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ACR AISLINK CA1 Class A AIS Transceiver User Manual

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1. VHF antenna connection Figure 42 VHF antenna connection 4 4 Connecting the equipment With the transceiver junction box and antenna installed it is now possible to connect the equipment in preparation for commissioning 4 4 1 Antenna connections If antenna connections have not already been made the GNSS and VHF antennas should now be connected to the transceiver Refer to Figure 40 and Figure 42 for guidance 4 4 2 Data connections The transceiver is supplied with a 1m 3 2ft 50 way data cable for interconnection of the transceiver and junction box Connect the junction box to the transceiver using the data cable as indicated in Figure 43 Junction box Figure 43 Connecting the junction box to the transceiver Page 39 Installation 4 4 3 Sensor configuration The transceiver has seven NMEA0183 IEC61162 1 2 data ports for connection of ship s sensors and display equipment as described in Table 3 There are three input ports for ship s sensor data and three bidirectional ports for connection of display equipment such as Radar or electronic chart displays It is recommended that an AIS compatible electronic charting system is connected to the transceiver for display of AIS targets To comply with IMO regulations the AIS must be connected to speed over ground SOG course over ground COG heading rate of turn ROT and position information sources The
2. RMC hhmmss ss A UU Ia yyyyy yy a X X X X xxxxxx x x a a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 hhmmss ss Time of position fix UTC 2 A Status A data valid V navigation receiver warning 3 III a Latitude N S 4 yyyyy yy a Longitude E W 5 X X Speed over ground knots 6 X X Course over ground degrees true 7 XXXXXX Date dd mm yy NOT USED 8 X X a Magnetic variation degrees E W NOT USED 10 a Mode indicator A Autonomous mode D Differential mode E Estimated dead reckoning mode M Manual input mode S Simulator mode N Data not valid 6 8 15 ROT Rate of turn This sentence provides rate of turn and direction of turn information ROT x x A hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 X X Rate of turn min bow turns to port 2 A Status A data valid V data invalid 6 8 16 SSD Station static data This sentence is used to enter static parameters into the ship s AIS transceiver The parameters in this message provide contents for various ITU R M 1371 messages SSD c C C C XXX XXX XX XX C aa hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 C C Ship s Call Sign 1 to 7 characters 2 C C Ship s Name 1 to 20 characters 3 XXX Pos ref A distance from bow 0 to 511 metres Page 68 Technical reference SSD c C C C XXX XXX XX XX C aa hh lt CR
3. 13 20 47 OK DE NEW MESSAGE Type Broadcast SRM MMSI Not required Channel Auto Message wv Back Send Edit Figure 15 Message composition Warning Class B transceivers are permitted to receive broadcast Safety Related Messages and broadcast text messages however this function is not mandatory Class B transceivers are not able to receive addressed Safety Related or text messages There is therefore no guarantee that text messages or SRMs sent to a Class B transceiver will be received Page 17 Operation 3 12 Handling alarms The transceiver performs self checking functions continuously If a self check fails an alarm will occur Possible alarm conditions are listed in Table 2 Alarm condition Description Transmitter malfunction This alarm can occur if there is a fault with the transmitter or if the antenna VSWR exceeds allowable limits The alarm will be cleared if the transmitter recovers normal operation or the VSWR measurement returns to an allowable value If this alarm condi tion persists contact your dealer or installer Antenna VSWR exceeds limit This alarm condition can occur if the VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio of the AIS antenna exceeds pre defined limits This alarm is cleared if the VSWR returns to an allowable value If this alarm condition persists contact your dealer or installer Receiver channel x malfunc This alarm occurs should the receiver hardware
4. 13 20 47 OK Ann LONG RANGE MESSAGES DATE TIME FROM TIMBE 08 01 15 52 002543887 Speed 08 01 15 30 002543887 Position 06 01 09 25 002564410 Course L INT 13 20 47 OK GPS MESSAGE DETAILS Time 0735 39 MMSI 002543887 Name 2 gt RES Response automatically sent Figure 20 Long range message list and details views 3 15 Passwords and security Certain important information stored within the transceiver can not be changed without knowledge of the password The protected information includes e MMSI number e Name of vessel e Callsign e IMO number e Channel management settings e Vessel dimensions and GNSS antenna locations e Type of ship e Data interface configuration When trying to edit any of the above information you will be prompted to enter the password The default password is 00000000 The password may have been changed during installation A For further information on changing the password refer to section The password entry screen is shown in Figure 21 Use the scroll wheel to select the required digit then push the scroll wheel to edit the value of that digit Entered password digits are masked by asterisks when complete press the scroll wheel to enter the password Page 21 Operation INT 10 05 21 OK ape ENTER PASSWORD A Figure 21 Password entry screen 3 16 The configuration menu The tran
5. Sensor data input ports Number of ports 3 Standard 1EC61162 1 Baud rate 4800 baud Port impedance 54k Ohms Bidirectional data ports including pilot port Number of ports 4 Standard 1EC61162 1 2 Baud rate 4800 or 38400 baud default Port impedance 54K Ohms Differential correction port Standard ITU 823 2 RTCM SC 104 Baud rate 4800 baud Port impedance 54K Ohms RS232 port Standard 1EC61162 1 2 over RS232 Baud rate 38400 baud Port impedance 5K Ohms Blue sign port Port impedance 10K Ohm Silent mode port Port impedance 10K Ohm 5 13 Power and data connector information Power connector LTW Mating half LTW BSD 04PMMS SC7001 BSD 04BFFM SL6A02 Pilot plug connector TYCO Mating half TYCO 206486 2 206485 1 50 way data connector Harting Mating half Harting 09665526612 09670505615 RS232 connector Harting Mating half Harting 09661526612 09670095615 Page 58 Technical reference 6 Technical reference 6 1 Interface sentences The IEC61162 sentences accepted by and output by the transceiver serial data ports are listed in Table 10 below Data port Input sentences Output sentences Sensor 1 DTM GBS GGA GLL GNS HDT N A Sensor 2 RMC ROT VBW VTG Sensor 3 External display ABM ACA ACK AIR BBM DTM ABK ACA ALR LR1 LR2 LR3 Pilot GBS GGA GLL GNS HDT L
6. e The standard AIS ship type should be set to the most applicable ship type refer to the ship type table in section 9 These updates are all made using the process described in section 4 5 when operating in Inland AIS mode This is in addition to the vessel dimensions derived from the GNSS antenna location entered during standard configuration see section 4 5 which is entered in meters The Inland specific length and breadth dimensions should be rounded upwards to the nearest meter when entering the standard configuration Both sets of dimensions should relate to the maximum rectangular size of the convoy Inland vessel dimensions the length and beam of the ship are entered to the nearest 10cm 4 9 3 Entering Inland vessel voyage settings Additional voyage related information is required for Inland operation along with some changes to the standard AIS configuration The following additional information must be entered into the AIS transceiver e The vessels load status as loaded or unloaded Page 52 Installation e The number of blue cones or blue flag status for the cargo 1 2 or 3 blue cones or blue flag e The static draught of the vessel to the nearest centimetre e The air draught of the vessel to the nearest centimetre e The number of crew passengers and other shipboard personnel e The number of assisting tugboats from 0 to 6 The additional identification information can be entered via the
7. set up automatic or manual response to long range messages o With automatic response enabled a reply will automatically be sent to any Long Range interrogations received You will be notified that an interrogation has occurred as described in section 3 14 This is the default setting o With manual response enabled you will be given the opportunity to respond or decline to respond to any Long Range interrogations received The notification is described in section 3 14 e Set language select the user interface language from the available language options e Units select between Nautical and Metric units for distance and speed display Page 25 Operation 3 16 4 Installation menu The installation menu provides access to settings that are required during installation of the transceiver Please refer to the installation section of this manual for more detailed information on installation settings and requirements Some settings in the installation menu are password protected and should only be adjusted by authorised personnel 13 20 47 OK QUA INSTALLATION DIMENSIONS CHANGE PASSWORD REGIONAL AREAS SENSOR CONFIGURATION INLAND AIS wv Back Select Figure 27 The installation menu The available settings and options are Set identification entry of vessel identification information including MMSI number name call sign vessel type and IMO number This menu is password protected Dimensions
8. 6 3 Sensor data input port The sensor data input port schematic is shown in Figure 56 The optional 120 Ohm termination is selectable via a jumper in the junction box and should be fitted in the R position when long cables connecting to the data source are required see section 4 4 4 Each sensor data input port is isolated from other data port inputs and from the transceivers internal power supply Isolated supply 3v3 2K2 In junction box Jumper port 120 Ohms 2K2 Isolated supply Figure 56 Input port schematic A logical low input is defined as A B lt 0 2V A logical high input is defined as A B gt 0 2V The input impedance is approximately 54 kOhms without the junction box jumper fitted and 120 Ohms with the jumper fitted Page 60 Technical reference 6 4 Bi directional data ports The input circuitry of the bi directional data ports is identical to the input circuitry for the sensor data input ports described in the preceding section The output circuitry consists of a differential line driver IC Texas Instruments AM26LV31E and is shown in Figure 57 220 Ohms 10 Ohms 100MHz From UART Data output port 10 Ohms 220 Ohms 100MHz 100 Ohms GND GND Figure 57 Data output port schematic Each bi directional data port input is isolated from other data port inputs and from the transceivers internal power supply The bi directi
