Position Tracking; Viewing A Position Report; Navigating To A Tracked Vessel; Creating A Waypoint At The Position Of A Tracked Vessel - Garmin GPSMAP 9 3 Series Owner's Manual

Position Tracking

You can connect a VHF radio to the same NMEA 2000 network as the chartplotter to send position reports and
track vessels that send position reports. The vessel must send the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call
Information) to use this feature.
You can connect the chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, to send position reports and track vessels
that send position reports.
Every position report call received is logged in the DSC list

Viewing a Position Report

1 From a chart or 3D chart view, select
TIP: You can quickly access the DSC list from the messages and warnings menu
page 150).
2 Select a position-report call.
3 Select Review.
4 Select an option:
• To view the position report details, select .
• To view to a chart marking the location, select .

Navigating to a Tracked Vessel

1 From a chart or 3D chart view, select
TIP: You can quickly access the DSC list from the messages and warnings menu
page 150).
2 Select a position-report call.
3 Select Review > Navigate To.
4 Select Go To or Route To.

Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel

1 From a chart or 3D chart view, select
TIP: You can quickly access the DSC list from the messages and warnings menu
page 150).
2 Select a position-report call.
3 Select Review > Create Waypoint.

Editing Information in a Position Report

1 From a chart or 3D chart view, select
TIP: You can quickly access the DSC list from the messages and warnings menu
page 150).
2 Select a position-report call.
3 Select Review > Edit.
• To enter the name of the vessel, select Name.
• To select a new symbol, select Symbol, if available.
• To enter a comment, select Comment.
• To show a trail line for the vessel if your radio is tracking the position of the vessel, select Trail.
• To select a color for the trail line, select Trail Line.
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