U A I S
Universal Automatic Identification System

New Pages

  1. Added Article Better Ship Bridges by Fred Pot published in the May 2004 issue of The Digital Ship
  2. Added link to Kongsberg AIS ready ECDIS 24 March 2004
  3. Added Live AIS Information links 24 March, 2004
  4. Added Links to Nobeltec, Shinemicro and Software Radio Technology 5 February 2004
  5. Added a presentation of typical AIS Installation Problems given by Eric Kunz of FURUNO USA, 2 January 2004
  6. Added link to the presentations given at the 2003 Seattle AIS Conference, 2 January 2004
  7. Added AIS Collision Avoidance Policy Proposal, 2 January 2004
  8. Added 'FCC should revoke MariTEL's VHF Channel 87B license' to AIS Policy Issue page 17 November 2003 
  9. Added SAAB TransponderTech to list of US certified transponder manufacturers October 29, 2003
  10. Updated AIS Links to include AIS compatible Radar Vendors October 29, 2003
  11. Published the final rule for US AIS Carriage Requirements October 22, 2003
  12. Published the notice about extending the comment period on US AIS Carriage Requirements and the delay in enforcement September 29, 2003
  13. Added Article AIS: A Status Report by Fred Pot published in the September 2003 Issue of The Digital Ship
  14. Added wiring diagram for AIS Pilot Port September 2, 2003
  15. Added announcement of AIS Conference in Seattle, Nov 19, 2003 August 28, 2003
  16. Added a link to McMurdo, United Kingdom under AIS Links July 10, 2003
  17. Added link to Sine Qua Non Technology Holdings, South Africa for their AIS receiver July 6, 2003
  18. Added a link to Izumi Boeki Co.,Ltd. July 6, 2003
  19. Published the US 'Interim Rule' for carriage of AIS July 1, 2003
  20. Corrected the US Certification Page by associating Leica with STN Atlas rather than with MDS June 19, 2003
  21. Added a link to Maris UAIS Comaptible ECDIS June 10, 2003
  22. Added PinTek to the list of AIS manufacturers June 8, 2003
  23. Updated the AIS Install Guide with information about requirements to connect the Ship's GPS to the transponder June 8, 2003
  24. Added information about comparing EC(DI)S packages that are compatible with the AIS Pilot Port June 8, 2003
  25. Updated the AIS Pilot Port information, added the design criteria June 8, 2003
  26. Added details for the pilot port received from Ross Norsworthy of L3 Communications May 27, 2003
  27. Updated the list of transponders certified by USCG and FCC May 27, 2003
  28. Added Panama Canal AIS Carriage Requirements April 24, 2003
  29. Replaced Shipborne AIS Installation Guidelines with the January 6, 2003 version April 3, 2003
  30. Added Pilot Carry Aboard Considerations April 1, 2003 (no kidding)
  31. Updated US Certification page with news of two transponder manufacturers that received FCC certification March 27, 2003
  32. Added Transponder Certification in the US March 21, 2003
  33. Updated St. Lawrence Seaway AIS Carriage Requirements March 6, 2003
  34. Added AIS Testing Laboratory PHOENIX TEST-LAB GmbH to AIS Links March 6, 2003
  35. Added AIS Test Equipment Link to Sine Qua Non Technology Holdings February 3, 2002
  36. Added UAIS Compatible ECS links to ICAN and MaxSea on AIS Links Page February 3, 2003
  37. Updated Ross Engineering link after its acquisition by L3 Aviation Recorders, February 3, 2003
  38. Updated Carriage Requirements December 19, 2002
  39. 'AIS-Aided Navigation' Report of 2002 AIS Test in BC and S. E. Alaska by Fred Pot (Added on December 6, 2002)
  40. I need to equip my ships with AIS... by Fred Pot November 27,2002
  41. Two articles about AIS from the point of view of the UK Marine Pilotage Association by John Clandillon-Baker (added 11-14-02)
  42. AIS Installation Guidelines (added on 11-10-02)
  43. Addition of NautiCast to AIS Links Page (11-10-02)
  44. Test of AIS in BC and CE Alaska 2002 (11-03-02)
  45. Addition of Jotron Commications to AIS Links Page (10-16-02)
  46. Addition of CNS Systems, AB, Sweden and MARCOM Marine Communication Systems GmbH, Germany to the AIS Links Page (10-6-02)
  47. Announcement of AIS Conferences
  48. From Analog to Digital Radar (What AIS does to Radar) by Fred Pot published in Pacific Maritime Magazine 15 March 2002
  49. St Laurens Seaway mandates AIS carriage and sets infrastucture charges 4 March, 2002
  50. AIS & non-SOLAS vessels by Capt. Kees Buckens, New Zealand Maritime School published in the January 2002 edition of Seaways a publication of the Nautical Institute (www.nautinst.org)
  51. USCG's Jorge Arroyo discusses AIS transmissions October 2001
  52. Furuno's proposed AIS compatible Radar and ECDIS solution (PDF File 1 MB)
  53. AIS Specification Corrigendum 2 (PDF File 150K)
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