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5. AIS Operation
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10. To send the message, put the cursor on the triangle to show the sub menu, select Send then push the
scrollwheel.
11. If message is sent successfully, status is changed from Unsent to Sent.
How to get ship information for an addressed safety message
You can find ship information for an addressed safety message. This is useful when you want to send a safety
message to a specific ship. To get ship information, proceed as follows:
1. Display Menu/Info/Chart Menu in the guidance area then push the left button to open the Main menu.
2. Select Safety Message from the menu then push the scrollwheel.
3. Put the cursor on a desired AIS target on the display then push the scrollwheel to get MMSI number, call sign
and ship name of the target. Call sign and MMSI of the ship selected are shown in the Vessel field in the Safety
Message menu.
4. To send a message to the ship, select Addressed to MMSI from the Address box and set other items as
appropriate, referring to the procedure on the preceding page.
5.16.3 How to read a received safety message
When a message is received by AIS, it is indicated on the chart radar with the alert "634 AIS message received". To
read the message, do the following:
Chart radar main menu
1. Display Menu/Info/Chart Menu in the guidance area then push the left button
to open the Main menu.
2. Select Safety Message from the menu then push the scrollwheel.
3. In the Filter field, select "Received" from the topmost box and the message
in the Name box below it.
SAFETY MESSAGE
MESSAGE
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Name
S17052004-104716
Status: Unread
Vessel
Call Sign: ELQB8
MMSI:
636009927
Addressed to MMSI
Safety Message
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