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Section 6 
Target Tracking and AIS
 
This section explains Target Tracking (hereinafter, referred to as target tracking or TT) and Automatic 
Identification System (hereinafter referred to as AIS). 
 
 
 
Use the target tracking function as your navigation aid. Final decision on the ship 
operation must be made by the ship operator himself. 
If you depend entirely on the information of the target tracking function for the final 
decision on ship operation, an accident may occur. 
An error may be contained in the vector, target value data and alarm indicated by the 
target tracking function. Further, the target not detected by radar cannot be captured 
or tracked. 
If you depend entirely on the information of the radar for the final decision on ship 
operation, such an accident as collision or stranding may result. 
 
Simulation is a function for determining if the target tracking function is working 
correctly or not. Accordingly, this function should be used only to check for the target 
tracking function operation. 
In particular, if this mode is used during navigation, a pseudo target will appear on the 
radar screen and cannot be easily identified from the real target. This may cause 
such an accident as collision. Do not use this mode during the navigation. 
 
 
Target Tracking 
This function calculates the course and speed of a target by automatically tracking the target's move. 
This function enables the automatic acquisition of targets by using the automatic acquisition zone 
function. 
This function also enables the simulation of the ship maneuvering method to avoid collisions by using 
the trial maneuver function. 
 
Memo 
If the mode is ground stabilization, SOG/COG used for own ship's information. If the mode is sea 
stabilization, STW (speed through the water)/HDG (heading) is used for own ship's information. 
Target tracking range is 32 NM. (Available all range scale)   
 
For the details, refer to "6.5 Setting and Operating Target Tracking". 
 
 
AIS 
This function shows the target's information on the radar display, using other ship's information sent out 
from the AIS unit. 
For the details, refer to "6.6 Setting and Operating AIS".