9. A 2m 6 6ft long power cable to supply the transceiver The power cable also include alarm output connections Trunnion bracket Bracket for mounting the transceiver above a flat surface e g on top of an instrument panel Panel mount brackets Clamp brackets used when mounting the transceiver through a panel flush mount Fixing screws Eight fixing screws are provided for mounting the transceiver when using the trunnion bracket and the junction box User and installation manual This document please read thoroughly before attempting to install and commission the transceiver Quick start guide The quick start guide gives a handy one page reference for the installation process GNSS antenna A GNSS antenna for the internal GNSS receiver supplied with 10m of co axial cable Support tools CD Software tools for configuration of the AIS transceiver and this user manual in other languages Mounting template Template for cutting an aperture when panel mounting the transceiver Page 32 Installation 4 2 Preparing for installation In addition to the items provided with the transceiver the following items will be required to complete the installation 4 2 1 VHF Antenna Connection of a suitable VHF antenna will be required for the AIS transceiver to operate A standard marine band VHF antenna such as that used with VHF voice radios is sufficient The antenna cable should be terminated with a PL 259 or UHF connector Pl
10. Active antenna 5V bias with gain gt 15dB 5 8 TDMA transmitter Receiver channels 16 channels Time to first fix Frequency Typically 36 seconds L1 band 1575 42MHz Accuracy 2 5m CEP 5 0m SEP without differential correction 2 0m CEP 3 0m SEP with SBAS or RTCM DGPS correction Antenna requirement Frequency range Active antenna 5V bias with gain gt 15dB 156 025MHz to 162 025MHz Channel bandwidth 25kHz Output power Data transmission rate 1W or 12 5W automatic selection 9600 bits s Modulation mode 25kHz GMSK Page 56 Technical Specifications 5 9 TDMA receivers Number of receivers 2 Frequency range 156 025MHz to 162 025MHz Channel bandwidth 25kHz Sensitivity lt 107dBm for 20 PER Modulation mode 25kHz GMSK Adjacent channel selectivity 70dB Spurious response rejection 70dB 5 10 DSC receiver Number of receivers 1 Frequency 156 525MHz Channel 70 Channel bandwidth 25kHz Sensitivity 107dBm BER 10 Modulation mode 25kHz AFSK Adjacent channel selectivity 70dB Spurious response rejection 70dB 5 11 RF connections VHF antenna connection SO 239 UHF VHF port impedance 50 Ohms GNSS antenna connection TNC female GNSS port impedance 50 Ohms Page 57 Technical Specifications 5 12 Data interfaces
11. All sentences start with the delimiter or followed by the talker equipment type identifier The identifier for AIS is Al e g AIABK 6 9 1 ABK Addressed and binary broadcast acknowledgement The ABK sentence is generated when a transaction initiated by reception of an ABM AIR or BBM sentence is completed or terminated ABK xo000000x a x x x x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of the addressed destination AIS transceiver 2 a AIS channel of reception 3 X X ITU R M 1371 message ID 4 x Message Sequence Number 5 x Type of acknowledgement Page 70 Technical reference 6 9 2 ACA AIS Channel assignment message See section 6 8 2 6 9 3 ALR Set alarm state This sentence is used to indicate local alarm conditions and status along with alarm acknowledgement status ALR hhmmss ss xxx A A c c hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 hhmmss ss Time of alarm condition change UTC 2 XXX Local alarm number identifier 3 A Alarm condition A threshold exceeded V not exceeded 4 A Alarm s acknowledge state A acknowledged V unacknowledged 5 C C Alarm s description text 6 9 4 LRF AIS long range function See section 6 8 12 6 9 5 LR1 Long range reply with destination for function request A The LR1 sentence identifies the destination for the reply an
12. Left function key Right function key Figure 2 Transceiver front panel The front panel of the transceiver is shown in Figure 2 with each control marked Menu key This key provides access to the transceiver set up and configuration menu from any operating screen Back or Cancel key This key cancels the current operation moves to the previous menu level or acts as a backspace key depending on the operation being carried out Scroll wheel The scroll wheel is used to select information presented on the display select menu items and edit text and numeric information shown on the screen The scroll wheel can also be pressed to confirm data entry or select information presented on the display Right and left function keys The function of these keys is shown in the display area directly above each key The function depends on the operation being carried out Sounder The Sounder provides an audible beep when a key is pressed Key beeps can be activated or deactivated via the User Settings menu Pilot Plug The Pilot Plug provides an AIS connection for pilots using the IMO standard Pilot Plug connector Display The display shows essential AIS operating information and allows for configuration of the transceiver It is recommended that the transceiver is connected to a compatible Radar or Electronic Chart Display System ECDIS for monitoring of AIS vessels during navigation Page 9 Operation 3 2 Turning the
13. Received Messages Own vessel amp Own dynamic Page 11 Operation 3 5 Target list The target list screen is shown by default after power up This screen shows the name or MMSI range in nautical miles and bearing in degrees of other AIS equipped vessels The nearest vessel is shown at the top of the list Only the 200 nearest vessels are shown in the target list more distant vessels may be viewed if an AIS enabled external display RADAR or ECDIS is connected to the transceiver 13 20 47 OK IDE TARGET LIST NAME MMSI RNG NM BRG deg MARY ROSE 001 5 254 0 REGENT 003 0 013 0 ANNE GALLANT 012 5 135 5 235789543 015 0 003 0 456723557 030 0 087 5 wv y 13 20 47 OK Du VESSEL DETAILS Station type Class A MMSI 235687901 Name gt gt MARY ROSE Call Sign MYR7A IMO No 4325640 Prev vessel Next vessel Figure 5 Target list screen and vessel details view When the target list screen is displayed the scroll wheel can be used to move through the list Full details of the highlighted vessel can be shown by pressing the Selec function key or pushing the scroll wheel To return to the target list from the vessel details screen press the Back key Whilst the vessel details screen is displayed it is possible to view details of the next and previous vessels in the vessel list using the left and right function keys without returning to the t
14. Speed Over Ground e COG Course Over Ground e Heading e ROT Rate Of Turn e Position accuracy e RAIM status e GNSS in use internal or external INT 13 20 47 OK GPS OWN DYNAMIC DATA Time 13 24 04 Lat 51 16 7904N Long 002 27 9458 SOG 010 0kts COG 134 0 wv Figure 7 Own dynamic data screen Page 13 Operation 3 8 Received messages This screen shows AIS text and Safety Related Messages SRM received from other AIS stations The most recently received message is shown at the top of the list The date and time of reception name or MMSI of the sending station and type of message text or SRM are shown in the message list To view the message content select the required message using the scroll wheel then either press the scroll wheel or the View function key The received messages screen is shown in Figure 8 and the message details screen in Figure 9 When unread messages are available to view the message icon is shown in the status bar as described in section 3 3 1 13 20 47 OK LU RECEIVED MESSAGES DATE TIME FROM TYPE 29 01 10 00 MARYR BR Safety 29 01 09 55 556444321 AD Safety 28 01 21 45 REGENT BR Binary mn META Figure 8 Received messages screen E gt 13 20 47 OK LNT MESSAGE DETAILS Type Broadcast SRM MMSI 235687901 NAME gt gt MARY ROSE Channel A Date 29 01 2010 wv Back Reply G
15. 0 to 8190 or unknown and other shipboard personnel 0 to 254 or unknown e The number of assisting tugboats from 0 to 6 The additional identification information can be entered via the main menu Press the Menu key then select the Voyage data sub menu When the AIS transceiver is operating in Inland AIS mode the voyage data entry screen will be extended to allow input of the additional information described above The following standard AIS voyage information must be updated for Inland AIS e Destination The voyage destination should be entered using UN terminal location codes and ERI terminal codes where possible 3 19 4 Blue sign operation A blue sign switch may optionally be connected to the AIS transceiver during installation This switch sets the blue sign status in transmitted inland AIS position reports to either Set or Not set If a blue sign switch is not installed the blue sign status is transmitted as not available If a blue sign switch is installed it should be set according to the current navigational situation The current blue sign status will be displayed on the own vessel data screen Page 30 Installation 4 Installation The transceiver has been designed for ease of installation The transceiver is a one box design containing both the transceiver and display An external junction box is provided to simplify connection of sensor and display data wiring A typical sy
16. C to 55 C Maximum operating humidity 90 at 40 C non condensing Water ingress rating IP52 5 4 Electrical Supply voltage 12 to 24V DC absolute min 10 8V absolute max 31 2 V Power consumption lt 12W Current consumption 12 VDC supply 0 9A typical 4 0A peak Current consumption 24 VDC supply 0 5A typical 2 0A peak Page 55 Technical Specifications 5 5 Display and user interface Display 248 x 128 pixel monochrome LCD with adjustable backlight Keypad Two function keys and two menu keys with adjustable backlight Rotary control Encoder with push function and adjustable backlight Sounder 2 4kHz buzzer 5 6 Internal GNSS dual mode GNSS receiver variants Receiver channels 32 channels GPS and GLONASS operating modes Time to first fix Typically 30 seconds Frequency L1 GPS band 1575 42MHz and L1 GLONASS band 1597 1 1609 5MHz Accuracy 2 5m CEP 5 0m SEP without differential correction 2 0m CEP 3 0m SEP with SBAS or RTCM DGPS correction Antenna requirement Active antenna 5V bias with gain gt 15dB 5 7 Internal GNSS GPS only variants Receiver channels 16 channels Time to first fix Typically 36 seconds Frequency L1 band 1575 42MHz Accuracy 2 5m CEP 5 0m SEP without differential correction 2 0m CEP 3 0m SEP with SBAS or RTCM DGPS correction Antenna requirement
