AIS

The AIS course (Automatic Identification Systems) is designed for masters and ships officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships that are fitted with such equipment.

A trainee successfully completing this course will be able to:

• understand the objectives of AIS
• understand how AIS works as a system
• understand the benefits and limitations of the system
• understand the decision making process that needs to be applied in using such systems
• demonstrate competency in entering and checking ship´s AIS data
• demonstrate competency in the use of AIS as an additional navigational tool to aid situational awareness and collision avoidance
• demonstrate competence in sending and responding to safety and security-related messages
• demonstrate competency in the proper use of a AIS transponder
• rapidly familiarize themselves with a particular AIS unit on a ship, prior to use at sea

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