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5.3.8    Conditions for Deciding AIS Target to be Lost 
 
 
About a lost target 
 
 
When the data of an AIS target cannot be received for a specified time, the target is decided to be lost and the 
target data is deleted. As shown in the table below, the time until target data is deleted varies depending on the 
class of receive data and the target status. 
 
 
Deciding AIS Target to be Lost 
 
Time until data deletion 
Target status 
SOLAS ship 
(Class A) 
SOLAS ship 
(Class B) 
Vessel below 3 knots (Class A) or 2 knots (Class B) and it is 
now at anchor or on the berth 
18 min  18 min 
Vessel of 3 knots or more and it is now at anchor or on the berth
60 sec  18 min 
Vessel of 0 to 14 knots (Class B: 2 to 14 knots) 
60 sec  180 sec 
Vessel of 0 to 14 knots and it is now changing the course 
60 sec  180 sec 
Vessel of 14 to 23 knots 
36 sec  180 sec 
Vessel of 14 to 23 knots and it is now changing the course 
36 sec  180 sec 
Vessel of 23 knots or more 
30 sec  180 sec 
Vessel of 23 knots or more and it is now changing the course 
30 sec  180 sec 
ATON (Aids to navigation) 
18 min  18 min 
 
 
Reference:
    When a dangerous target ship is lost, a lost alarm is issued and the symbol changes to a lost 
symbol. The system calculates the current position from the last-received data and continues 
displaying the symbol for eternity. 
If the [ALARM ACK] key is pressed, the symbol is cleared.