17. RELATED MESSAGE MMSI 235687901 NAME gt gt MARY ROSE Channel A Date 29 01 2010 v Back Reply Figure 14 Safety Related Message notification 3 11 2 Sending AIS Text and Safety Related Messages To compose a new text or Safety Related Message SRM press the Menu key then select the MESSAGES sub menu followed by the NEW MESSAGE option The new message screen is shown in Figure 15 To send a message complete the following steps 1 Using the scroll wheel highlight the TYPE field and select the type of message you wish to send The available options are Broadcast Addressed Broadcast SRM and Addressed SRM Click the scroll wheel to confirm the message type 2 For addressed message types only select the TO field and press the scroll wheel Enter the MMSI of the vessel the message should be sent to using the scroll wheel See section 3 13 for instructions on using the scroll wheel to enter data 3 Select the MESSAGE field and enter your message Note that the length of a message is limited as follows o Addressed SRM 156 characters o Broadcast SRM 161 characters o Addressed text 151 characters o Broadcast text 156 characters 4 Press the Send function key to transmit the message When an addressed message is sent the addressee will return an acknowledgement on receipt of the message If this acknowledgement is not received a warning will be displayed
18. X X M x x M x x xxxx hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 hhmmss ss UTC time of position fix 2 III a Latitude N S 3 yyyyy yy a Longitude E W 4 x GPS quality indicator 5 XX No of satellites in use 00 12 NOT USED 6 X X Horizontal dilution of precision NOT USED 7 X X Antenna altitude above below mean sea level geoid NOT USED 8 M Units of antenna altitude m NOT USED 9 X X Geoidal separation NOT USED 10 M Units of geoidal separation m NOT USED 11 X X Age of diff GPS data NOT USED 12 XXXX Differential reference station ID 0000 1023 NOT USED 6 8 9 GLL Geographic position latitude and longitude This sentence provides the latitude and longitude for vessel position along with fix time and status GLL III a yyyyy yy a hhmmss ss A a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 LIL a Latitude N S 2 yyyyy yy a Longitude E W Page 65 Technical reference GLL III a yyyyy yy a hhmmss ss A a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt 3 hhmmss ss Time of position UTC 4 A Status A data valid V data invalid 5 a Mode indicator A Autonomous D Differential E Estimated dead reckoning M Manual input S Simulator N Data not valid 6 8 10 GNS GNSS fix data This sentence provides fix data for a single or combined satellite navigation system The sentence provides data for GPS GLONASS and pos
19. entry of vessel dimensions and location of internal and external GNSS antennas This menu is password protected Change password entry of a new system password This menu is password protected Regional areas through this menu option the user can list edit and add regional area definitions See section 4 8 This menu is password protected Sensor configuration this sub menu allows the communication speed of the three sensor data input ports See section 4 4 3 This menu is password protected Inland AIS Settings see section 3 19 Set Power manual setting of the AIS transmitter power to either 1W low power or 12 5W default high power Inland AIS this menu option allows selection of either standard SOLAS AIS operation or Inland AIS operation See section 3 19 for further details Set power the transmitter power setting can be manually adjusted to 12 5W default or 1W low power output GNSS settings The operating mode of the internal GNSS receiver can be configured to one of the following options Note This option is only displayed for transceiver variants with dual mode internal GNSS o GLONASS and GPS combined operation default o GPSonly o GLONASS only Page 26 Operation 3 16 5 Maintenance menu The maintenance menu provides access to system information and operating diagnostics These features are intended for use by authorised installers and service agents only Access to some maintenanc
20. malfunction The tion receiver is identified by the value of x If the receiver returns to normal operation this alarm will be cleared If this alarm condition persists contact your dealer or installer External EPFS lost This alarm occurs if the position from the external Electronic Position Fixing System i e GNSS is invalid or lost No sensor position in use This alarm occurs if the transceiver has no valid position informa tion from any connected sensor No valid COG information This alarm occurs if the transceiver has no valid Course Over Ground information from any connected sensor No valid SOG information This alarm occurs if the transceiver has no valid Speed Over Ground information from any connected sensor Heading lost or invalid This alarm occurs if the transceiver has no valid heading infor mation from any connected sensor or if the heading is unde fined No valid ROT information This alarm occurs if the transceiver has no Rate Of Turn informa tion from connected sensors or via internal calculation Table 2 Alarm conditions A new alarm will be indicated by display of the alarm notification screen see Figure 16 The alarm icon in the status bar will flash whilst an alarm is active and not acknowledged by the user 13 20 47 OK IDE ALARM NOTIFICATION ID ALARM 35 No valid ROT information SPE Heading lost invalid 25 External EPFS lost MA MS Fi
21. refer to IEC61162 1 Page 61 Technical reference 6 8 1 This sentence allows external applications to transmit binary and safety messages using the AIS transceiver via AIS messages 6 and 12 ABM Addressed binary and safety related message ABM x x X XXXXXXXXX X X X S S xX hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 X Total number of sentences needed to transfer the message 2 X Sentence number 3 X Sequential Message identifier 4 XXXXXXXXX The MMSI of destination AIS transceiver for the ITU R M 1371 message 5 X AIS channel for broadcast of the radio message 6 X X ITU R M 1371 message ID 7 S S Encapsulated data 8 x Number of fill bits 0 5 6 8 2 ACA AIS regional channel assignment message This sentence is used to both enter and obtain channel management information ACA x IIII II a yyyyy yy a llll Il a yyyyy yy a x xxxx x xxxx x x x a x hhmmss ss hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 x Sequence Number 0 to 9 2 lll a Region Northeast corner latitude N S 3 yyyyy yy a Region Northeast corner longitude E W 4 Ill I a Region Southwest corner latitude N S 5 yyyyy yy a Region Southwest corner longitude E W 6 x Transition Zone Size 7 XXXX Channel A 8 X Channel A bandwidth 9 XXXX Channel B 10 X Channel B bandwidth 11 X Tx Rx mode control 12 X Power level
22. the Back key When you have completed entering text press the Save function key to save the updated information Figure 17 explains the text entry process 10 05 20 OK au Own static and voyage data A MMSI 123456789 Q NAME MERLIN t e Q DESTINATION SOUTH ETA 06 06 10 1400Hrs y wv ETE WEE 10 05 23 OK GPS Own static and voyage data A MMSI 123456789 NAME MERLIN DESTINATION sougjH ETA 06 06 10 144 m rs map v Cancel i Save 10 05 25 OK INT Own static and voy Q e data A MMSI 123456789 R NAME MERLIN S 4 DESTINATION S O UggH ETA 06 06 10 140 U s y y W v Figure 17 Text entry Page 19 Operation 3 14 Long range messages If the transceiver is connected to a long range communication system via the long range communications port then long range interrogations may be received These are requests for information from a distant base station beyond normal AIS operation range The transceiver can be configured to automatically respond to Long range LR interrogations or you can opt to respond to any interrogation manually Automatic response is the default setting see section 3 16 for details of the menu option used to change this setting Note that in automatic mode all requested information is returned if it is available When a Long range interrogation is received you will be alerted b
23. used to convert the UN ERI Ship type used in Inland AIS to the IMO ship type used in standard AIS operation ERI ship types are transmitted in Inland AIS message type 10 whereas the ITU vessel type is transmitted in AIS message 5 ERI Code Inland AIS ITU AIS Vessel type code Full U Ship Name EN Vorschlag Via 1st 2nd code digit digit 8000 No Vessel type unknown Unbekannter Schiffstyp 9 9 8010 Motor Freighter Motorg terschiff MGS 7 9 8020 Motor tanker Motortankschiff MTS 8 9 8021 Motor tanker liquid cargo type N Motortankschiff Fl ssigfracht 8 0 Typ N 8022 V Motor tanker liquid cargo type C Motortankschiff Fl ssigfracht 8 0 Typ C 8023 V Motor tanker dry cargo as if liquid e g Motortankschiff Trockenfracht 8 9 cement 8030 V Container Vessel Containerschiff 7 9 8040 V Gas tanker Gas Tankschiff 8 0 8050 C Motor freighter tug Motorzugschiff 7 9 8060 C Motor tanker tug Motortankzugschiff 8 9 8070 C Motor freighter with one or more ships Gekoppelte Fahrzeuge MGS 7 9 alongside 8080 C Motor freighter with tanker Gekoppelte Fahrzeuge mind 8 9 1 MTS 8090 C Motor freighter pushing one or more Schubverband MGS 7 9 freighters 8100 C Motor freighter pushing at least one Schubverband mind 1 TSL 8 9 tank ship 8110 No Tug freighter Schlepp Guterschiff 7 9 8120 No Tug tanker Schlepp Tankschiff 8 9 8130 C Tug freighter cou
24. 6 x Number of fill bits O to 5 6 9 10 VDO VHF data link own vessel message This sentence is used to provide the information assembled for broadcast by the AIS transceiver It uses 6 bit ASCII data encapsulation 1 VDO x x x a s s x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 X Total number of sentences needed to transfer the message 1 to 9 2 D Sentence number 1 to 9 3 D Sequential message identifier O to 9 4 a AIS Channel A or B 5 S S Encapsulated ITU R M 1371 radio message 6 x Number of fill bits O to 5 Page 73 Drawings 7 Drawings 7 1 AIS transceiver overall dimensions Page 74 Drawings 7 3 Dash mount bracket fixing holes drill drawing not to scale Drill for screw size No 8 4 PL 120 0mm Tap drill size No 29 3mm drill is sufficient 40 0mm 7 4 GNSS antenna drawing not to scale 75mm TNC male 10m RG58 cable TNC male An equivalent alternative GPS antenna may be supplied with transceiver variants without the dual mode internal GNSS receiver The dimensions of the supplied antenna may vary from those shown here Page 75 Annex A ERI Ship types 8 Annex A ERI Ship types The table below should be
