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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-

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 has 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.”

9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call

1. Press the MENU

key to display the menu.

BACK SELECT

DSC CALL

INDIVIDUAL

GROUP

ALL SHIPS

DIST ALERT MSG

2. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select “

DSC

”, then

press the

SELECT

soft key.

3. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select “

ALL SHIPS

”,

and then press the

SELECT

soft key. (To

cancel, press the

BACK

soft key.)

4. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select the category

of the call (“

SAFETY

” or “

URGENCY

”), then press

the

SELECT

soft key.

BACK SELECT