Medical Transport Call; Sending A Medical Transport Call - Furuno FM-8800D Operator's Manual

3. DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES
2. Press the CANCEL or ENT key. The audible alarm is silenced and the display
changes as below.
3. Press the ENT key. The display changes to the standby display, indicating
CH16.
3.9

Medical Transport Call

The medical transport call informs all ships, by urgency priority, that own ship
carries medical supplies.
3.9.1

Sending a medical transport 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 the MEDICAL
and press the ENT key.
4. Press the CALL key more than three seconds to transmit the call. After the
call is transmitted, the standby display appears, with CH16 selected.
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** Received Message **
APR01/ 04 12 : 34 APR01/ 04 12 : 34
NEUTRAL CALL
FROM : 123456789
SAFETY
TCmd1 : SIMPLEX TP
TCmd2 : NEUTRAL CRAFT
CH : 16
PRESS ENT TO CHANGE CH
Compose Message
CALL TYPE : MEDICAL
TRANSPORT
URGENCY
TCmd1 : SIMPLEX TP
TCmd2 : MEDICAL TRSPRT
CH : 16
ECC : OK ECC : OK