5.4Licensing
Priortousingthisproductpleasecheckyournationalrequirementsforbothoperatorandequipment
licensing.
US
Alicensingrequirements
FCCstationlicenserequirement
AnFCCShipRadioStationLicenseandCallSignarenotrequiredformostrecreationalvessels
travellinginUSwaters.However,youmustobtainalicenseifyourvesseltravelstoforeignports.
ShipsthatuseMF/HFsingleside-bandradio,satellitecommunications,ortelegraphymustbe
licensedbytheFCC.Y oucanobtainaStationLicensebyfilingFCCForm605.
OperatorLicense(USA)
FCCoperatorlicenserequirement
AnOperatorLicenseisnotrequiredtooperateaClassBAISTransceiverwithinUSterritorialwaters.
However,alicenseisrequiredtooperatethetransceiverifyoudockinaforeignport(including
CanadaandMexico),orleaveaforeignporttodockinaUSport.Y oucanrequestaRestricted
RadiotelephoneOperatorPermitfromtheFCCbyfilingForm753.
Canadalicensingrequirements
Y oudonotneedalicensetooperatethisproductwithinthesovereignwatersofCanadaorthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica(USA).
Y ouwillneedalicensetooperatethisradiooutsideofCanadaortheUSA.T oobtainlicensing
information,visittheInnovation,ScienceandEconomicDevelopmentCanada(ISED)(previously
knownasIndustryCanada)website:https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/oep-navigation-
radiocomms-faqs-1489.htm.
Europeandrestofworldlicensingrequirements
RegulationsinsomeareasrequirethatanOperator’slicenseisobtainedbeforeoperatingaVHF
radio.Itisyourresponsibilitytodeterminewhetheralicenseisrequiredinyourareabefore
operatingthisequipment.
5.5Configuration
TheAIS700shouldbeconfiguredpriortoinstallationusingaPC/laptop,USBMicro-Bcable,andthe
suppliedproAIS2software.
Themannerinwhichconfigurationiscarriedoutdependsonthelegalrequirementsofyour
geographicallocation.
USA
IntheUSA,itisalegalrequirementthattheconfigurationisperformedbyaqualifieddealeror
installer.
Y oucanusethesuppliedproAIS2PCsoftware,tocheckthevesseldataprogrammedintoyour
AIS700.IfthisinformationisincorrectpleasecontactyourRaymarinedealer.
AreasoutsideofUSA
InareasoutsideoftheUSA,usethesuppliedproAIS2PCsoftwaretoconfigureyourAIS700.
Note:IfconfiguringafterinstallationensureanyMFDsonthesamenetworkareswitchedofffirst,
otherwiseyouwillnotbeabletocorrectlyconfigureyourAIS700 .
Thefollowingvessel-relatedstaticdatashouldbeconfigured:
•MMSInumber
•V
esselname
•Vesselcallsign
•VesseldimensionsincludingAISGNSS(GPS)antennalocation
•Vesseltype
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