NASA SX 35 DSC - Manual (Page 48)

46 SX 35 DSC
All Ships Call Received
An All Ship’s call is received from other vessels or coast stations within
VHF range of the transmitter. All Ship’s calls present Urgent or Safety in-
formation important to all vessels in the area.
When an All Ship’s call is received, an alert sounds and one of the following
screens appear in the display.
INT 06:14
P
name or ID
ALL SHIP'S
19 URGENT
INT 12:34
P
name or ID
ALL SHIP'S
20 SAFETY
All Ship’s Urgent All Ship’s Safety
If the calling vessel or station is listed in your DSC calling directory, the
vessel or station name, as it is listed, appears in the display. If the caller is
not listed in your directory, the caller’s MMSID appears in the display. Also,
your transceiver is set to Channel 16 by the caller.
• Press the
END
key to silence the alert sound and listen for a voice
announcement. There is no DSC ACK for All Ship’s calls.
• Press the PTT button if it is necessary to answer the call with voice
communication. Use the channel selected by the caller.
Group Call Received
A group call is received when anyone in your prearranged group makes a
group call.
INT 07:16
P
name or ID
GROUP
21 ROUTINE
Group Call Received
• Press the
END
key to silence the alert sound and listen for a voice
announcement. There is no DSC ACK for Group calls.
• Press the PTT button to answer the call with voice communication on
the working channel selected by the caller.