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AIS The Cornerstone of National Security?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2003

Jay A. Creech  and
Joseph F. Ryan
Jay A. Creech
Affiliation:
United States Coast Guard
Joseph F. Ryan
Affiliation:
United States Merchant Marine
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Abstract

The International Maritime Organization has mandated carriage requirements for VHF Automatic Identification System (AIS) on vessels over 300 tons by 2007 (IMO SOLAS: 1974 and IMO Resolution MSC.99(73)). The AIS will transmit a vessel's position and voyage data to other AIS-equipped vessels and shore-based authorities. It was envisioned that AIS data could enhance the safety of navigation by allowing vessels to quickly identify each other and use Digital Select Calling (DSC) to arrange maneuvers. We will discuss the history and the development of AIS, the technical issues surrounding its use by the mariner as a navigation tool and the pros and cons of the proposal by the US Coast Guard (USCG) to use AIS as a means of surveillance for Maritime Domain Awareness.

Keywords

AISMarineCommunicationsSurveillance
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , January 2003 , pp. 31 - 44
Copyright
© 2003 The Royal Institute of Navigation

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