25. AIS Link ACR AISLINK CA1 Class A AIS Transceiver User Manual Contents 1 Notices cU 5 1 1 Safety Une E 5 1 2 GeOneraloticeS ede It et ee PO ai 5 1 3 Regulatory Statements ET 6 2 NER OCU GUO RE 7 2 1 E ANN 7 2 2 Static and dynamic vessel data 8 E WR ee ee E e OT 8 S Opera O N cn 9 3 1 Display e Be EE 9 3 2 Turning the transeelver On ig ibid 10 3 3 Display layout ed Cc 10 34 Main operating Screens inne ENEE 11 KE EE 12 3 6 Own vessel and voyage data 12 3 4 Own dynamic data een ern anne nenne enden 13 3 8 RECEIVEd Mu e ET 14 3 9 Alarms Screens A p BIER RENI ORE 15 3 10 Target plot SCreer imt br tape data eade edi 16 3 11 Working with AIS text and Safety Related Messages GRMsl sense 16 3 12 Handling alarms iii a e Le Dee neget e na dva rn UR De ene D nine 18 3 13 Efiterinig text iie ip reto E o etis ta oe apa lec edipi adis des 19 3 14 Longrange messages don eene ene es etie aan ane 20 3 15 Passwords and security 2 2 1n en a hie Linken 21 3 16 The configuration menu nal e tte d tet et e o ed 22 3 17 Tanker mode n iem ro ern dee einen 28 3 18 Units display speed and distance ensem 28 3 192 Mand ANS aac celica M 29 A TEEN d EE 31 4 1 WhatSiMtheboX Yi ea Ri re e a Leah 32 4 2 Preparing for installation li UNGGUTT 33 4 3 Installation procedures eren enne nnne rrr nnns eset e ennt nn ns 33 4 4 Connecting the eouipment eme emen n
26. B pilot plug on the front panel of the PILOT_IN GND External display input ground transceiver and can be used to isolated relocate the pilot plug if required PILOT_OUTA External display output A If relocating the pilot plug note PILOT_OUTB External display output B that AMP Receptacle Square Flanged 1 or Free Hanging PILOT_OUT GND External display output 2 Shell size 11 9 pin Std Sex ground 206486 1 2 or equivalent with the following terminations must be used TX Ais connected to Pin 1 TX B is connected to Pin 4 RX A is connected to Pin 5 RX B is connected to Pin 6 Shield is connected to Pin 9 Table 4 Serial data port connections This setting relates to IEC61162 1 or IEC61162 2 operation Page 42 Installation An example of connection to external display equipment is provided in Figure 45 and connections to other equipment and sensors follow the same scheme To determine the A and B signal lines on external equipment use a digital volt meter to measure the signal line voltage referenced to ground If the voltmeter shows a negative voltage the A signal line is being measured a positive voltage indicates the B signal line External display system e g ECDIS EXT_DISP_IN A Transmit A EXT_DISP_IN B Transmit B gt EXT DISP OUT A EXT DISP OUT B I Receive A Receive B Connect shield if required F
27. D Figure 9 Message details view Page 14 Operation 3 9 Alarms screen This screen shows the status of AIS system alarms If an active and not yet acknowledged alarm condition exists the alarm icon in the status bar will flash If an alarm condition occurs whilst not in the menu system an acknowledgement screen will be shown immediately this is described in section 3 12 If an alarm condition occurs whilst editing a field in the menu system the alarm bell symbol flashes in the status bar The alarms screen shows the date and time of activation along with a brief description of any active alarm and it s acknowledge state see Figure 10 Alarms that are active but not acknowledged by the operator have No in the Ack column Once an alarm is acknowledged by the operator Yes is displayed in the Ack column An individual alarm can be selected from the list using the scroll wheel and it s details viewed by either pressing the scroll wheel or the View function key The alarm details view is shown in Figure 11 13 20 47 OK au ALARMS LIST DATE TIME ALARM ACK 25 11 ARS No valid ROT Yes 2 5 TT 16 11 Heading lost Yes 2511 16 11 External EPFS Yes v Figure 10 Alarms screen 13 20 47 OK au ALARM DETAILS ALARM o valid ROT information ID 35 DATE 25 11 2010 TIME 16 13 30 ACK Yes Figure 11 Alarm details view While alarm condition
28. L AREA Time of In Use Tc Info Source Not Available Channel A 2087 Channel B 2088 Channel A BW Default wv Figure 53 Regional area editing screen The scroll wheel can now be used to scroll to the field to edit Select the field by pushing the scroll wheel or pressing the Edit function key Enter a value or select from a list of possible values using the scroll wheel Press the OK or Cancel function key to confirm or cancel the entry Repeat the process 1 4 for each field to be edited Press the Back Save function key to save the regional area setting and return to the area settings list You will be prompted to confirm storage of the regional area setting with the display shown in Figure 54 oN Oa WD After confirmation of the regional settings the settings are stored and may take effect immediately de pending on the location of the vessel r 13 20 47 OK INT SAVE REGIONAL AREA Are you sure you want to save the edited Regional Area Area settings may take effect immediately TE A Figure 54 Regional area settings confirmation screen 4 8 2 Editing an existing regional area setting To edit an existing regional area setting press the Menu key and select the Installation and then the Regional areas sub menu The display now shows a list of the current regional area settings as shown in Figure 52 Use the scro
29. PS and has a valid differential position fix INT Shown when the internal GNSS receiver is set to GLONASS DGNSS mode or GPS GLONASS mode and has a valid differential position fix Page 10 Operation Icon Description EXT DGNSS Shown when a connected external GNSS receiver has a valid differential position fix NO GPS Shown when the internal GNSS receiver is set to GPS mode and there is no valid internal or external GPS position fix NO GNSS Shown when the internal GNSS receiver is set to GLONASS or GLONASS GPS mode and there is no valid internal or external GNSS position fix Shown when unread AIS safety related text messages are available Shown flashing when an alarm is active shown constantly when an alarm is active but acknowledged 1W Shown when the transmitter is set to 1W mode Shown when the AIS transceiver is operating in Inland Waterways mode These icons are only displayed for transceiver variants that include a dual mode internal GNSS receiver Table 1 Status Icons 3 4 Main operating screens In normal operation the display shows one of six main operating screens The next screen can be selected at any time by pressing the Screen function key as shown in Figure 4 The following subsections describe each of the operating screens in more detail voyage data data Figure 4 Selection of main operating screen Alarms
30. Power supply Power supply ground White Alarm relay normally open contact Bridge alarm system Blue Alarm relay common contact Bridge alarm system Table 6 Power supply connections Connection to an emergency power source is an IMO requirement for SOLAS vessels The power supply current ratings and recommended fusing or circuit breaker currents are as follows e A 12VDC supply should be able to provide 4 0A and be fused at 8 0A e A24VDC supply should be able to provide 2 0A and should be fused at 4 0A The alarm relay is rated to 220VDC or 2ADC or 60W maximum The alarm connections provided at the power connections are a duplicate of the those available via the junction box and described in section 4 4 4 4 6 Grounding the transceiver The transceiver is fully isolated from the vessels power supply by its internal power supply circuit If a ground connection is required for the shield of data connections then a connection must be made to the vessels electrical ground A grounding stud is provided on the rear of the transceiver chassis for this purpose as indicated in Figure 49 Two M4 nuts and a shake proof washer are provided with the product fixings A grounding cable terminated in a suitable ring crimp should be clamped to the earth stud using the fixings provided Ground stud Figure 49 Grounding the transceiver Pa
31. RF LRF LRI TXT VDM VDO Long range LRI RMC ROT SSD VBW VSD VTG DGPS RTCM SC 104 binary format RTCM SC 104 binary format RS232 ABM ACA ACK AIR BBM DTM ABK ACA ALR LR1 LR2 LR3 GBS GGA GLL GNS HDT LRF LRF LRI TXT VDM VDO LRI RMC ROT SSD VBW VSD VTG Table 10 IEC61162 sentences input and output Page 59 Technical reference 6 2 Transmission intervals The IEC61162 sentences are in general output in response to a specific event such as initiation of a binary message via the user interface Certain messages are output over the ports at regular transmission intervals Table 11lists each sentence type and the transmission interval Anos Transmission interval Comments type VDO once a second Own vessel VDL reports When a report is not generated by the transceiver a dummy VDO is gen erated in its place ALR inactive once a minute An ALR sentence for each internal alarm is output as a single block once every minute whilst all alarms are inactive ALR active once every thirty seconds Once an alarm becomes active the transmission interval switches to once every thirty seconds The active alarm is not reported as part of the block of inactive alarms dur ing this period ABK ACA LR1 Only transmitted when specifically LR2 LR3 LRF initiated by an external event LRI TXT VDM RTCM Table 11 1EC61162 transmission interval for periodic sentences
32. SS X X CO X X X X X X X X hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 x Sequence Number 0 to 9 2 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of responder 3 C C Voyage destination 1 to 20 characters 4 XXXXXX ETA Date ddmmyy 5 hhmmss ss ETA Time value to nearest second 6 X X Draught value to 0 1 metre 7 cc Ship cargo ITU R M 1371 Table 18 8 X X Ship length value to nearest metre 9 X X Ship breadth value to nearest metre 10 X X Ship type 11 X X Persons 0 to 8191 6 9 8 TXT Text transmission For the transmission of short text messages from the AIS equipment These messages relate to the status of the equipment TXT Xx Xx Xx c c hh CR LF Field Description number 1 XX Total number of messages 01 to 99 2 XX Message number 01 to 99 3 Xx Text identifier 01 99 4 C C Text message ASCII up to 61 characters Page 72 Technical reference 6 9 9 VDM VHF data link message This sentence is used to transfer the contents of a received AIS message as defined in ITU R M 1371 as received on the VHF Data Link VDL using 6 bit ASCII data encapsulation VDM x x x a S S x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 D Total number of sentences needed to transfer the message 1 to 9 2 D Sentence number 1 to 9 3 D Sequential message identifier O to 9 4 a AIS Channel A or B 5 S S Encapsulated ITU R M 1371 radio message
