Garmin GPSMAP 700 Owner's Manual

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Garmin GPSMAP 700 Owner's Manual Manual pdf 89 page image

GPSMAP® 700 Series Owner’s Manual Digital 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 89).1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > 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, yourchartplotter alerts you when your VHF radio receives a DSC distress call. If position informationwas sent with the distress call, 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 86).Calling a Vessel in DistressSee “Making an Individual Routine Call” (page 89).Navigating to a Vessel in DistressThe symbol designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the position of a vessel on theNavigation chart at the time a DSC distress call is sent.See “Navigating to a Tracked Vessel” (page 86).Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Vessel in DistressSee “Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel” (page 86).Editing Information in a DSC Call ReportSee “Editing Information in a Position Report” (page 86).Deleting a DSC Call ReportSee “Deleting a Position Report” (page 87).Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF RadioWhen your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio, andyou initiate a man-overboard DSC distress call from your radio, your Garmin chartplotter showsthe man-overboard screen and prompts you to navigate to the man-overboard point. If you havea Garmin autopilot system connected to the network, your chartplotter prompts you to start aWilliamson’s turn to the man-overboard point.If you cancel the man-overboard distress call on the radio, the chartplotter screen prompting you toactivate navigation to the man-overboard location disappears.