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8.4 ALL SHIPS CALL
The all ships call function allows contact to be established with DSC
equipped vessels without having their MMSI in the individual calling direc-
tory. 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
distress situation. This call is the same as saying “PAN PAN,
PAN PAN, PAN PAN” on Channel 16.
SAFETY Call: This type of call is used to transmit boating safety informa-
tion to other vessels. This message usually contains infor-
mation about an overdue boat, debris in the water, loss of a
navigation aid or an important meteorological message. This
call is the same as saying “Securite, Securite, Securite.”
8.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call
1. Press the
CALL
MENU
key. The “
DSC Menu
” will
appear.
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2. Rotate the
CH
knob to select “
All SHIPS
”.
3. Press the
soft key. (To cancel, press
the
soft key.)
4. Rotate the
CH
knob to select the nature of
call (“
SAFETY
” or “
URGENCY
”), then press the
soft key.
5. Rotate the
CH
knob to select the operating
channel you want to communicate on, then
press the
soft key.
6. Press the
soft key to transmit the
selected type of all ships call.
7. After the all ships call is transmitted, the
transceiver will switch to the selected chan-
nel.
8. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not
busy, then key the microphone and say “PAN
PAN, PAN PAN, PAN PAN” or “Securite,
Securite, Securite” depending on the prior-
ity of the call.
9. Press the
soft key to exit the all
ships call menu.