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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Resolutions - Maritime Safety Committee - Resolution MSC.74(69) - Adoption of New and Amended Performance Standards - (Adopted on 12 May 1998) - Annex 3 - Recommendation on Performance Standards for an Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS) - 1 Scope

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  1.1 These performance standards specify the requirements for the universal AIS.

  1.2 The AIS should improve the safety of navigation by assisting in the efficient navigation of ships, protection of the enviroment, and operation of Vessel Traffic Services (VTS), by satisfying the following functional requirements:

  • .1 in a ship-to-ship mode for collision avoidance;

  • .2 as a means for littoral States to obtain information about a ship and its cargo; and

  • .3 as a VTS tool, i.e. ship-to-shore (traffic management).

  1.3 The AIS should be capable of providing to ships and to competent authorities, information from the ship, automatically and with the required accuracy and frequency, to facilitate accurate tracking. Transmission of the data should be with the minimum involvement of ship's personnel and with a high level of availability.

  1.4 The installation, in addition to meeting the requirements of the Radio Regulations, applicable ITU-R Recommendations and the general requirements as set out in resolution A.694(17), should comply with the following performance standards.

Parent topic: Annex 3 - Recommendation on Performance Standards for an Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification System (AIS)
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