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AIS, the New Maritime Tool
During the last decade,
International Maritime Organization (IMO) has developed
and established a standard and mandatory carriage
requirement for Automatic Identification System (AIS)
equipment under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
Convention. Since 2002, the mandate for ships is in
effect world-wide with the following implementation
schedule:
2002: Newbuilds 2003: Passenger ships, Tankers
2004: Other ships >300 gross tonnage
2004 (2008): Ships not in international voyages
Today more than 60 000 ships world-wide are
carrying AIS transponders. Ports and national coastal
lines are being equipped with AIS infrastructure
consisting of AIS base stations and networks for
applications such as Vessel Traffic Service (VTS),
National Security Monitoring, Fleet Management, and
Search & Rescue (SAR) coordination.
AIS messages broadcasted
by ships contains a number of parameters including:
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Ship ID
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Position
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Speed over
ground
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Course over
ground
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True
Heading
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Navigation
Status
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Rate
of turn (when available)
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Type of
ship
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Length and
beam
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Ships
draft, cargo type
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Destination, ETA
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