33. able e The IMO number is not shown for Inland target vessels the ENI unique European Vessel Identification Number for the vessel is shown instead e The displayed dimensions of the vessel are the maximum rectangular size of the convoy e The target vessel destination is displayed as a UN location code and ERI terminal code e The ship or combination type is shown using an ERI classification code A table of ERI codes is provided in section 9 for reference e The load status of the vessel is displayed as Loaded or Unloaded e Quality of speed course and heading information will be shown as high when the target vessel is using an approved sensor to generate this data or low if the data is derived from internal GNSS only e The number of crew passengers and other shipboard personnel will be displayed 3 19 3 Setting voyage data in Inland AIS mode Additional voyage related information is required for Inland operation along with some changes to the standard AIS configuration The following additional information must be entered into the AIS transceiver e The vessels load status as loaded or unloaded e The number of blue cones or blue flag status for the cargo 1 2 or 3 blue cones or blue flag e The static draught of the vessel to the nearest centimetre e The air draught of the vessel to the nearest centimetre Page 29 Operation e The number of crew 0 to 254 or unknown passengers
34. arget list screen 3 6 Own vessel and voyage data This screen shows own vessel and voyage related data This data relates to the vessel on which the transceiver is installed INT 13 20 47 OK GPS OWN VESSEL DATA Name gt gt MERLIN Call Sign POS456 IMO No 5678901 Destination SOUTHAMPTON wv Figure 6 Own vessel and voyage data screen Page 12 Operation The information displayed on this screen includes e MMSI the Maritime Mobile Service Identity for the vessel on which the transceiver is installed e Vessel name e Call sign e Destination the current voyage destination e IMO Number where applicable e ETA Estimated Time of Arrival at the voyage destination e Draught e Navigational status At anchor underway etc e Dimensions for internal GNSS antenna e Crew number of crew on board e Type of ship cargo The scroll wheel can be used to highlight an item of static or voyage data To edit voyage or installation data see the Voyage data and Installation menus in section 3 16 and also the installation information in section 4 3 7 Own dynamic data This screen shows current dynamic data from sensors connected to the transceiver and or its built in GNSS receiver This is live information that is being periodically transmitted to other AIS equipped vessels The information displayed on this screen includes e Current date and time UTC e Latitude e Longitude e SOG
35. ation and ETA O Draught P Ship Cargo type U Ship s length breadth and type W Persons on board 5 C C Function reply status 2 Information available and provided in the following LR1 LR2 or LR3 sen tence 3 Information not available from AIS transceiver 4 Information is available but not provided i e restricted access determined by ship s master 6 8 13 LRI Long range interrogation The long range interrogation of the AIS is accomplished through the use of two sentences The pair of interrogation sentences a LRI sentence followed by a LRF sentence provides the information needed by an AIS to determine if it must construct and provide the reply sentences LRF LR1 LR2 and LR3 LRI X XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX lll la yyyyy yy ayllll ll a yyyyy yy a hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 x Sequence number 0 9 2 a Control Flag 3 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of requestor 4 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of destination 5 II Ia Latitude N S 6 yyyyy yy a Longitude E W north east co ordinate 7 Ill la Latitude N S 8 yyyyy yy a Longitude E W south west co ordinate Page 67 Technical reference 6 8 14 RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS data Time date position course and speed information provided by a GNSS receiver All data fields should be provided and null fields only used when data is temporarily unavailable
36. ave omnidirectional vertical polarization Where possible the VHF antenna should be installed at least 3m 10ft away from other transmitting radio satellite and RADAR antennas Ideally the AIS VHF antenna should be mounted directly above or below the ship s primary VHF radiotelephone antenna with no horizontal separation and with a minimum of 2m vertical separation If it is located on the same horizontal level as other antennas the distance apart should be at least 10m Refer to Figure 41 for further guidance The VHF antenna cable should be kept as short as possible to minimise signal loss High quality low loss coaxial cable appropriate to the installation location should be used The VHF antenna cable should be terminated in a PL 259 co axial connector for connection to the AlS transceiver Any outdoor installed connectors in the antenna cables should be waterproof by design Antenna cables should be installed in separate signal cable channels at least 10cm 4ins away from power supply cables Crossing of cables should be done at right angles and sharp bends in the antenna cables should be avoided Connect the VHF antenna cable to the VHF connector on the AIS transceiver as shown in Figure 42 VHF antenna Ki Positioned at least 3m 10ft from other transitting radio 1 satellite and RADAR antennas K Figure 41 VHF antenna installation Page 38 Installation y ng M CH ECHT DADO
37. c and dynamic vessel data Information transmitted by an AIS transceiver is in two categories static and dynamic data The vessel s dynamic data which includes location speed over ground SOG and course over ground COG is calculated automatically using the internal GNSS receiver Static data is information about the vessel which must be programmed into the AIS transceiver This includes e Maritime Mobile Service Identity MMSI e Vessel name e Vessel call sign if available e Vessel type e Vessel dimensions 2 3 AIS operation licensing In most countries the operation of an AIS transceiver is included under the vessel s marine VHF licence provisions The vessel on to which the AIS transceiver is to be installed must therefore possess a current VHF radiotelephone licence which lists the AIS system vessel Call Sign and MMSI number Please contact the relevant authority in your country for further information regarding ship s radio licensing requirements Page 8 Operation A Operation This section assumes that the transceiver has been installed in accordance with the instructions provided in the Installation section of this manual Please read the warning notices at the front of this manual before operating the AIS transceiver 3 1 Display and controls Display Sounder gt Menu key Back or Cancel key Pilot plug behind protective cover Scroll wheel
38. con is shown permanently in the status bar 4 9 2 Entering Inland vessel identification settings Additional vessel identification information is required for Inland operation along with some changes to the standard AIS configuration The following additional information must be entered into the AIS transceiver e The vessels ENI unique European Identifier this is an 8 digit number allocated to the vessel e The ship type as an ERI code 4 digits selected from the table provided in section 9 e The length of the ship to the nearest 10cm greater accuracy than standard AIS configuration e The beam of the ship to the nearest 10cm greater accuracy than standard AIS configuration e A quality setting for the speed course and heading data sources connected to the AIS is required The quality setting can be high or low for each data source The low setting should be used unless a type approved sensor e g a gyro providing heading information is connected to the AIS transceiver The additional identification information can be entered via the main menu Press the Menu key then navigate through the Installation Inland AIS submenus to select the Inland vessel data menu This screen allows entry of the Inland specific information described above The following standard AIS vessel identification information must be updated for Inland AIS e The IMO number should be set to 0 or 00000000 for an Inland vessel
39. control 13 a Information source 14 x In Use Flag 15 hhmmss ss Time of in use change Page 62 Technical reference 6 8 3 ACK Acknowledge alarm This sentence is used to acknowledge an alarm condition reported by the transceiver ACK xxx hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field number Description 1 XXX Identification number of the alarm source to be acknowledged 6 8 4 AIR AIS Interrogation request This sentence supports ITU R M 1371 message 15 It provides external applications with the means to initiate requests for specific ITU R M 1371 messages from remote AIS stations AIR XXXXXXXXX X X X X X X XXXXXXXXX X X X hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of interrogated station 1 2 X X ITU R M 1371 message requested from station 1 3 x Message sub section Reserved for future use 4 X X Number of second message from station 1 5 X Message sub section Reserved for future use 6 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of interrogated station 2 7 X X Number of message requested from station 2 8 X Message sub section Reserved for future use 6 8 5 BBM Binary broadcast message This sentence allows generation of ITU R M 1371 binary broadcast messages message 8 or broadcast safety related messages message 14 The content of the message is defined by the application BBM x
