Furuno FS-1570 - Manual (Page 85)

5. CALLING, RECEIVING
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5.5 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.
5.5.1 Sending a neutral craft call
1. Press the [2/DSC] key and then push the [ENTER] knob to display the CALL TYPE
menu.
** Compose message **
STATION ID
PRIORITY
COM. TYPE
COM. FREQ
DSC FREQ
: All ships
: Safety
: Telephone
: 2187.5 kHz
CALL TYPE
PSTN CALL
TEST CALL
ALL SHIPS
GROUP CALL
AREA CALL
POSITION
$
INDIVIDUAL
$
POLLING
NEUTRAL
MEDICAL
RELAY ALL
RELAY SEL
DISTRESS
Rotate [ENTER] knob to scroll.
2. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose NEUTRAL and then push the [ENTER] knob.
3. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the PRIORITY menu.
CALL TYPE
COM. TYPE
DSC FREQ
: NEUTRAL
craft
: Safety
: TELEPHONE
: 2187.5 KHZ
GO TO ALL VIEW
URGENCY
SAFETY
PRIORITY
** Compose message **
4. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose appropriate priority and then push the [ENTER]
knob.
5. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the COM. TYPE menu.
6. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose communication type desired (radiotelephone or
NBDP-FEC) and then push the [ENTER] knob.
7. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the DSC FREQ menu.
** Compose message **
CALL TYPE
PRIORITY
COM. TYPE
VIEW
: Neutral
craft
: Safety
: Telephone
:2187.5 kHz
DSC FREQ KHZ
GO TO ALL VIEW
4207.5
6312.0
8414.5
12577.0
16804.5
2187.5
8. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose appropriate frequency and then push the [ENTER]
knob.