Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT ECDIS, User Manual

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ECDIS User Guide Targets
65900012 10-21
AIS Safety Messages
The AIS INFO tab includes the ability to send safety
related messages from own ship to a selected AIS
vessel.
Safety messages that have been sent from own
ship are stored in the `Message Tx’ folder of Own
Ship AIS sub menu.
To send a safety message, do the following:
1. From the chart display select the AIS vessel
where you want the message sent to.
Details of the selected AIS appear in the
AIS INFO folder.
2. Click the Send Safety Message button at
the bottom of the tab folder. An Action
Required window appears with the vessel
MMSI above the message field.
3. Move the screen cursor into the message
field and left click, the AIS Minimum
Keyboard & Display (MKD) appears below
the field.
4. Enter a message using the MKD, note that
the MKD only supports the input of uppercase format messages.
5. The MKD will be removed from the screen after a short period of
inactivity. To re-enable the MKD left click in the message field
again.
6. To clear a message press the Clear button, to cancel the send
action press Cancel .
7. When you have compiled a message click the OK button, the MKD
is removed from the screen, to return the MKD click in the message
field again.
8. To send the message, click the Send button. When the message
has been successfully sent to the AIS vessel a temporary prompt
`Message Sent’ appears in the Prompts field.