2. INLAND AIS OPERATION
2-22
5. Press the
MENU/ESC
key to close the message.
2.6.6
Water level message
The water level message is sent by base stations to inform skippers about actual wa-
ter levels in their area. It is additional short-term information to the water levels distrib-
uted via Notices to Skippers. The message contains the country code (location),
gauge ID and water level.
When you receive a water level message, a pop up displays "WATER LEVEL MES-
SAGE RECEIVED.".
To see the contents of the message, do the following:
1. Press the
MENU
key to open the menu.
2. Select [MSG] then press the
ENT/ACK
key.
3. Select [WATER LEVEL BOX] then press the
ENT/ACK
key.
4. Select a message then press the
ENT/ACK
key.
5. Press the
MENU/ESC
key to close the message.
WIND DIRECTION
[NORTH], [NORTH EAST], [EAST], [SOUTH EAST], [SOUTH], [SOUTH
WEST], [WEST], [NORTH WEST] or "- - - -" (Where no wind data is avail-
able.)
Item
Description
WATER LEVEL MSG DETAIL
4 . 24m
5 . 33m
1 . 23m
- 1 . 22m
TIME [UTC]
30 /SEP 17: 20
123456789 / NAUTILUS
FROM
COUNTRY CODE
JP
GAUGE ID
0007
0015
0255
2047
WATER LEVEL
: MESSAGE
: BACK
MENU
National unique gauge ID
National unique gauge ID
National unique gauge ID
Positive or negative value
Positive or negative value
Positive or negative value
TIME [UTC]
30 /SEP 17: 20
123456789 / NAUTILUS
FROM
COUNTRY CODE
JP
Time/date received, sender’s
details and country code.
Time/date received, sender’s
details and country code.