Navigation
AIS-B: Why All the Fuss?
Body
The Automated Identification System (AIS) is a powerful tool that can help you avoid collisions with freighters and other vessels equipped with AIS transmitters. Marine electronics expert Larry Brandt unravels the mysteries of AIS and shares his experience installing AIS on his own boat.
Is AIS the greatest thing since sliced bread? Well, maybe not since SLICED bread, but it is worthy of serious consideration. This webinar reviews the benefits of AIS, some of its weaknesses, and the latest implementation rules. The webinar also examines the presenter’s own experience installing the system on his Catalina 36 sailboat.
Meet The Instructor
Larry Brandt
Larry Brandt gained his intimate knowledge of radar compliments of the US taxpayer, in the US Air Force, where he was a maintenance crew chief on advanced Air Defense Command search and height finder radar systems.