Garmin GPSMAP 5215 Owner's Manual

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98 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner’s ManualDigital Selective CallingAdding a DSC ContactYou can add a vessel to your DSC list. You can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter (page 100).1. From the Home screen, select information > DSC List > Add Contact.2. Enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) of the vessel.3. Select Done.4. Enter the name of the vessel.5. Select Done.Incoming Distress CallsIf your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected using NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotteralerts you when your VHF radio receives a DSC distress call. If position information was sent with the distresscall, that information is also available and recorded with the call.The symbol designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the position of the vessel on theNavigation Chart at the time when the DSC distress call was sent.Viewing the DSC Distress Call ReportSee “Viewing a Position Report” (page 99).Calling a Vessel in DistressSee “Making an Individual Routine Call” (page 100).Navigating to a Vessel in DistressThe symbol designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the position of a vessel on the NavigationChart at the time a DSC distress call is sent.See “Navigating to a Tracked Vessel” (page 99).Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Vessel in DistressSee “Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel” (page 99).Editing Information in a DSC Call ReportSee “Editing Information in a Position Report” (page 99).Deleting a DSC Call ReportSee “Deleting a Position Report” (page 99).Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF RadioWhen your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio, and you initiate aman-overboard DSC distress call from your radio, your Garmin chartplotter shows the man-overboard screenand prompts you to navigate to the man-overboard point. If you have a Garmin autopilot system connected tothe network, your chartplotter prompts you to start a Williamson’s turn to the man-overboard point.If you cancel the man-overboard distress call on the radio, the chartplotter screen prompting you to activatenavigation to the man-overboard location disappears.Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the ChartplotterWhen your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio and you activatenavigation to a man-overboard location, the radio shows the Distress Call page so you can quickly initiate aman-overboard distress call.On the radio, press and hold the DiStReSS key for at least three seconds to send the distress call.For information on placing distress calls from your radio, see your Garmin VHF Radio Owner’s Manual. Youcan mark an MOB and navigate to it (page 33).Position TrackingWhen you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track vessels thatsend position reports. This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, provided that the vessel sends thecorrect PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information).