Furuno FM-8700 manual Dividual calls. Refer to, Distress call. Refer to, ID number

R/A and R/S: Distress relay for All Ships and for Selective (In-

	dividual) calls. (Refer to page 3-9.)
DIS:	Distress call. (Refer to page 3-1.)
GRP:	Group call. Call a specific group by entering group
	ID number.
GEO:	Geographic area call. Call for ships within a range
	set by you in the transmit message (menu). To des-
	ignate the range, enter reference point and width
	(range) data of both longitude and latitude.

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POS:	Position request (Individual call). Find position
	of other ship by entering its ID number.
POL:	Polling call (Individual call). Confirm that own
	ship is within communication range with other ship.
	This function provides only negative response; it
	does not provide position information.
MED:	Medical transport (All ships call). Inform all
	ships, by using “urgent” category, that own ship
	carries medical goods.
NEU:	Neutral craft (All ships call). Inform all ships by
	Urgency or Safety category, that own ship is not a
	participant in an armed conflict.

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