40. d contains information requested by the A function character LR1 X XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX C C C C XXXXXXXXXNN lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 x Sequence Number 0 to 9 2 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of responder 3 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of requestor reply destination 4 C C Ship s name 1 to 20 characters 5 C C Call Sign 1 to 7 characters 6 XXXXXXXXX IMO Number 9 digit number 6 9 6 LR2 Long range reply for function requests B C EI and F The LR2 sentence contains the information requested by the B C E and F function characters LR2 x xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx hhmmss ss IIl Il a yyyyy yy a x x T x x N hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 D Sequence Number 0 to 9 2 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of responder 3 XXXXXXXXX Date ddmmyyyy 8 digits Page 71 Technical reference LR2 x xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx hhmmss ss IIl Il a yyyyy yy a x x T x x N hh lt CR gt lt LF gt 4 hhmmss ss Time of position UTC 5 II la Latitude N S 6 yyyyy yy a Longitude E W 7 x x T Course over ground degrees True 8 x x N Speed over ground knots 6 9 7 LR3 Long range reply for function requests lI O P U and W The LR3 sentence contains the information requested by the I O P U and W function characters LR3 x xxxxxxxxx C C xxxxxx hNMMSS
41. de entry acknowledgement screen 28 Tanker mode exit screen when speed exceeds 3 knots oooooococccccccnccccccccccccnonanononnnonconnnos 28 Typical AIS transceiver CONNECTION m nennen nnne 31 Whats the BOX 1 rete Baia eA LO dee Pee gae ett alien setae en ene e 32 AIS transceiver dimensions nennen nemen nne enne 34 Mounting the AIS Iransceiver eene nnnm ener nennen nnns 34 Panel mounting the AIS transceiver sssssssssseeene nennen nnns 35 Junction box dimensions alien eiserne dee 36 Mounting the junction Dos 36 GNSS antenna location oooooocccccnnocccoconanconnnccnanannnncncnnnn cnn A ener enne 37 GNSS antenna connection isecen ieai inaia een E ieir ieran a a aaia 37 VHF antenna installation ierit bd 38 VHF antenna connection sssi eaaa idena nnne crac 39 Connecting the junction box to the transceiver eee 39 Junction box connections 22200mmm4444s0onnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnne ernennen 41 Example connection to external display equipment ooooooooccccccccccccconcccaonnconnnnnononnnnnnnann nono 43 Connecting data interface cable shields eene nen 43 Line termination Options emen enne nnne nre n eset 44 Power connectibn m Tm 44 Grounding the transceiver eessen re ia aee ie i a ed N i a E 45 PC data RS232 CONNECTION usennnnenennnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennennnnnnnnn nenn nenn 46 Vessel dimensions measurement nn 48 Regional areas list screen EE 50 Regional area editing sc
42. displayed as either Yes the sign is set No the sign is not set or not available when the blue sign switch is not installed If a blue sign switch is installed it should be manually switched to the appropriate setting during navigation see section 3 19 4 e The IMO number is set to 0 or 0000000 when operating in inland AIS mode e The dimensions of the vessel are set to the maximum rectangular size of the convoy when operating in inland AIS mode e The destination is displayed as a UN location code and ERI terminal code e The ENI unique European Vessel Identification Number for the vessel is shown e The ship or combination type is shown using an ERI classification code A table of ERI codes is provided in section 9 for reference e The load status of the vessel is displayed as Loaded or Unloaded e The number of crew passengers and other shipboard personnel will be displayed 3 19 2 Target vessel details display in Inland AIS mode Additional detail relating to target vessels is available when operating in Inland AIS mode The additional information is only displayed for target vessels which are also equipped with an Inland AIS transceiver and are transmitting inland AIS data The target vessel details display described in section 3 5 will show the following additional data e Blue sign status is displayed as either Yes the sign is set No the sign is not set or not avail
43. distance When operating in Class A SOLAS mode the default units for speed and distance are knots kn and nautical miles nm respectively When operating in Inland AIS mode the default units for speed and distance are kilometers per hour km h and kilometers km It is possible to override the default units through the User settings menu Press the menu key and then select User settings followed by Units You can now select either nautical or metric display of speed and distance regardless of the AIS mode Page 28 Operation 3 19 Inland AIS The transceiver supports both standard high seas operation and Inland AIS operation Inland AIS is an extension of AIS intended for use on board vessels navigating Inland waterways During installation the transceiver will be configured appropriately for either high seas or inland operation When the transceiver is configured for inland operation the IL icon will be displayed on the status bar see section 3 3 1 Information on enabling disabling inland AIS mode along with additional configuration required for inland operation can be found in section 4 9 3 19 1 Own vessel and voyage data display in Inland AIS mode Additional own vessel and voyage related data is displayed on the main operating screens in inland AIS mode The following additional information is displayed on the own vessel data screen as described in section 3 6 e Blue sign status is
44. e features are protected by the password 13 20 47 OK D MAINTENANCE SYSTEM INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS SENSOR STATUS ENTER FEATURE CODE Back Select Figure 28 The maintenance menu The available settings and options are e System information selecting this item will display internal configuration information e Diagnostics selecting this item will display internal diagnostic information See section 3 16 6 e Sensor status will display the status of external sensors e Enter feature code entry of codes to enable system features installer use only 3 16 6 Diagnostics Certain diagnostics information is provided to assist with installation and maintenance of the transceiver This can be accessed via the Maintenance menu Figure 29 shows the diagnostics menu page number of features can be accessed via the diagnostics menu e Internal GNSS status provides GNSS lock status number of satellites in view and in use and the mode of use e ADC and VSWR data provides internal system information for use in installation and maintenance only e Sensor port status provides details of sensor port settings 13 20 47 OK an DIAGNOSTICS INTERNAL GPS STATUS ADC and VSWR SENSOR PORT STATUS Decline Respond Figure 29 Diagnostics menu Page 27 Operation 3 17 Tanker mode To comply with ISGOTT International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers amp Terminals a 1W t
45. ease take note of the warnings listed at the start of this manual regarding the installation and use of antennas 4 2 2 Antenna cables The supplied GNSS antenna is provided with 10 metres 32 8ft of cable If this is not sufficient to reach between the desired GNSS antenna location and the AIS transceiver you will require an extension cable Please contact your dealer for details For reference the GNSS antenna connector type on the AIS transceiver is a TNC receptacle and is intended to mate with a TNC jack connector on the GNSS antenna cable 4 2 3 GNSS antenna mount A mounting bracket is required for the supplied GNSS antenna The antenna has a standard one inch 14 TPI pole mount thread You should source and install a compatible antenna bracket suitable for the installation location 4 2 4 Data interface cables Suitable screened multi core cable will be required to connect the ships sensor DGPS Gyro etc data ports to the AIS junction box 4 3 Installation procedures Before beginning installation of your AIS transceiver please ensure you have the necessary additional items as detailed in section 4 2 It is strongly recommended that you read all of the instructions in this manual prior to installation If after reading this manual you are unsure about any aspect of the installation process please contact your dealer for advice The following sections explain the installation process step by step for each of the main system element
46. een made to ensure the packaging for the transceiver is recyclable Please dispose of the packaging in an environmentally friendly manner Page 5 Notices 1 2 5 Accuracy of this manual This manual is intended as a guide to the installation setup and use of this product Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this manual however due to continuous product development this manual may not be accurate in all respects therefore no guarantee is offered If you are in any doubt about any aspect of this product please contact your dealer 1 3 Regulatory Statements 1 3 1 A 1 3 2 A FCC notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the use
47. eiver the receiver can isolate faults to individual satellites and not use them in its position and velocity calculations Also the GNSS receiver can still track the satellite and easily judge when it is back within tolerance This sentence shall be used for reporting this RAIM information To perform this integrity function the GPS receiver must have at least two observables in addition to the minimum required for navigation Normally these observables take the form of additional redundant satellites GBS hhmmss ss X X X X X X XX X X X X X X hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 hhmmss ss UTC time of the GGA or GNS fix associated with this sentence 2 X X Expected error in latitude 3 X X Expected error in longitude 4 X X Expected error in altitude NOT USED 5 XX ID number of most likely failed satellite NOT USED Page 64 Technical reference GBS hhmmss ss X X X X X X XX X X X X X X hh lt CR gt lt LF gt 6 X X Probability of missed detection for most likely failed satellite NOT USED 7 X X Estimate of bias on most likely failed satellite NOT USED 8 X X Standard deviation of bias estimate NOT USED 6 8 8 GGA Global positioning system GPS fix data This sentence provides time position and fix related data from a GPS receiver GGA hhmmss ss Illl ll a yyyyy yy a x Xx X X
48. ered Page 48 Installation Vessel type ee Reserved do not use 1 n Wing in ground craft 2 n Fishing 30 Towing 31 Towing and length of tow exceeds 200m or breadth exceeds 25m 32 Engaged in dredging or underwater operations 33 Engaged in diving operations 34 Engaged in military operations 35 Sailing 36 Pleasure craft 37 HSC High speed craft 4 n Pilot vessel 50 Search and rescue vessel 51 Tug 52 Port tender 53 Vessel with anti pollution facilities 54 Law enforcement vessel 55 Spare for local use 56 Spare for local use 57 Medical transports under the 1949 Geneva conventions and additional protocols 58 Ships according to RR Resolution No 18 Mob 83 Relating to the Procedure for Identifying 59 and Announcing the Position of Ships and Aircraft of States Not Parties to an Armed Conflict Passenger ship 6 n Cargo ship 7 n Tanker 8 n Other type of ship 9 n Table 8 Vessel types and their corresponding vessel type codes a where not predefined All ships of this type 0 Carrying DG HS or MP IMO hazard or pollutant category X Carrying DG HS or MP IMO hazard or pollutant category Y Carrying DG HS or MP IMO hazard or pollutant category Z Carrying DG HS or MP IMO hazard or pollutant category OS Reserved do not use Reserved do not use Reserved do not use Reserved do not use No addi
