Garmin GPSMAP 640 - Manual (Page 42)

36 GPSMAP 620 and GPSMAP 640 Owner’s Manual
Marine Mode: Managing Information From Other Vessels
Position Tracking
When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using
NMEA 0183, you can track vessels that send position reports.
Every position-report call received is logged in the DSC list.
Viewing a Position Report
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels >
DSC List .
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
or to switch between details of the
position report and a Navigation chart marking the location.
Navigating to a Tracked Vessel
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels >
DSC List .
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Navigate To .
4. Select Go To or Route To .
Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels >
DSC List .
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Create Waypoint .
Editing Information in a Position Report
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels >
DSC List .
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Edit .
4. Complete an action:
• Select Name . Enter the name of the vessel. Select Done .
• Select Symbol . Select a new symbol. Select Done .
NOTE: The symbol can not be changed if the position-report
call is a distress call.
• Select Comment . Enter the comment. Select Done .
• Select Trail > Show to show a trail line for the vessel, if your
radio is tracking the position of the vessel.
• Select Trail Line . Select a color for the trail line.
Deleting a Position-Report Call
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels >
DSC List .
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Clear Report .