WHEN RECEIVING A CALL 3
■To receive a DSC call
• Monitoring the traffic frequency
DWhen receiving a DSC call
You should act in one of the following ways depending on the received DSC format (or category):
•Wait for a voice transmission on the traffic frequency.
•Transmit an acknowledgement with DSC or voice.
•Transmit a distress relay call (only when the ship in dis- tress requires voice communications).
The calling station transmits via voice on the traffic frequency.
•Emergency alarm (or con- tinuous beeps depending on the category) sounds until pushing [CLR].
From: ICOM DSC
Category: Routine
<CLR∀Exit / ENT∀OK>
When receiving an All ships calll.
• Transmit an acknowledgement
DDisplay example and operation
• Monitoring the traffic frequency and ...
Monitor the communication between the calling ship and a coast station. When no communication is made, contact the ship using voice transmission.
•Emergency alarm sounds for 2 min., or push [CLR] to cancel the alarm.
When the following DSC is re- ceived, an ‘acknowledgement’ must be sent back to the calling station.
•Continuous beeps (or emer- gency alarm depending on the category) sounds until pushing [CLR].
From: ICOM DSC
Able to comply
<CLR∀Exit / ENT∀OK>
When receiving an Individual acknowledgement.
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