MV BLUEFIN QUALITY MANUAL - Australian Maritime College

Australian Maritime College
APPENDIX 1.10
BRIDGE – AIS SHIPBORNE CLASS A TRANSPONDER SYSTEM
SYSTEM OPERATION
System power up
1. The system is turned on by applying power to the R4 transponder system this does not
have a switch and is hard wired into the mains power.
2. If display screen has been turned off press [MODE] this switches the power on to the
screen.
3. When configuring system from [moored] to [underway] there may be alarms on the
screen to remove this press the GREEN [Enter] key until alarms are not displayed any
more.
4. Press STATUS key to enter navigation status.
Note: This system is interfaced with the C Plot electronic plotter and the Furuno GPS.
Further reference can be obtained from the AIS operational manual.
Append 1.10 - AIS.docx 1
Revised: November 2010