All Ships Call; Transmitting An All Ships Call - Standard Horizon Explorer GPS GX1700 Owner's Manual

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
SAFETY Call:

9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call

1. Press the
pear.
2. Press the
SHIPS ".
3. Press the
the soft key.)
4. Press the
ture of call (" SAFETY " or " URGENCY "), then
press the
5. Press the
ating channel you want to communicate on,
then press the
nel you want to use is not listed, press the
soft key, then press the
select the operating channel you want to commu-
nicate on (default is channel 16), then press
the soft key.
6. Press the
selected type of all ships DSC call.
7. After the All Ships Call is transmitted, the trans-
ceiver will switch to the selected channel.
8. Listen to the channel to make sure it is not busy, then press the micro-
phone's PTT switch and say PAN PAN PAN or "Securite, Securite, Secu-
rite" depending on the priority of the call and state your message.
9. Press the
GX1700
distress, but have a potential problem that may lead to a
distress situation. This call is the same as saying PAN PAN
PAN on channel 16.
Used to transmit boating safety information to other vessels.
This message usually contains information about an over-
due 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."
key. The " DSC Menu " will ap-
/ key to select " All
soft key. (To cancel, press
/ key to select the na-
soft key.
/ key to select the oper-
soft key. If the chan-
soft key to transmit the
soft key to exit the ALL ship call menu.
-DSC Menu-
INDIVIDUAL
Group
All Ships
POS Request
POS Report
Auto POS Polling
Individual
Group
SELECT
ALL SHIPS
POS Request
POS Report
-Category-
Auto POS Polling
SAFETY
Urgency SELECT
-Select Intership CH-
16
SELECT 06
08
09
10
-Select Intership CH-
13
16
SELECT
06
08
09
10
13
SELECT MANUAL
Category:Safety
/ key to
-All Ships Call-
Category:Safety
CH: 06
Transmiting
Category:Safety
-DSC Menu-
QUIT
QUIT
QUIT
QUIT
MANUAL
-All Ships Call-
QUIT
CH: 06
Transmit?
YES QUIT
-All Ships Call-
CH: 06
Since: 00:25
QUIT
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