Operation Manual

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All Ships Call
The All Ship’s call allows you to send an Urgent or Safety DSC call to nearby
vessels without having to know their MMSID numbers. The All Ship’s call
may be used in situations that are serious but do not warrant a distress call,
and voice communication attempts have failed.
To send an All Ship’s call:
• Press the
CALL
key. The call menu appears in the display.
• Use the SELECT/ENT knob to select the ALL SHIP’S topic.
INT
DSC All Ship’s Call
• Push the SELECT/ENT knob or press the
CALL
key. The CALL TYPE
menu appears in the display.
USA INT
DSC Call Type
• Use the SELECT/ENT knob to select either URGENT or SAFETY.
• Push the SELECT/ENT knob or press the
CALL
key. The Call Type Veri-
fication screen appears in the display.
INT
Call Type Verification
• Call type must be verified.
• Press the
CALL
key to send the call. The ALL SHIP’S WAITING . . . .
screen appears in the display. Either URGENT or SAFETY appear to
indicate priority of the call.