Raymarine AIS500 - Requirements for Areas Outside of USA & Canada

AntennaMounting&EMEExposure
ThissystemhasaMaximumPermissibleExposure(MPE)Radiusof
1.5meters(perOETBulletin65),assumingthemaximumpowerof
theradioandantennaswithamaximumgainof3dBi.Accounting
fortheheightofanaverageadult(2meters)theminimumheight
oftheantennaabovethedecktomeetRFexposurecompliance
requirementsis3.5meters.Donotoperatethetransceiverwhen
anyoneiswithintheMPEradiusoftheantenna,unlessshielded
fromtheantennaeldbyagroundedmetallicbarrier.
Warning:MaximumPermissible
Exposure
Failuretoobservetheseguidelinesmayexposethose
withinthemaximumpermissibleexposure(MPE)
radiustoRFradiationabsorptionthatexceedsthe
FCCMPElimit.Itistheradiooperator’sresponsibility
toensurethatnoonecomeswithinthisradius.
Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhuman
exposuretoradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,
makesuretheantennais:
•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting
•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople
•locatedatleast1.5meters(5feet)fromtheradio’s
mainunit
RequirementsforareasoutsideofUSA
&Canada
MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)
Anine-digitMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)numberis
requiredtooperatetheAIS500Transceiver.Insomeareas,aradio
operatorlicenceisrequiredbeforeanMMSInumberwillbeissued.
YoucanrequestanMMSInumberfromsameagencythatissues
radioorShipRadiolicencesinyourarea.Onceobtained,youcan
programtheMMSInumberintoyourAIS500asdescribedinthe
documentationontheCDROMsuppliedwiththeAIS500transceiver.
AntennaMounting&EMEExposure
Foroptimalradioperformanceandminimalhumanexposureto
radiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,makesuretheantennais:
•connectedtotheradiobeforetransmitting
•properlymounted
•locatedwhereitwillbeawayfrompeople
•locatedatleast1.5metres(5feet)fromtheradio’smainunit
ListofCountries
InEurope,theAIS500transceivermaybeusedinthefollowing
countries:
AustriaLiechtenstein
BelgiumLithuania
BulgariaLuxembourg
CroatiaMacedonia,formerYugoslavRepublicof
Cyprus
Malta
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