Raymarine AIS500 - Static Data Tab Configuration; Configuring the Transceiver; MMSI Programming Caution

•VesselMaritimeMobileServiceIdentity(MMSI)number
•Vesselname
•Vesselcallsign
•VesseldimensionsincludingAISGPSantennalocation
•Vesseltype
AMMSInumbercomprises9digits,andafull,valid9digitvalue
mustbeenteredinordertobeacceptedduringsetup.Anynumber
thatdoesnotmeetthesecriteriawillnotbeacceptedbythesystem.
Allotherelds(i.e.vesseltype,nameetc.)areoptional.
IfyourvesselalreadyhasanMMSInumber(usedforaVHFDSC
radio)thenthesameMMSInumbermustbeusedtoprogramthe
transceiver.
IfavalidMMSInumberisnotentered,theAIS500willenterSilent
Modeandwillnottransmit.However,itwillstilloperateasareceiver.
Important:IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theMMSIand
StaticDatamustbeenteredonlybyaRaymarinedealeror
otherappropriatelyqualiedinstallerofmarinecommunications
equipmentonboardvessels.TheuserisNOTauthorizedtodo
this.
InEuropeandotherpartsoftheworldoutsideoftheUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theMMSIandStaticDatacanbesetupbytheuser.
Forfurtherdetails,refertotherequirementsfortheareainwhich
youareoperating.
RequirementsforUSA&Canada
Importantinformation
AIS500conformstotherelevantFCCrequirements
RaymarineAIStransceiverscomplywiththeFederal
CommunicationsCommission(FCC)andIndustryCanada
requirementsthatregulatemarineAISandVHFradiousageforthe
USandCanada,respectively.MarineAISusersintheUSmust
complywithallapplicableFCCrulesandregulations,someofwhich
aredescribedinthishandbook.Thisinformationwascurrentatthe
timethishandbookwasprinted.Up-todateinformation,including
licensingrequirements,canbeobtainedontheFCCwebsiteat:
www.fcc.gov/wtb/marine
OfcialFCCformscanbeobtainedontheFCCwebsiteat:
www.fcc.gov/formpage.html
FCCNotice
Compliancestatement
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
1.Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
2.Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Changesormodicationstothisequipmentnotexpresslyapproved
inwritingbyRaymarineIncorporatedcouldviolatecompliance
withFCCrulesandvoidtheoperator’sauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.
StationLicence
FCCstationlicenserequirement
AnFCCShipRadioStationLicenseandCallSignarenotrequired
formostrecreationalvesselstravellinginUSwaters.However,you
mustobtainalicenseifyourvesseltravelstoforeignports.
ShipsthatuseMF/HFsingleside-bandradio,satellite
communications,ortelegraphymustbelicensedbytheFCC.You
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