Automatic
Identification Systems
A new IMO requirement requires most commercial
vessels to carry an AIS transponder to transmit the vessel
position, ID and other details.
seaPro offers software to visualize received AIS information
on the chart, so that information from other AIS equipped
vessels is displayed on the chart much like radar targets
- adding an extra level of confidence to navigation and
collision avoidance.
Ideal as a standalone system for vessels fitted with ECDIS
systems that want visual AIS information without compromising
ECDIS approval status.
Note: The AIS (software) receive
only functions are now included in seaPro standard or above.
Features
- Interfaces with standard AIS transponders
- Easy to use toolbar
- Displays targets for a user specified time
- Target tracks with wake trail
- Simple enquiry feature
- User defined levels of display
- Data logging of AIS targets
- Show with ARPA targets (seaPro plus and above)
- Standard target shapes or graphical icons
- Replay of recorded AIS log
- Filter the display of vessels based on MMSI number
- Calculation of CPA/TCA for targets
- Alarm on CPA/TCPA and leaving area (anchor) alarms
for targets
- Add own user comments such as radar ID to target display.
- Set up AIS transponder via a simple user interface
- Supports sending and receiving of messages
- Closest point of approach (CPA) and time to CPA display
for selected targets. Includes ability to set CPA minimum
distance from vessel.
AIS was originally designed to fulfil a
need for vessels to know the location and navigational parameters
of other vessels for collision avoidance.
The transponder itself only comes with a small display which
typically gives numeric details of other vessels identification,
position, course and heading.
seaPro AIS enables this data to be shown visually at a low
cost.
AIS is now finding additional uses in security
and commercial applications.
The minimum display requirements for AIS
do very little to improve the safety of vessels from the
bridge officers perspective. AIS becomes a lot more beneficial
in helping to prevent collision when the targets are plotted
on an electronic charting system such as seaPro.
For smaller vessels, the AIS module in
conjunction with a lower AIS receive only unit (such as
the AI3000), gives the smaller vessel vital information
about the movement of larger vessels.
Besides the navigational benefits, seaPro
and AIS can be used to show positions of passenger vessels,
in harbor/Traffic control, cargo location etc. On the seaPro
plus version the AIS information get be sent across the
internet to different viewing stations or for combining
the data from multiple receivers.
AIS receive only functions are standard
in seaPro standard and above. Support for transmitting functions
is available as an option. |
