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Placing Calls

Placing Individual Calls

Select DSC > INDIVIDUAL.

Select an option:

• To enter the MMSI number manually, select MANUAL,

enter the MMSI number, and select ACCEPT.

• To select an entry from the directory, select DIRECTORY,

and select an entry.

• To select a recent call, select RECENT CALLS.

Select a channel (Individual Call or Group Call Channels,

page 6).

The radio transmits the request with your call.

Select CALL.

The radio transmits the call on channel 70, and returns to the

previous channel while listening for an acknowledgment on

channel 70. After an acknowledgment is received, the radio

changes to the channel you selected for the call.

Placing Group Calls

Before you can place a call to a group, you must enter the MMSI

number of the group into the directory (Adding a Group,

page 8).

You can contact a group of specific vessels, such as a sailing

club or flotilla, by making a group call.

Select DSC > GROUP > CALL.

Select a saved group.

Select a channel (Individual Call or Group Call Channels,

page 6).

The radio transmits the channel request with your call.

Select CALL.

The radio transmits the call on channel 70, then changes to

the selected channel.

Individual Call or Group Call Channels

When placing an individual or group call, you should select from

designated DSC channels. The radio transmits this request with

your call.

• USA: channels 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, and

77.

• Canada and International: all USA channels, plus channel 15

DSC channels are limited to channels that are available in all

frequency bands. You can select CUSTOM to select a channel

that is not listed. If you select a custom channel, the station you

are calling may not be able to comply with the specified channel.

You should select a channel that is appropriate for

communication.

Placing All-Ships Calls

All-ships calls are transmitted to all stations within receiving

distance of your radio. You can make two types of all-ships

calls. Safety calls broadcast significant navigational or weather-

related information. Urgency calls communicate situations about

the safety of a vessel or person when danger is not imminent.

The captain should discern whether a situation warrants a safety

call or an urgency call.

Select DSC > ALL SHIPS.

Select SAFETY or URGENCY.

Select a channel (Individual Call or Group Call Channels,

page 6).

The radio transmits the channel request with your call.

Select CALL.

The radio transmits the call on channel 70, then changes to

the selected channel.

Requesting a Vessel's Position

Position data received from stations that respond to position

request calls is sent over the NMEA

network. You can track the

vessels on your Garmin chartplotter.

Select DSC > POS. REQUEST.

Select an option:

• To enter the MMSI number manually, select MANUAL,

enter the MMSI number, and select ACCEPT.

• To select an entry from the directory, select DIRECTORY,

and select an entry.

Select CALL.

The radio transmits the call on channel 70 and returns to the

previous channel. WAITING FOR ACKNOWLEDGE appears

on the screen.

Receiving Calls

Receiving Distress Calls and Distress Relay Calls

When receiving a distress call or a distress relay call,

DISTRESS or DISTR RELAY, and information about the call,

such as MMSI number and the nature of the distress, appear on

the radio screen. A distress call is sent from a vessel in need of

assistance, and a distress relay call is sent from either another

vessel or a station on behalf of a vessel in need of assistance.

The radio sends data related to the call over the NMEA network

based on how you configure MMSI filters (Configuring DSC

NMEA Transmissions, page 9).

NOTE: When a distress call is received, the radio switches to

channel 16 automatically after ten seconds.

When a distress call is received, select an option:

• To view additional information about the distress call and

switch to channel 16, select .

• To accept the distress call and switch to channel 16,

select OK.

• To review information about the distress call without

switching to channel 16 automatically, select PAUSE.

• To ignore the distress call and stay on the current

channel, press CLEAR.

Receiving All-Ships Urgency and Safety Calls

When you receive an all-ships urgency or safety call, ALL

SHIPS appears on the screen, and URGENCY or SAFETY

appears as the type of call. If the channel request is for an

invalid channel, INVALID CH REQUEST appears on the screen.

NOTE: When an all-ships call is received, the radio switches to

the requested channel automatically after ten seconds.

When an urgency or safety call is received, select an option:

• To view additional information about the call and switch to

the requested channel, select .

• To accept the call and switch to the requested channel,

select OK.

• To review information about the call without switching to

the requested channel automatically, select PAUSE.

• To ignore the call and stay on the current channel, press

CLEAR.

Receiving Individual Routine Calls

When you receive an individual routine call, INDIVIDUAL

appears on the screen, and ROUTINE appears as the type of

call. If the channel request is for an invalid channel, INVALID CH

REQUEST appears on the screen.

NOTE: When an individual call is received, the radio switches to

the requested channel automatically after ten seconds.

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