EQUIPMENT CONNECTED TO THE AIS

AND THE INFORMATION TRANSMITTED

FROM EACH
GPS – FOR SHIP’S POSITION , POSITION TIME STAMP IN UTC, COG AND SOG.
GYRO COMPASS /ROT SENSOR – FOR RATE OF TURN
GYRO COMPASS / HEADING SENSOR – FOR SHIP’S HEADING
SPEED LOG – FOR SPEED THROUGH THE WATER
RADAR / ARPA – TARGET’S DATA
ECDIS – TARGET’S DATA
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DATA

RNG – range or distance from the target
BRG – bearing from the target
MMSI – MMSI number of the target
NAME – name of the target
CPA – closest point of approach of the target
TCPA – time of CPA of the target
POSN – GPS position of the target
ROT – rate of turn of the target
SOG – speed over the ground of the target
HDG – Heading of the target
COG – course over ground of the target
SENDING AND RESPONDING
TO SAFETY OR SECURITY
RELATED MESSAGES
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TRANSMITTED BY THE AIS