Operation
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4 Operation
4.1 LED indicators
4.1.1 Using the AIS transceiver
Once the unit has been configured it is ready for use. Providing other vessels
installed with transceivers are within radio range of your vessel you should
see their details appear on the display devices that you have connected to
your transceiver. Please note that your full vessel details may not be visible to
other vessels immediately as static data messages (containing vessel name,
call sign, etc) are required to be transmitted every 6 minutes.
4.1.2 LED indicator functions
The AIS transceiver includes four coloured LED indicators as shown in Figure
19. The state of the LED indicators provide information regarding the status
of the AIS transceiver.
Figure 19 LED indicator location on the AIS transceiver unit