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Marine Electronics: AIS Gets Ocean Tested Near Dardanelles Strait
Its been several years since the Automatic Identification System (AIS) became a mandated way of life for the commercial side of the marine industry....
Comparing Class B AIS Transceivers
The popularity of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) has grown exponentially in recent years, particularly among small- to mid-sized cruising sailboats. Lower costs have played...
Practical Sailor Tests AIS Class B Transceivers from West Marine and Navico
Practical Sailor last took a look at Automatic Identification System (AIS) units with the November 2008 evaluation of the Raymarine AIS250, a receive-only device....
Special Report: How to Prevent AIS and VHF Antenna Malfunction
Allowing sailors to track nearby shipping traffic and to continuously broadcast their own boats position, the automatic identification system (AIS) transceivers available today have...
Ocean Tested: Automated Identification System (AIS) for Recreational Boats
Starting in 2002, the SOLAS regulations (chapter V, regulation 19) required that all ships over 300 gross tons carry and operate at all times...
Vesper Class B AIS Sea Trial
During a recent passage from Sarasota, Fla., to Havana, Cuba, Practical Sailor had the chance to compare the new Vesper XB-8000 Class B AIS...
Is AIS Chipping Away at Our Freedoms?
Sailors who read George Orwells 1984 when it was first published 62 years ago probably wrote off being tracked as a technological feat that...
Don’t Confuse AIS Beacons with PLBs
Lots of confusion has arisen over the use and functionality of personal locator beacons (PLB) and automatic identification system (AIS) devices. Both can increase...
PS Advisor: Can AIS Serve as Backup GPS?
In your testing of the West Marine AIS1000 (September 2009), did you identify what NMEA sentences it outputs? I’m thinking of buying one and...
Double Check Your AIS
Nearly one year ago, the Volvo Ocean Race boat Sun Hung Kai-Scallywag was deep in the Southern Ocean bound from Auckland, New Zealand to...
