All Ships Call; Transmitting An All Ships Call - Standard Horizon ECLIPSE GX1300E 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
SAFETY Call:

9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call

1. Press the MENU key to display the menu.
2. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select " DSC ", then
SELECT
press the
3. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select " ALL SHIPS ",
and then press the
cancel, press the
4. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select the category
of the call (" SAFETY " or " URGENCY "), then press
SELECT
the soft key.
5. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select the operating
channel you want to communicate on, then
SELECT
press the
MANUAL
Press the
other than the Intership channel.
To select " INTERSHIP CH " again, press the
YES
6. Press the
type of all ships call.
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in distress, but has 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.
This type of call is used to transmit boating safety informa-
tion to other vessels. This message usually contains infor-
mation 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."
soft key.
S E L E C T
BACK
soft key.)
soft key.
soft key to select channels
soft key to transmit the selected
soft key. (To
INTSHP
BACK SELECT
DSC CALL
INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
ALL SHIPS
DIST ALERT MSG
BACK SELECT
CATEGORY
SAFETY
URGENCY
BACK SELECT
INTERSHIP CH
CH:16
CH:06
CH:08
CH:09
BACK MANUAL SELECT
soft key.
ALL SHIPS
CATEG: SAFETY
CH: 16
Transmit a Call?
YES NO
GX1300E