Raymarine RAY91 - Chapter 6 Wireless Handset Stations

Individual(routine)
R
outinecallsareusedforcontactingothervessels,marinas,orshorestations.
Routinecallsaremadeonchannel70usingthededicatedMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)
numberofthestationtobecontacted,selectingaVHFworkingchannelandsendingthecall.Both
radiosautomaticallyswitchtothechosenchannelforconversation.
Routinecallscanalsobemadetogroups—Whengroupsofshipsneedthesameinformation(yacht
races,clubralliesetc.)aspecialgroup-callidentitycanbeusedtoenablerestrictedbroadcastcalls.
Note:
T
otransmitprecisepositiondata,theradiomustbeconnectedtoaGNSS(GPS)receiver.
Otherwise,regularmanualpositionupdatingisrequired.
7 .2Distresscalls
Makingadesignateddistresscall
WhenmakingaDistresscallyoucanspecifythenatureofthedistress,ifGNSS(GPS)dataisnot
availableyoumustalsospecifyyourcoordinates.
Note:
Y ourradiomusthaveanMMSInumbersavedbeforeDSCfunctionscanbeused.
FromtheDistresscallmenu: Menu>DSCCalls>Distresscall
1.Selectadistresstypefromthelist.
•IfyourradioisreceivingavalidGNSS(GPS)positionthenthedistresstypeandcoordinates
aredisplayedon-screen,otherwiseyouwillbepromptedtoenteryourpositioncoordinates
manually
.
2.Ifprompted,enteryourpositioncoordinatesandlocaltimeusingthe ChannelUpand Channel
Downbuttonstoentertherelevantdetails.
3.Whencompletepressthe OKbutton.
4.Followthestepsfor
‘MakingaDistressCall’ totransmitthedistress.
MakingaDistresscall
Inanemergencyyoucanmak
eanautomaticDSCdistresscall.
The DISTRESSbuttonislocatedontherearofthehandset.
1.Openthe DISTRESSbutton’scoverandthenpressandholdthe DISTRESSbuttonfor3seconds.
Digitalselectivecalling(DSC)
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