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11.4 ALL SHIPS CALL
The All Ships Call function allows contact to be established with other vessel
stations without having their ID in the individual calling directory. Also, priority
for the call can be designated as Urgency or Safety.
URGENCY Call: This type of call is used when a vessel may not truly be in
distress, but have a potential problem that may lead to a dis-
tress situation. This call is the same as saying PAN PAN PAN
on channel 16.
SAFETY Call:
Used to transmit boating safety information to other vessels.
This message usually contains information about an overdue
boat, debris in the water, loss of a navigation aid or an impor-
tant meteorological message. This call is the same as saying
Securite, Securite, Securite.”
11.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call
1. Press the [
CALL
(
MENU
)] key. The “
DSC
DSC
DSC
DSC
DSC
MENU
MENU
MENU
MENU
MENU
” will appear.
2. Press the [
S
(
UP
)] / [
T
(
DOWN
)] keys to se-
lect “
ALL SHIPS
ALL SHIPS
ALL SHIPS
ALL SHIPS
ALL SHIPS
.”
3. Press the [
ENT
] key. (To cancel, press the [
CLR
]
key)
4. Press the [
S
(
UP
)] / [
T
(
DOWN
)] keys to se-
lect the call (“
SAFETY
SAFETY
SAFETY
SAFETY
SAFETY
” or “
URGENY
URGENY
URGENY
URGENY
URGENY
”), then
press the [
ENT
] key.
5. Press the [
S
(
UP
)] / [
T
(
DOWN
)] keys to se-
lect the operating channel you want to com-
municate on, then press the [
ENT
] key.
6. Press the [
ENT
] key again to transmit the
selected call type of ALL SHIPS CALL.
7. After the ALL SHIPS CALL is transmitted,
the transceiver will switch to the channel
which is selected on step 5 above (but, the
display will not change. To change the dis-
play, press the [
CLR
(
WX
)] key).
8. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not
busy, then key the microphone and say PAN
PAN PAN or “Securite, Securite, Securite” depend-
ing on the priority of the call. Say your call sign and
announce the channel you wish to switch to for
communications.
