• 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 communi-

 

cation range with other ship. This provides

 

only negative response; it does not provide

 

position information.

• MED

:Medical transport (All ships call)

 

Inform all ships, by Urgency 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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Furuno FM-8500 manual Position request individual call, Polling call individual call, Medical transport All ships call