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9.7.2 Receiving a Position Request
When a Position Request Call is received from another vessel and a ringing
alarm will sound. Operation and transceiver function differs depending on
“POSITION REPLY” menu in the “DSC SETUP” menu setting. Refer to section
“9.7.4 SETTING UP POSITION REPLY”.
Automatically reply:
1. When a position request call is received from another
vessel, a ringing sound will be produced. Then requested
position coordinates are transmitted automatically to the
vessel requesting your vessels position.
RX POS REQUEST
Transmitted
CATEG:
SAFETY
Horizon
366901234
QUIT
SINCE:
00:15
POS REPLY
2. To exit from Position Request display, press the
[QUIT]
soft
key.
Manually reply:
1. When a position request call is received
from another vessel, a ringing sound will be
produced, and the display will be as shown
in the illustration at the right.
RX POS REQUEST
Yaesu
366901235
CATEG:
SAFETY
SINCE:
00:15
STOP ALARM
RX POS REQUEST
Yaesu
366901235
CATEG:
SAFETY
SINCE:
00:15
REPLY
QUIT
RX POS REQUEST
Transmitted
CATEG:
SAFETY
Horizon
366901234
QUIT
SINCE:
00:15
POS REPLY
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. To send your vessel’s position to the request-
ing vessel, press the
[REPLY]
soft key.
Or to exit from position request display, press
the
[QUIT]
soft key.
4. Press the
[QUIT]
soft key to return to the channel display.
NOTE
When there is an unread position request call, “
” icon will appear
on the display. You may review the unread individual call from the DSC
log, refer to the section “
9.12.3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls
”.
