5.4.2
Receiving a neutral craft call
When you receive a neutral craft call, the audio alarm sounds. The icon (
area flashes in black and white, and the pop-up message "NEUTRAL MSG received!
[CANCEL]: Stop alarm" appears.
1. Press the CANCEL key to silence the audio alarm. The pop-up message disappears.
2. Press the TAB key to select the
3. Press the ENTER knob.
4. Rotate the ENTER knob to select ACTIVE and then press the ENTER knob.
5. Watch on the working frequency. Communicate by radiotelephone or NBDP (see
"Receiving message by NBDP terminal unit" on this page). If there is the difference
between the registered frequency and used frequency to receive, the pop-up message
appears. Select Agree for the voice communication, or Disagree when you do not
change the frequency.
6. After you finish communicating, rotate the ENTER knob to select QUIT and then press
the ENTER knob.
Receiving message by NBDP terminal unit
After receiving a neutral craft call, confirm the following.
• The control unit's screen shows "OCCUPIED" and the TX and RX frequencies.
• The message from the sending station appears on your NBDP terminal unit.
5.5
Medical Transport Call
The medical transport call informs all ships, by urgency priority, that your ship carries
medical supplies. The medical call is necessary the setting on the SPECIAL MSG menu.
See section 6.16.
5.5.1
Sending a medical transport call
1. Press the OTHER DSC MSG key.
2. Rotate the ENTER knob to select MSG TYPE and then press the ENTER knob.
3. Rotate the ENTER knob to select SPECIAL MSG and then press the ENTER knob.
4. Rotate the ENTER knob to select MEDICAL MSG and then press the ENTER knob.
PRIORITY is automatically selected to URGENCY.
5. ROUTINE MESSAGE CALLING, RECEVING
icon.
) on the tab
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