Safety Functions; Mob Person Over Board - ACR Electronics NAUTICAST SAR AIS User Manual

4 Safety Functions

The NAUTICAST is fitted with Safety Keys, which allow the user to automatically send urgent
messages without the necessity of navigating the Menus.
The SRM Button sends out Broadcast Safety Related Messages to all ships in the Vessel Listing.
The MOB Button sends out precise position of incident to Addressed Vessels, therefore allowing the
message to be sent to a vessel closest to accident location.
MOB-Button
SRM-Button

4.1 MOB Person over Board

By pressing the MOB button the current navigation position of own vessel and time of incident is
automatically saved. The MOB message containing the distress information "Person Over Board" is
automatically prepared for transmission as an Addressed or Broadcast Safety Related Message.
By pressing the [Broadcast] button, the MOB Message is automatically sent to all vessels within
receiving range. By activating the [Send] button, an individual vessel can be chosen as recipient of
the MOB Message.
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