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designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the

position of the vessel on the Navigation chart at the time of the

DSC distress call.

Navigating to a Vessel in Distress

designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the

position of a vessel on the Navigation chart at the time of the

DSC distress call.

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select Navigate To.

Select Go To or Route To.

Position Tracking

When you connect the chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA

0183, you can track vessels that send position reports.

This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, when the vessel

sends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call

Information).

Every position report call received is logged in the DSC list

(DSC List, page 30).

Viewing a Position Report

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select an option:

• To view the position report details, select .

• To view to a chart marking the location, select .

Navigating to a Tracked Vessel

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select Navigate To.

Select Go To or Route To.

Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked

Vessel

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select Create Waypoint.

Editing Information in a Position Report

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select 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.

Deleting a Position-Report Call

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select Edit > Clear Report.

Viewing Vessel Trails on the Chart

You can view trails for all tracked vessels on some chart views.

By default, a black line indicates the path of the vessel, a black

dot indicates each previously reported position of a tracked

vessel, and a blue flag indicates the last reported position of the

vessel.

From a chart or 3D chart view, select MENU > Layers >

Other Vessels > DSC > DSC Trails.

Select the number of hours to show tracked vessels on the

chart.

For example, if you select 4 Hours, all trail points that are

less than four hours old appear for all tracked vessels.

Individual Routine Calls

When you connect the chartplotter to a Garmin VHF radio, you

can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine

call.

When setting up an individual routine call from your chartplotter,

you can select the DSC channel on which you want to

communicate. The radio transmits this request with your call.

Selecting a DSC Channel

NOTE: The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those

channels that are available in all frequency bands. The default

channel is 72. If you select a different channel, the chartplotter

uses that channel for subsequent calls until you call using

another channel.

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a vessel or a station to call.

Select Call with Radio > Channel.

Select an available channel.

Making an Individual Routine Call

NOTE: When initiating a call from the chartplotter, if the radio

does not have an MMSI number programmed, the radio will not

receive call information.

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a vessel or a station to call.

Select Call with Radio.

If necessary, select Channel, and select a new channel.

Select Send.

The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.

On your Garmin VHF radio, complete the call.

Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target

From a chart or 3D chart view, select an AIS target.

Select AIS Vessel > Call with Radio.

If necessary, select Channel, and select a new channel.

Select Send.

The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.

On your Garmin VHF radio, complete the call.

Gauges and Graphs

The gauges and graphs provide various information about the

engine and environment. To view the information, a compatible

transducer or sensor must be connected to the network.

Viewing the Compass

You can view information about your bearing, heading, and

route using the compass.

Select Gauges > Compass.

Viewing Trip Gauges

Trip gauges show information for odometer, speed, time, and

fuel for your present trip.

Select Gauges > Trip.

Resetting Trip Gauges

Select Gauges > Trip > MENU.

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