Garmin Incoming Distress Calls, Adding a DSC Contact, Deleting a DSC Call Report, Calling a Vessel in Distress, Navigating to a Vessel in Distress

Digital Selective Calling

Adding a DSC Contact

You can add a vessel to your DSC list. You can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter (page 113).

1.From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List > Add Contact.

2.Enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) of the vessel:

•For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad.

•For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard.

3.Select Done.

4.Enter the name of the vessel:

•For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker.

•For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard.

5.Select Done.

Incoming Distress Calls

If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected using NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter alerts you when your VHF radio receives a DSC distress call. If position information was sent with the distress call, that information is also available and recorded with the call.

The symbol designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the position of the vessel on the Navigation chart at the time when the DSC distress call was sent.

Viewing the DSC Distress Call Report

See “Viewing a Position Report” (page 110).

Calling a Vessel in Distress

See “Making an Individual Routine Call” (page 113).

Navigating to a Vessel in Distress

The symbol designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the position of a vessel on the Navigation chart at the time a DSC distress call is sent.

See “Navigating to a Tracked Vessel” (page 110).

Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Vessel in Distress

See “Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel” (page 110).

Editing Information in a DSC Call Report

See “Editing Information in a Position Report” (page 111).

Deleting a DSC Call Report

See “Deleting a Position Report” (page 111).

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