User Guide

• Dynamic information is broadcast depending on speed and course alteration based on
the following tables:
Ships dynamic conditions Normal reporting interval
At anchor or moored 3 Minutes
0-14 knots 10 Seconds
0-14 knots and changing course 3 1/3 Seconds
14-23 knots 6 Seconds
14-23 knots and changing course 2 Seconds
Ship faster than 23 knots 2 Seconds
Ship faster than 23 knots and changing course 2 Seconds
Platforms condition Normal reporting interval
Class B Shipborne mobile equipment not moving
faster than 2 Knots
3 Minutes
Class B Shipbome mobile equipment moving 2-14
Knots
30 Seconds
Class B Shipbome mobile equipment moving 14-23
Knots
15 Seconds
Class B Shipbome mobile equipment moving faster
than 23 Knots
5 Seconds
Search and Rescue aircraft (airborne mobile
equipment)
10 Seconds
Aids to Navigation 3 Minutes
AIS base station 10 Seconds
Source of information for above tables 1-1, 1-2: (ITU recommendations technical document:
ITU-R M.1371-1)
9-3 Using the AIS receiver
Providing that other vessels with AIS transceivers installed are within radio range of your
vessel, you should see their details appear on the AIS plotter screen. These details are also
repeated on the NMEA ports for display on a compatible chartplotter / MFD.
Specific details of how to configure your chartplotter to make use of the AIS receiver features
will be given in your chartplotter manual. If you are using charting software running on a PC,
please refer to the instructions provided with your chartplotting software for details of how to
configure it to display AIS information.
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