When making a routine DSC call to another vessel what information should be included?
⢠Digital Selective Calling (DSC) routine (nonâdistress) calls and their purpose ⢠Difference between setting up contact (DSC) and voice communication content once contact is made ⢠Which items are automatically included in a DSC call versus what the operator must select (e.g., working channel / category / called MMSI)
⢠Think about the main goal of a routine DSC call to another vessel: what are you trying to establish before you start talking on voice? ⢠Which of these options would be chosen on the radio to prepare for the followâup voice conversation, rather than details you would say over the microphone? ⢠Consider which information a DSC controller already inserts automatically (like time, your identity/position) and which item you must manually choose to define how the conversation will continue.
⢠Identify which choice relates to how the two vessels will continue communications after the DSC alert. ⢠Eliminate any options that are normally automatically included by the DSC equipment rather than operatorâselected for a routine call. ⢠Ask yourself which piece of information is standard when shifting from DSC alerting to normal VHF radiotelephone working.
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