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Automatic Identification Systems (AIS-1)
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Course Description
This one-day seminar is designed to provide the pilots with knowledge of the technologies that make up the AIS, and to expose them to the advantages/problems associated with this equipment. The AIS portion of the course has been developed using both government and manufacturer technical data. A minimum of two hours is spent managing AIS target information in both simulated and live AIS environments
This seminar can be combined with 2-day ECDIS-ENAV for Pilots, and/or the 2-day PPNS for Pilots.
What You Will Learn
- Understand how the AIS system works
- Identify vessel carriage requirements
- Understand AIS data at the user level
- Understand shipboard AIS configurations
- Identify the operational benefits of the system
- Understand the limitations and cautions of the system
- Initialize and update vessel and voyage data
- Acknowledge various alarms
- Display target information on an MKD/ECS/ECDIS
- Utilize target information to maintain a safe passage
- Display received messages
- Check the operational status of the equipment
- Familiarize themselves with the equipment on their vessel prior to sailing
Upon successful completion of this course, a certificate of completion will be issued to each student. Certificate wording shall be:“Student has completed a 7-hour course on Automatic Identification Systems (AIS). This course is based on the IMO Model Course (Draft Version A2, Sept 2004) and was developed with the intent of satisfying any future training requirement for AIS. Itcovers principles, concepts and the practical use of AIS. Thetraining comprises of lecture, demonstration and simulation.”
“This course may be customized to incorporate company policies and procedures and / or combined with other training. It may also be taught offsite. For more information on how MITAGS-PMI can develop a “turn-key” training solutions for your organization, please call 1-866-656-5569 or e-mail Admissions@mitags.org. "