Leopard Catamarans 40 - 2-25.12 Automatic Identification System (AIS)

2-25 Optional Extras | 101
2-25.12 Automatic Identication Sys-
tem (AIS)
WARNING
Ensure safe navigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidto
navigationandmustneverbeusedin
preferencetosoundnavigational
judgment.Onlyofcialgovernmentcharts
andnoticestomarinerscontainallthe
currentinformationneededforsafe
navigation,andthecaptainisresponsible
fortheirprudentuse.Itistheuser’s
responsibilitytouseofcialgovernment
charts,noticestomariners,cautionand
propernavigationalskillwhenoperating
thisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.
AIS overview
YourAISdeviceusesdigitalradiosignals
toexchange’real-time’information
betweenvessels,shorebasedstations,or
aidstonavigation(AToNs)ondedicated
VHFfrequencies.Thisinformationisused
toidentifyandtrackvesselsinthe
surroundingareaandtoprovidefast,
automaticandaccuratecollision
avoidancedata.AlthoughAISaugments
yourradarapplicationbyoperatingin
radarblindspotsanddetectingsmaller
AIS-ttedvessels,itdoesnotreplace
radar,asitreliesonreceivingtransmitted
AISinformationandthereforecannot
detectobjectssuchaslandmassesand
navigationalbeacons.
NEVERassumethatAISisdisplaying
informationfromallvesselsinthearea,
because:
•NotallvesselsarettedwithAIS
•Althoughitismandatoryforlarger
commercialvesselstocarryAIS,it
isnotmandatorytouseit.AIS
shouldbeusedonlytoaugment
radarinformation,notsubstituteit.
Conguration
Warning:Congurebeforeuse
ThisRaymarineproductmustbecorrectly
congured,toensureoptimum
performanceandminimizethechancesof
unsafeorothererroneousdata.
Conguration requirement
TheAIStransceivermustbecongured
foroptimumperformanceaboardthe
vessel.ThepersonconguringtheAIS
transceiverneedstoknowthefollowing
vesselinformation:
• MMSInumber
• Name
• Call sign
• Dimensions
• Type
• GPSantennaposition
Themannerinwhichcongurationis
carriedoutdependsonthelegal
requirementsofthegeographicalareayou
are.
Important:BeforestartinganyAIS
congurationprocedure,SWITCHOFFall
associatedmultifunctiondisplays,
otherwiseyouwillnotbeabletocorrectly
congureyourAIStransceiver.
USA
IntheUSA,itisalegalrequirementthat
thecongurationisperformedbya
suitabledealer.
YoucanusethesuppliedproAIS2PC
software,tocheckthevesseldata
programmedintoyourAIStransceiver.If
thisinformationisincorrectpleasecontact
yourRaymarinedealerbeforeusingthe
transceiver.
Itisrecommendedthatyoustudythe
Operator’sManualbeforeattemptingto
operatetheunit.