Navigation General · AIS

Compared with radar, a key advantage of AIS is that it provides a contact's:

Explanation

AIS broadcasts a vessel's identity (name/MMSI), position, course over ground, speed, heading, and often navigational status and destination, giving immediate target data without a radar plot. It complements but does not replace radar, since not all targets carry AIS.

Authority: IMO/SOLAS AIS carriage requirements

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