Furuno FM-8900S Marine Radio User Manual


 
4. DSC GENERAL MESSAGE CALLING, RECEIVING
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4.5 Position Call
There are two types of position calls: your ship requests the position of another ship
and other station requires your ship's position.
Find position of other station
Send your ship's position to other station
4.5.1 How to request other ship's position
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 [POSITION MSG] then push the
knob. [PRIORITY] is automatically selected to [SAFETY].
4. With [TO] selected, push the CHANNEL/ENTER knob.
(1) Position request call
(2) Position Information
Your Station
Other Station
Your Station
(1) Request ship's position
(2) Send position Information
Other Station