2. INLAND AIS OPERATION
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2.6.2
How to view a sent text message
1. Press the
MENU/ESC
key to open the menu.
2. Select [MSG], then press the
ENT/ACK
key.
3. Select [TEXT], then press the
ENT/ACK
key.
4. Select [MSG BOX], then press the
ENT/ACK
key. The message box appears.
5. Select the message you wish to view, then press the
ENT/ACK
key. The message
options pop up window shown below appears.
Select [VIEW DETAIL], then press the
ENT/ACK
key to display the received mes-
sage’s contents. The figure above shows an example of a received message.
Select [NEW MSG], then press the
ENT/ACK
key to send a message back to this
message’s sender.
6. Press
S
or
T
to view other messages, press
W
or
X
to switch between viewing
an [INBOX] message and an [OUTBOX] message.
7. Press the
DISP
key to close the menu.
2.6.3
ETA and RTA messages
The purpose of an ETA message is to apply for a time slot at a lock, bridge or terminal.
(Hereafter “lock” refers to lock, bridge or terminal.) The message contains your ship's
ETA at the lock, air draught, the number of assisting tugboats required and the partic-
ulars of the lock (country code, location code, etc.).
Upon receipt of your ETA message, the lock authority responds with an RTA (Re-
quested Time of Arrival) message, usually within 15 minutes of receipt of the ETA
message. The RTA message contains lock operational status, requested time of ar-
rival and the particulars of the lock (country code, location code, etc.).
MSG
TEXT
ETA/RTA
NO. OF PERSONS
WATER LEVEL BOX
EMMA WARNING BOX
1
2
3
4
5
MSG BOX ( TEXT )
INBOX: 12
OUTBOX: 10
TIME [UTC]
30 /MAY 18 : 25
BROADCAST
BROADCAST
TITANIC
NAUTILUS
BROADCAST
BROADCAST
MUSASHIMARU
29 /MAY 16 :05
28 /MAY 16 :15
27 /MAY 17 :20
26 /MAY 17 :20
25 /MAY 17 :20
24 /MAY 17 :20
TO
01 / 10
: CURSOR
: FUNC
ENT
: TAB
: BACK
MENU
Indication
Meaning
This message was sent
successfully.
This message was not sent.
Waiting for recipient to
acknowledged this message.
Broadcast message
Addressed message
NO
ACK
NO
ACK
OK
OK
OK
OK
NG
NG
NO
ACK
NG
FUNCTION
VIEW DETAIL
NEW MSG
MENU
INBOX MSG DETAIL ( TEXT )
MSG TYPE
ADDRESSED
28 / MAY 16 : 15
987654321 / ENTERPRISE
POWERED BY FURUNO ELECTRONICS.
TIME [UTC]
FROM
TEXT
( 21)
: BACK
: BOX
: MESSAGE