Raymarine RAY73 - Distress Calls

Individual(routine)
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outinecallsareusedforcontactingothervessels,marinas,orshorestations.
Routinecallsaremadeonchannel70usingthededicatedMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)
numberofthestationtobecontacted,selectingaVHFworkingchannelandsendingthecall.Both
radiosautomaticallyswitchtothechosenchannelforconversation.
Routinecallscanalsobemadetogroups—Whengroupsofshipsneedthesameinformation(yacht
races,clubralliesetc.)aspecialgroup-callidentitycanbeusedtoenablerestrictedbroadcastcalls.
Note:
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otransmitprecisepositiondata,theradiomustbeconnectedtoaGNSS(GPS)receiver.
Otherwise,regularmanualpositionupdatingisrequired.
11.2Distresscalls
Makingadesignateddistresscall
WhenmakingaDistresscallyoucanspecifythenatureofthedistress,ifGNSS(GPS)dataisnot
availableyoumustalsospecifyyourcoordinates.
Note:
Y ourradiomusthaveanMMSInumbersavedbeforeDSCfunctionscanbeused.
FromtheDistresscallmenu: Menu>DSCCalls>Distresscalls
1.Selectadistresstypefromthelist.
•IfyourradioisreceivingavalidGNSS(GPS)positionthenthedistresstypeandcoordinatesare
displayedon-screen,otherwiseyouwillbepromptedtoenteryourpositioncoordinates.
2.Ifprompted,enteryourpositioncoordinatesandlocaltimeusingthe
Rotaryknobor ChannelUp
and
ChannelDownbuttonsonaRaymichandsettoentertherelevantdetails.
3.Whencompletepressthe OKbutton.
4.Followthestepsfor‘MakingaDistressCall’totransmitthedistress.
Makingadistresscall
InanemergencyyoucanuseyourunittomakeanautomaticDSCdistresscall.
Withthespringloadedcoveropen:
1.Pressandholdthe DISTRESSbuttonfor3seconds.
Digitalselectivecalling(DSC)
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