Garmin GPSMAP 6008 Owner's Manual

Also see for GPSMAP 6000 Series: Configuration guide Supplement Owner's manual Quick reference guide Installation instructions

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GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner’s Manual 111Digital Selective CallingMan-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 34).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).Every position report call received is logged in the DSC list (page 109).Viewing a Position Report1. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List.2. Select a position-report call.3. Select Review.4. Select Next Page or Previous Page to switch between details of the position report and a Navigation chartmarking the location.Calling a Tracked VesselSee “Making an Individual Routine Call” (page 114).Navigating to a Tracked Vessel1. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List.2. Select a position-report call.3. Select Review > Navigate to.4. Select Go to or Route to (page 32).Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel1. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List.2. Select a position-report call.3. Select Review > Next Page > Create Waypoint.