Making Dsc Calls - West Marine VHF650 Manual Del Usuario

Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features

Making DSC Calls

There.are.essentially.four.different.types.of.DSC.voice.calls:
Call type What it does
Distress Alerts.all.stations.that.you.need.
assistance.and.sends.them.your.
current.position.
Individual Calls.a.single.station.using.the.
User.MMSI.
Group Calls.all.the.stations.that.have.the.
same.Group.MMSI.as.yours.
All.ships Calls.all.stations.in.range.of.your.
radio.
For examples of how you might use different call types, see the diagram
below:
All ships call
Individual
When to use it
In.an.emergency.only.
Any.time.you.want.to.talk.to.
another.station.
Any.time.you.want.to.talk.with.
the.whole.group.you.are.traveling.
with.at.the.same.time.
Safety.warnings.(e.g.,.debris.
in.the.water).or.an.urgency.
situation.
call
E-30
All ships call
Group
call