Furuno FM-8800D/8800S - Manual (Page 73)

3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES
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3.8 Neutral Craft Call
The neutral craft call, which contains own ship position and ID, informs all ships
that your ship is not a participant in armed conflict. Send the call BEFORE
entering an area of armed conflict.
3.8.1 Sending a neutral craft call
1. Press the CALL key. The display changes from the standby display to the
COMPOSE MESSAGE screen and the CALL TYPE is displayed in reverse
video.
2. Press the ENT key to open the call type list.
3. Rotate the CH knob (or press up / down arrow key) to choose NEUTRAL and
press the ENT key.
** Compose Message **
CRAFT
TCmd1 : SIMPLEX TP
TCmd2 : NEUTRAL CRAFT
CH : 16
URGENCY
CALL TYPE : NEUTRAL
6. URGENCY is selected; press the ENT key.
7. Choose SAFETY, or URGENCY as appropriate followed by pressing the ENT
key.
8. Press the CALL key more than three seconds to transmit the call. After the
call is transmitted, the standby display appears.
3.8.2 Receiving a neutral craft call
1. When a neutral craft call is received, the alarm sounds and the display
changes as below.
Neutral craft
call received.
FROM : 123456789
URGENCY
TCmd1 : SIMPLEX TP
TCmd2 : NEUTRAL CRAFT
CH : 16
CANCEL ALARM