49. ered if an external GNSS is connected to the AIS transceiver The antenna dimensions should be entered in metres according to the diagram provided in Figure 51 Antenna Bow Ref A Ref B Length in metres Ref C Ref D Beam in metres Figure 51 Vessel dimensions measurement 4 5 4 Configure voyage related data The transceiver must be configured with information about its voyage prior to operation The following information is required e Nav Status Navigational status selected from the list below o 0 Under way using engine o 1 Atanchor o 2 Notunder command o 3 Restricted manoeuvrability o 4 Constrained by her draught o 5 Moored o 6 Aground o 7 Engaged in fishing o 8 Under way sailing o 9to 14 reserved for future use o 15 not defined default setting e Destination Ships next destination port limited to 20 characters e ETA Estimated time date of arrival at destination using UTC time e Draught Maximum present static draught to the nearest 1 10th of a metre e Ship and cargo type a two digit code selected using Table 8 Where the second digit is represented by n the appropriate code for the second digit should be selected from Table 9 e Crew Number of crew on board optional To enter the vessel identification information press the Menu key and select the Voyage Data option The vessels Nav status Destination ETA Draught Type and number of crew can then be ent
50. ernal GNSS device which does not provide a DTM sentence is connected to the 4 44 Junction box connections The junction box provides screw terminal connections for each of the seven data ports The connections and functions of each connection are defined in Table 4 All connections are labeled on the junction box PCB for clarity A diagram showing connections available inside the junction box is provided in Figure 44 Use of shielded cable is recommended when connecting ships sensors and display systems to the junction box Connect the cable shield to the terminal block marked GND for the appropriate interface It is possible to remove the PCB from the junction box enclosure to aid connection of cables to the screw terminals during installation A Do not connect the shield of both the external equipment and the junction box Connect at only one end Page 40 Installation To transceiver Bidirectional data ports 4 Termination jumpers Sensor data inputs EXT_DISP_IN B GND A PILOT_IN B GND A DGPS_IN B GND A B GND A B GND A B GND A B GND COM NC NO GND GND GND SM BS COM EXT_DISP_OUT PILOT_OUT DGPS_OUT LR_OUT ALARM SHIELD SWITCHES Cable glands Figure 44 Junction box connections Page 41 In
51. ery 5 seconds e Once every 2 seconds e Next higher reporting rate e Next lower reporting rate Manual changes to reporting rate should be carried out with care and usually only on instruction from the local authority 4 9 5 Blue sign switch connection An external switch can be connected to the AIS transceiver to indicate the blue sign state when in Inland AIS mode If a blue sign switch is installed then the switch should be set to Available as described in section 4 9 4 The external switch should be of a latching single pole type and is connected to the Switches terminals of the junction box as shown in Figure 55 When the connected switch is made short circuit the blue sign status will be set and transmitted accordingly in Inland AIS position reports Page 53 Installation A Do not connect a voltage source to the blue sign switch connections C ty Cw NW a EXT DISP IN PILOT IN LR IN SEN1 A B GND A B GND A B GND A B GND SEN2 SEN3 A B GND A B GND B GND A B GND COM NC NO GND GND GND SM Bl co R OUT ALARM SHIELD A B GND B GND A EXT DISP OUT PILOT OUT DGPS OUT Figure 55 Blue sign switch connection swIT Blue sign switch Page 54 Technical Specifications 5 Technical Specifications 5 1 Applicable equipment standards IEC61993 2 2001 Class A shipborne equipment of the universal automatic identificati
52. etected contact your supplier or service agent Do not install the transceiver where rain or water may leak onto the equipment This product has been designed for installation and use in an environment protected from moisture NOT ALL SHIPS CARRY AIS The Officer of the Watch OOW should always be aware that other ships and in particular leisure craft fishing vessels and warships may not be fitted with AIS Any AIS equipment fitted on other ships as a mandatory carriage requirement may also be off based on the Master s professional judgement D gt DDD DD 1 2 General notices 1 2 1 Position source All marine Automatic Identification System AIS transceivers utilise a satellite based location system such as the GLONASS or GPS satellite networks The accuracy of a GNSS position fix is variable and affected by factors such as the antenna A positioning how many satellites are used to determine a position and for how long satellite information has been received 1 2 2 Compass safe distance The compass safe distance of this transceiver is 0 3m or greater for a 0 3 deviation 1 23 Product category This product is categorised as protected in accordance with the definitions provided in IEC 60945 1 2 4 Disposal of the transceiver and packaging Please dispose of this AIS transceiver in accordance with the European WEEE Directive or with the applicable local regulations for disposal of electrical equipment Every effort has b
53. f main operating screen ooonoocccccnnocccccccnnonnnnnccnnnoncnnccnnn o nn n nr cnn eene 11 Target list screen and vessel details view ssssesee ncncnnnnn 12 Own vessel and voyage data screen 12 Own dynamic data screen 13 Received messages EE 14 Message details view i iini ieia de ten aseo tea anat A 14 le 15 Alarm details view iia ER nein 15 Target plot sercema gi ee te d ELE HR Eee ERE HERE Int a 16 Target plot symbols 1 2 ected desde deiade Eines 16 Safety Related Message notification sssssssse emn 17 Message composition oooooniccnnnininnnnnnnncnncrrccnn nc 17 Alarm notification screen ances asenaan ai areenaa KEREN EAEE DN A arr A T AE NENNEN 18 Text Oniy ita A aed eh ee ieee 19 Long range interrogation notification automatic response mode enabled 20 Long range interrogation notification manual response mode enabled 20 Long range message list and details views ssssee em 21 Password entry Screen isse dicen debe E ls nn nl 22 Main Menu SUCIO pec 23 Main menu Screen iii dia 24 The voyage E Bu UE 24 The Messages men ENNEN ir ee ad ee ee 25 The user settings menu sans acris iind ik aa irs aa eaa aA EE DAE aR T E aaier ii 25 The installation mend Leti 2 dad 26 The maintenance menu ccccccceseccecceteeeeceeeeecsecceeeeenseaceeeeeseenaeaeeeeseaceeaeesseaeaeeeeeseaateneeese 27 Diagnostics TE 27 Tanker mo
54. ge 45 Installation 4 4 7 PC data connection A 9 way D type connector is provided on the rear panel of the transceiver This interface allows direct connection to a PC RS232 interface and can be used for installation diagnostics or external display connection The default configuration for this interface allows connection of an ECDIS or charting system and duplicates the External display port in the junction box PC data RS232 connection Figure 50 PC data RS232 connection A The RS232 port is galvanically isolated from the incoming power supply The pin allocation for the 9 way D type socket on the rear panel of the transceiver is shown in Table 7 Transceiver 9 Way D type pin Signal Function 1 No connection RS232 Transmit Connect to PC RS232 receive RS232 Receive Connect to PC RS232 transmit No connection RS232 Ground Connect to PC RS232 ground No connection No connection No connection olol NI Oil a AJ wy bd No connection Table 7 Pin allocation for the 9 way D type socket Page 46 Installation 4 5 Configuring the transceiver Once all connections have been made the transceiver can be powered and configured for operation During configuration information about the vessel on which the transceiver is installed is entered into the transceiver It is important this information is entered accurately as it will be broadcas
55. get list screen is displayed Check that data from other AIS equipped vessels is displayed The transceiver is now operational and should remain powered unless authorised by the local maritime authority The installation record at the rear of this manual should be completed and left on board the vessel 4 8 Regional area settings The transceiver can be manually programmed with regional area settings These settings control the AIS radio channel and transmission settings within a predefined area Regional settings can also be remotely configured by the local maritime authority via transmissions from an AIS base station Manual entry of regional area settings should only be carried out if required by the local maritime authority The transceiver can store eight regional area settings including both remote and manual entries 4 8 1 Creating a new regional area setting To enter a new regional area setting press the Menu key and select the Installation and then the Regional areas sub menu The display now shows a list of the current regional area settings as shown in Figure 52 13 20 47 OK INE REGIONAL AREA SETTINGS Lat NE Long NE Lat SW Long SW AAA 5 E Figure 52 Regional areas list screen Page 50 Installation To create the new area setting press the New function key and the edit screen shown in Figure 53 will be displayed INT 13 20 47 OK INI EDIT REGIONA
