Incoming Distress Calls - Garmin GPSMAP 6008 Owner's Manual

Digital Selective Calling
Adding a DSC Contact
You can add a vessel to your DSC list. You can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) of the vessel:
• For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad.
• For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard.
3. Select Done.
4. Enter the name of the vessel:
• For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker.
• For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard.
5. Select Done.

Incoming Distress Calls

If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected using NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter
alerts you when your VHF radio receives a DSC distress call. If position information was sent with the distress
call, that information is also available and recorded with the call.
The symbol designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the position of the vessel on the
Navigation chart at the time when the DSC distress call was sent.
Viewing the DSC Distress Call Report
See "Viewing a Position Report"
Calling a Vessel in Distress
See "Making an Individual Routine Call"
Navigating to a Vessel in Distress
The symbol designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the position of a vessel on the Navigation
chart at the time a DSC distress call is sent.
See "Navigating to a Tracked Vessel"
Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Vessel in Distress
See "Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel"
Editing Information in a DSC Call Report
See "Editing Information in a Position Report"
Deleting a DSC Call Report
See "Deleting a Position Report"
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Information DSC List
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Add Contact.
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