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5.9.1.4 Real Time View
'MENU' + "C-WEATHER SERVICE" + 'ENTER' + "REAL TIME VIEW" + 'ENTER'
The following selections are available:
• Real Time View On
The data is shown (the area of the download) at the current date and time
(received from the GPS)
• Real Time View Off
The Weather data is not displayed.
The layer displayed is the one selected into the previous menu item.
5.9.1.5 Type of Data
'MENU' + "C-WEATHER SERVICE" + 'ENTER' + "TYPE OF DATA" + 'ENTER'
Allows selecting the type of data, see the previous Fig. 5.9.
5.10 DSC
The DSC (Digital Selective Calling) is a method of establishing a VHF radio
call; it is used to announce urgent maritime safety information broadcasts. This sys-
tem allows mariners to instantly send Distress Call or/and Position Request to the
other vessels equipped with a DSC transceiver within range of the transmission.
The Distress Call, that allows to receive a position of the vessel in distress,
and the Position Request, a great feature for anyone wanting to know the location of
another vessel - for example you buddy that is catching fish, or finding the location
of a person you are cruising with, are performed by an external device, the DSC
VHF radio. The chart plotter interfaced with a DSC VHF radio prompts the user to
see the GPS position of the vessel in distress and also allows for easy navigation to the
vessel.
The Distress Call and the Position Request icons that are displaying on the
screen, are shown in the following table:
Position Request icon
Distress Call icon
P
D
Fig. 5.10 - Distress Call and Position Request icons
Note
The label can be the MMSI or the corresponding vessel's name. If in the DSC Directory the MMSI
has been associated to its relative vessel name, the vessel's name is shown in the label instead of
the MMSI.