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10.3
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 directory. Also, priority
for the call can be designated as "Safety" or "Urgency".
SAFETY Call:
URGENCY Call: This type of call is used when a vessel may not truly be in
10.3.1
Transmitting an All Ships Call
[
] "DSC CALL" "ALL SHIPS CALL"
1.
2. Rotate the DIAL/ENT knob to select the nature of
call ("SAFETY" or "URGENCY"), then press the
[SELECT] soft key.
3. In the INTERSHIP CH list, rotate the DIAL/ENT knob
to select the operating channel ".*."on which you want
to communicate, then press the [SELECT] soft key.
To select operating channels from all voice channels,
press the [MANUAL] soft key.
4. Press the [YES] soft key to transmit the selected type
of all ships call.
5. After the all ships call is transmitted, the transceiver
will switch to the selected channel.
6. 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 priority of the call.
GX6000E
This type of call is used to transmit boating safety information
to other vessels. This message usually contains information
about an overdue boat, debris in the water, loss of a naviga-
tion aid or an important meteorological message. This call is
the same as saying "Securite, Securite, Securite".
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.
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