK
HI
- - - - DSC MENU- - - -
INDIVIDUAL
DISTRESS
ALL SHIP
D12821-1
OK
HI
INDIVIDUAL
MANUAL
sSHIP- 001
COASTGUARD- 0 1
BACK OK
HI
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
SELECT CHA NNEL
CH:
0072
OK
HI
INDIVIDUAL
MANUAL
sSHIP- 001
COASTGUARD- 0 1
OK
HI
INDIVIDUAL
MANUAL
sSHIP- 001
COASTGUARD- 0 1
HI
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
MMSI:-
- - - - - - - -
OK
BACK SEND
HI
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
sSHIP- 001
CH: 0072
END
HI
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
CALLING...
END
HI
INDIVIDUAL 00'01
ROUTINE
AWAITING ACK...
OK PAUSE p P 1/2
HI
INDIVIDUAL 00'05
ACKNOWLEDG
E
FROM: SHIP - 0 0 1
ACCEPTED
BACK
HI
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
COASTGUARD- 0 1
CH: UNSPECIFIED
SEND
2
1 3
1. Individual routine call using manual MMSI entry.
2. Individual routine call to a vessel saved as a contact.
3. Individual routine call to a coast station saved as a contact.
Refer to the Phonebook section for details on adding contacts to
your phonebook.
Note: When calling a coast station there is no need to select
a channel for communication.
If a call cannot be accepted then a reason code will be displayed
on-screen.
100 NO REASON No reason given
101 CONGESTION Congestion at maritime switching centre
102
BUSY
Station Busy
103 QUEUE Queue indication
104 BARRED Station barred
105 NO OPERATOR No operator available
106
UNAVAILABLE
Operator temporarily unavailable
107 DISABLE Equipment disabled
108 UNABLE CH Unable to use proposed channel
109 UNABLE MODE Unable to use proposed mode
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