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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