User's Manual

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2. INLAND AIS OPERATION

This section provides the operating procedures for the Inland AIS feature, which al-

lows use of the AIS transponder on inland waterways or the open sea. Only those pro-

cedures that are different from the Class A AIS transponder are presented.

Ships with Inland AIS transponders on board autonomously determine their actual po-

sition using the Global Positioning System (GPS), which is part of the AIS transpon-

der. Furthermore they broadcast their ID and position to other ships over a distance of

10 to 30 kilometers (depending on the geographical environment). Other ships in the

area receive this information and are able to display their own position and that of oth-

er ships. Inland AIS helps the skipper in his direct nautical decisions, especially in crit-

ical situations, like the approach of a bend or a constriction.

Further, authorities have the possibility to allow electronic submission of cargo lists

e.g. for transports of dangerous cargo. The standard for “Electronic Reporting” (ERI)

allows the digital, language independent submission of cargo or passenger reports

from ships or agencies to authorities. In combination with electronic data exchange

between the authorities of different countries this results in less reporting for the skip-

pers. On the other hand all cargo information is available to authorities in case of an

accident.

2.1 How to Activate the Inland AIS

Input your key number (received from dealer) to activate the Inland AIS. (If the key was

input during the installation, activation key input is not necessary.)

1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the menu.

2. Select [USER SET] then press the ENT/ACK key.

3. Select [ACTIVATE] then press the ENT/ACK key.

4. Press the ENT/ACK key to display the alphanumeric pop up window.The selected

digit cycles through digits in the following order when  is pressed: 1, 2 ... 9, 0,

A, B, C ... X, Y, Z, 1, 2... press  to cycle through digits in the opposite direction.

Press  or  to move the selection cursor.

5. Input the activation key, then press the ENT/ACK key.

If you entered the activation key correctly, the indication "ACTIVATED!" appears then

the system is automatically restarted. The FA-170 starts up with the SOLAS mode ac-

tive.

DEVICE ID

AB-12-C3-ZD-AA-N4

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INACTIVATED

ACTIVATE KEY

ACTIVATE

: BACK

: SELECT

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