Furuno FM-8800D - Manual (Page 62)

3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES
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3.4 All Ships Call
When an urgent but not life-endangering situation arises on your ship, for
example, engine
trouble, send an all ships call to request assistance.
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.
Own Ship
Coast
Station
3.4.1 Sending 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 key to open the call type list.
SHIP CALL
S
T
TEST
RELAY ALL
RELAY SEL
DISTRESS
COAST CALL
GROUP CALL
PSTN CALL
ALL SHIPS
POSITION
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 or URGENCY as appropriate followed by pressing the ENT
key.
6. If you choose SAFETY at above step, choose CH and press the ENT key.
The following window appears.
SELECT CH
MANUAL
If you choose URGENCY, go to step 9.