Garmin GPSMAP 700 - Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter

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700 Series Owner’s Manual
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Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter
When your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio and you
activate navigation to a man-overboard location, the radio shows the Distress Call page so you can
quickly initiate a man-overboard distress call.
On the radio, press the DISTRESS key for at least three seconds to send the distress call.
For information on placing distress calls from your radio, see your Garmin VHF Radio Owner’s
Manual. You can mark an MOB and navigate to it (page 29).
Position Tracking
When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track
vessels that send position reports. This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, provided that the
vessel sends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information).
Every position-report call received is logged in the DSC list (page 84).
Viewing a Position Report
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > DSC List.
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
or to switch between details of the position report and a Navigation chart
marking the location.
Calling a Tracked Vessel
See “Making an Individual Routine Call” (page 89).
Navigating to a Tracked Vessel
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > DSC List.
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Navigate To.
4. Select
Go To or Route To (page 27).
Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > DSC List.
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Create Waypoint.
Editing Information in a Position Report
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > DSC List.
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Edit.
4. Complete an action:
Select Name. Enter the name of the vessel. Select Done.
Select Symbol. Select a new symbol. Select Done.
Select Comment. Enter the comment. Select Done.
Select Trail > Show to show a trail line for the vessel, if your radio is tracking the position of
the vessel.
Select Trail Line. Select a color for the trail line.
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