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3.4 All Ships Call
The All Ships call function establishes contact with DSC-equipped vessels without
having their MMSI in the directory. Also, priority for the call can be designated as ur-
gency or safety.
rgency 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 on CH16.
Sa ety Call: sed to transmit boating safety information to other vessels. This mes-
sage usually contains information 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 .
3.4.1 How to transmit an All Ships call
1. Press the CALL/M N key to show the DSC Menu .
2. Rotate the CH knob to select All Ships then press the
SE ECT soft key.
3. Rotate the CH knob to select the nature of call ( Safe-
ty or rgency ), then press the SE ECT soft key.
4. Rotate the CH knob to select the operating channel
you want to communicate on then press the SE ECT
soft key.
5. Press the ES soft key to transmit the All Ships call.
6. After the All Ships call is transmitted, the transceiver
switches to the selected channel.
7. isten to the channel to make sure it is not busy, then
key the microphone and say Pan-Pan-Pan or Secu-
rite, Securite, Securite depending on the priority of the
call.
. Press the IT soft key to exit the All Ships Call
menu.
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