21. AIS Target Functions
21-12
How to get vessel information for an addressed safety message
You can find vessel information for an addressed safety message. This is useful when you want to send a Safety
message to a specific vessel. To get vessel information, proceed as follows:
1. Display Menu/Info/Chart Menu in the mouse functions area and then push the left mouse button to open the
Main menu.
2. Choose Safety Message from the menu and then push the thumbwheel.
3. Place the cursor on a desired AIS target on the ECDIS chart and then push the thumbwheel to get MMSI
number, call sign and ship name of the target. Call sign and MMSI of the vessel selected are shown in the
Vessel field in the Safety Message dialog box.
4. To send a message to the vessel, select Addressed from the Address box and then set other items as appropriate,
referring to the procedure on the preceding page.
21.6.3 Reading a received safety message
When a message is received by AIS, it is indicated on the ECDIS with the alarm “3504 AIS message received”. To
read the message, do the following:
1. Display Menu/Info/Chart Menu in the mouse functions area and then push
the left mouse button to open the Main menu.
2. Choose Safety Message from the menu and then push the thumbwheel.
3. Check Enable changes.
4. The Safety Message dialog box shows the message received by the AIS
transponder.
To Next Page
Loading...
