FLIR RAYMARINE A75 WiFi - AIS Safety Messages; Buddy Tracking; Accessing the Buddy List; Adding a Vessel to Your Buddy List

12.14 AIS Safety messages
With AIS Safety Messages switched On, any
incoming safety messages from surrounding vessels,
shore stations and mobile stations are displayed in a
dialog box.
If known, the message will include the sending
vessel’s position in latitude / longitude. You will have
the option to:
• Remove the message (OK).
• Place a waypoint on your chart / radar to mark the
sending vessel’s position (Place Waypoint).
• Goto the sending vessel’s position (Goto
Waypoint).
AIS Safety messages can be switched on and off
form the AIS Unit Set-up menu: (Homescreen >
Set-up > System settings > External Devices >
AIS Unit Set-up > AIS Safety Messages.
Note: You will NOT receive any safety messages
in Simulator mode.
12.15 Buddy tracking
Buddy Tracking enables you to add AIS-equipped
friends and regular contacts to a “Buddy List” on
your MFD. When a vessel on your Buddy List is in
range of your AIS unit, a Buddy icon is displayed
instead of the normal icons.
Pre-requisites:
• Chart application — The AIS overlay must be
enabled
• Radar application — AIS targets must be enabled
Unknown
vessel type
Buddy icon
Yacht Buddy
icon
High speed
vessel Buddy
icon
Commercial
vessel Buddy
icon
Accessing the Buddy list
From the Chart or Radar application:
1. Select the AIS buddy target.
The AIS context menu is displayed.
2. Select My Buddies.
The Buddy list is displayed.
The buddy list can also be accessed from:
• the Radar application: (Menu > AIS > My Buddies
• the Chart application with only the AIS overlay
enabled: Menu > AIS > My Buddies.
• the Chart application with only the Radar overlay
enabled: Menu > Radar > My Buddies.
• the Chart application with the Radar and AIS
overlays enabled: Menu > Radar & AIS > My
Buddies.
Adding a vessel to your buddy list
In the Chart or Radar application:
1. Select the AIS target.
The AIS context menu is displayed.
2. Select Add Buddy.
i. Select Yes to enter a name for the buddy
vessel
ii. Select No to save the vessel to your buddy list
without entering a name for the buddy vessel.
The vessel will now be added to your buddy list.
You can also add AIS targets to your Buddy list
by selecting them in the Tracked Targets list and
selecting Add Buddy.
Editing a buddy's details
From the Chart or Radar application:
1. Select the AIS buddy target.
The AIS context menu is displayed.
2. Select My Buddies.
The Buddy list is displayed.
3. Select the buddy you wish to edit.
4. To change the MMSI number select Edit Buddy
MMSI or.
AIS (Automatic Identication System)
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