DSC TRAFFIC BEING RECEIVED ON THE TRANSOCEANA
COAST STATION SYSTEM
The following two YouTube videos show messages being received off air on a TransOceana Coast Station DSC system.
Normal traffic:
The columns from left to right are:
TAG NO - each message is automatically assigned a tag number.
DATE TIME - date and time in UTC.
MSG TYPE - Type of DSC message being received
DECODER - Frequency the message was received on - this station is set up for 12 and 16 MHz.
TX STN - MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity - DSC identification number of the ship or coast station sending the message).
ADDR - Station the message is addressed to.
Distress traffic:
DUNSTAN AND ASSOCIATES
The GMDSS specialists