Furuno FM-8900S Manuel D’Utilisation
4. DSC GENERAL MESSAGE CALLING, RECEIVING
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4.4
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 radiotelephone. Do the following before beginning actual com-
munications:
URGENCY priority: Say "PAN" three times followed by your call sign.
SAFETY priority: Say "SECURITE" three times followed by your call sign.
engine trouble, send an all ships call to request assistance. After sending the call, you
can communicate by radiotelephone. Do the following before beginning actual com-
munications:
URGENCY priority: Say "PAN" three times followed by your call sign.
SAFETY priority: Say "SECURITE" three times followed by your call sign.
4.4.1
How to send an all ships call
1. Press the OTHER DSC MSG key.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [MSG TYPE] then push the knob.
3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [ALL SHIPS MSG] then push the
3. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [ALL SHIPS MSG] then push the
knob.
4. With [PRIORITY] selected, push the CHANNEL/ENTER knob.
5. Rotate the CHANNEL/ENTER knob to select [SAFETY] or [URGENCY] then push
the knob.
6. With [COMM CH] selected, push the CHANNEL/ENTER knob.
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