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9.4
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-
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URGENCY Call: This type of call is used when a vessel may not truly be
in distress, but has a potential problem that may lead to a
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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
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9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call
1. Press the
CALL
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D S C M e n u
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appear.
-DSC Menu-
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
Group
All Ships
POS Request
POS Report
Individual
-DSC Menu-
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
Group
All Ships
POS Request
POS Report
Individual
-Category-
Safety
Urgency
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
-Select Intership CH-
16
06
09
10
0
8
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
-All Ships Call-
Category:Safety
CH: 16
Transmit?
YES
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
-All Ships Call-
CH: 16
Transmitting
-All Ships Call-
Since:00:25
CH: 16
QUIT
[CLR]
2. Rotate
the
DIAL
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All Ships
”.
3. Press the
ENT
key. (To cancel, press the
CLR
key.)
4. Rotate
the
DIAL
knob to select the nature of
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Safety
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Urgency
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ENT
key.
5. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the operat-
ing channel you want to communicate on,
then press the
ENT
key.
6. Press the
ENT
key to transmit the selected
type of all ships DSC 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 press the microphone’s
PTT
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depending on the priority of the call and
state your message.
9. Press
the
CLR
key to exit the all ships call menu.