3. DSC OPERATION FOR
3.4All Ships Call
When an urgent but not
After sending the call, you can communicate by voice over the radiotelephone. Do the following before beginning actual communications:
URGENCY priority: Say PAN three times followed by your call sign.
SAFETY priority: Say SECURITE three times followed by your call sign.
Coast
Station
Own Ship
3.4.1Sending an all ships call
1.Press the CALL key. The display changes from standby display to the COMPOSE MESSAGE screen and the CALL TYPE is displayed in reverse video.
2.Press the ENT keytoopenthecall type list.
3.Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose ALL SHIPS and press the ENT key.
4.SAFETY is selected; press the ENT key.
5.Choose SAFETY, URGENCY, or DISTRESS as appropriate followed by pressing the ENT key.
6.TCmd1 is selected; press the ENTkey.