Furuno FEA-2807 - How to Display a Received Safety Message

21. AIS Target Functions
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9. Enter the text of your message in the window below the Channel box. The number of characters that may be
entered depends on message type.
Safety message broadcast: 161 characters
Binary message broadcast: 156 characters
Safety message addressed to MMSI: 156 characters
Binary message addressed to MMSI: 151 characters
10. To send the message, put the cursor on the triangle to show the sub menu, select Send Message then push the
scrollwheel.
If the message is sent successfully, the status is changed from Unsent to Sent.
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, do as follows:
1. Display Menu/Info/Chart Menu in the mouse functions area then push the left mouse 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 ECDIS chart then push the left mouse button 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 then set other items. See the procedure
on the preceding page.
21.16.3 How to display a received safety message
When a message is received by AIS, it is indicated on the ECDIS with the alert "634 AIS message received". To
read the message, do the following:
SAFETY MESSAGE
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SIMULAT
1. Display Menu/Info/Chart Menu in the mouse functions area then push the left
mouse button to open the Main menu.
2. Select Safety Message from the menu then push the scrollwheel to show the dialog
box shown left.
3. Check Enable changes.
The Safety Message dialog box shows the message received by the AIS transponder.