56. gt lt LF gt 4 XXX Pos rei B distance from stern 0 to 511 metres 5 XX Pos ref C distance from port beam 0 to 63 metres 6 Xx Pos ref D distance from starboard beam 0 to 63 metres 7 C DTE indicator flag 8 aa Source identifier 6 8 17 VBW Dual ground water speed This sentence conveys both water and ground referenced speed data VBW x x X X A X X X X A X X A x x A hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 X X Longitudinal water speed knots NOT USED 2 X X Transverse water speed knots NOT USED 3 A Status water speed A data valid V data invalid NOT USED 4 X X Longitudinal ground speed knots 5 X X Transverse ground speed knots 6 A Status ground speed A data valid V data invalid 7 X X Stern transverse water speed knots NOT USED 8 A Status stern water speed A data valid V data invalid NOT USED 9 X X Stern transverse ground speed knots NOT USED 10 A Status stern ground speed A data valid V data invalid NOT USED 6 8 18 VSD Voyage static data This sentence is used to enter information about the ship s voyage VSD x x x x X X c c hhmmss ss xx xx x x x x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 X X Type of ship and cargo category 0 to 255 2 X X Maximum present static draught O to 25 5 metre 3 X X Persons on board 0 to 8191 4 C C Des
57. gure 16 Alarm notification screen Page 18 Operation From the alarm notification screen you have the option to immediately acknowledge the alarm by pressing the ACK function key or to view the active alarms list by pressing the Goto List function key Once an alarm is acknowledged it will remain in the alarms list whilst the underlying alarm condition is active The presence of active but acknowledged alarm conditions is indicated by continuous display of the alarm icon in the status bar 3 13 Entering text The scroll wheel is used to enter text when updating settings or inputting new information To enter or change the text first select the field you wish to edit using the scroll wheel The selected field is highlighted with white text on a black background If the field is editable the Edit function key will be shown Either press this function key or push the scroll wheel to enter edit mode If text is already present in the field a solid block will now appear at the first character position otherwise at the first character position Use the scroll wheel to move the block to the character position you wish to edit then press the scroll wheel The selection will now flash and rotating the scroll wheel will select the character for this position When the correct character is selected press the scroll wheel to fix the character and move to the next character position To backspace delete a character simply press
58. hazardous atmosphere such as in an engine room or near to fuel tanks The junction box must be installed in a below decks environment protected from the weather The transceiver is supplied with four self tapping screws for attachment of the junction box to a suitable surface Please refer to Figure 38 for guidance The junction box must be located within 1m 3 2ft of the AIS transceiver to allow for the length of the supplied data interface cable Page 35 Installation 178 mm 76 mm Figure 37 Junction box dimensions Figure 38 Mounting the junction box 4 3 3 Installing the GNSS antenna The AIS transceiver includes an internal GNSS receiver for time synchronisation An independent GNSS antenna is required for this receiver in addition to any GNSS equipment already installed on board For mounting of the GNSS antenna supplied with your AIS transceiver you will require a one inch 14 TPI pole mount Contact your dealer to source a mount suitable for the installation location Please note the following guidelines when selecting a location for the GNSS antenna e The GNSS antenna mount should be secured to a rigid surface e The GNSS antenna should be located where it has a clear unobstructed view of the sky overhead e The GNSS antenna should be mounted as high as possible however it is not recommend the antenna is mounted on a top of a high mast
59. igure 45 Example connection to external display equipment Shielded cable should be used for data interface connections and the shield should be connected to the ground at the talker end of the connection If the transceiver is being connected to a display system then the cable shield should be connected to ground at the transceiver junction box as shown in Figure 46 EXT_DISP_IN PILOT_IN DGPS_IN SEN2 SEN3 A B GND A B GND A B GND A B GND A B GND 898 A B GND A B GND A B GND A B GND COM NC NO GND GND GND BS SM GND EXT DISP OUT PILOT OUT DGPS OUT LR OUT ALARM SHIELD SWITCHES Connect cable shield to GND terminal X Do not connect shield at this end Figure 46 Connecting data interface cable shields Page 43 Installation The junction box provides jumpers to select alternative line termination configurations for data input connections from remote equipment The line termination options are e None no line termination suitable for short cable runs less than 10m as supplied e R 120 Ohm line termination suitable for longer cable runs greater than 10m e RC AC 120 Ohm 1uF termination Not used Select the appropriate line termination option for each data input connection using the jumper adjacent to the data input connection in the junction box The jumper positions for each termination option are shown in Figure 47 No li
60. l data ports iiiaio eaaa aae a i e ran enne nn nn nn nn nani 61 Output drive capability of bi directional porte 61 DGPS Potts EE 61 RS232 PO ET 61 Input data sentence formats sssssssssssssssssssssseee eere emen rsen nenne nn nnns 61 Output data sentence fommate nennen nennen trennen nnn nnne 70 Drawings ee 74 AIS transceiver overall dimensions eene 74 Junction box overall dimensions e eren nne nnne nnne nnns 74 Dash mount bracket fixing holes drill drawing not to scale seeeeeee 75 GNSS antenna drawing not to scale sssssssssseeeeeenn menm nnne 75 Annex A ERI Ship types eeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 76 Installation record oo aus 79 Page 2 List of figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 Figure 34 Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Figure 50 Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 54 Figure 55 The AIS network ood 2 ee aren ce ve eed 7 MEE 9 Display layout A a SEENEN 10 Selection o
61. ll wheel to scroll to and select the regional area setting entry to be edited then follow the instructions for creating a new regional area setting in section 4 8 1 Page 51 Installation 4 9 Inland AIS The transceiver supports both Class A high seas SOLAS AIS operation and Inland AIS operation Switching between Class A and Inland AIS is possible via the menu system and this setting should be made at installation depending on the environment the vessel operates in Additional vessel and voyage information is required for transmission when operating in Inland AIS mode and this should be configured as described in the following sections so two independent configurations are required one for Class A and one for Inland AIS If the transceiver is being installed on board an Inland vessel then the standard vessel and voyage data configuration should be carried out prior to the additional Inland configuration described below The transceiver stores Class A high seas and Inland AIS vessel and voyage data separately 4 9 1 Switching between Class A and Inland AIS modes To switch between operating modes press the Menu key and select the Installation sub menu followed by the Inland AIS then the Inland configuration option Finally set the Inland AIS setting to Enabled or Disabled before saving the setting When the transceiver is configured to operate in Inland AIS mode the IL i
62. main menu Press the Menu key then select the Voyage data sub menu When the AIS transceiver is operating in Inland AIS mode the voyage data entry screen will be extended to allow input of the additional information described above The following standard AIS voyage information must be updated for Inland AIS e Destination The voyage destination should be entered using UN terminal location codes and ERI terminal codes where possible 4 9 4 Other Inland AIS settings When operating in Inland mode it is possible to connect a blue sign switch to the AIS transceiver and also to manually configure the AIS position reporting rate The connection of the blue sign switch is described in section 4 9 5 Settings for the blue sign switch and reporting rate are available via the main menu by selecting the nstallation option followed by the nland configuration sub menu Select the Blue sign settings option to set up the blue sign switch The switch can be set to Available if a blue sign switch is connected or Unavailable if no switch is connected Select the Reporting rate selection option to manually adjust the AIS position reporting interval The available reporting interval settings are e Autonomous mode default e Once every 10 minutes e Once every 6 minutes e Once every 3 minutes e Once every minute e Once every 30 seconds e Once every 15 seconds e Once every 10 seconds e Once ev
63. n nn nnne rerrt nnns nennen enses nns 39 4 5 Configuring the transceiver eene emenen errem nennen ne nennen nnn 47 4 6 Chariging the passwordis ee et te eite trea e ide cedet ede eg 50 4 7 Confirming correct e CIE 50 4 9 Regional area settings cuina ln Poele idae e RE ee 50 4 9 nland AIS uui ettet Cr deb teed eee du cup a ean Eee Ad Ed 52 5 Technical Specifications eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeuess 55 5 1 Applicable equipment standardS remet enne nter 55 5 2 APIS A oc e end t MU 55 5 3 Environmental ita ca n e ee Lie 55 Page 1 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 9 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 See INTE 55 Display and user interface 0 ecceccceceecccccceeeeenceceeeeteneceeenesneceeesrseneeeeesebansaeeeseseeeeeeeentenseeeeenenees 56 Internal GNSS dual mode GNSS receiver variante enne 56 Internal GNSS GPS only variantel eene nennen nennen nns 56 TDMA transmitter 22 2 E p in Oa EE 56 TDMA receivers M 57 RTE EE 57 RE EONNECHONS o tme OE ME 57 Data Interfaces it eub ie ee i taxe heu 58 Power and data connector information sssssssssssssesesseneeeeee enne enne 58 Technical referee issii rreri oir io Ran 59 IEEE AA 59 Transmission intervals 24 0 hr teen bod aig t idad iris 60 Sensor data Input pOrt o A See EE RM MIB 60 Bi directiona
64. ne termination 120 Ohm line 120 Ohm 1uF line default termination R termination RC Figure 47 Line termination options Along with data port connections the junction box also provides connections to the AIS transceiver alarm relay contacts The common and normally open alarm contacts are duplicates of the alarm relay connections available at the power connector see Table 5 whilst the normally closed contact is only provided at the junction box The alarm relay connections are described in Table 5 Use the alarm connections appropriate to the vessels alarm system Junction Dox alan Function Contact rating connection COM Alarm relay common connection 220V or 2A or 60W NC Alarm relay normally closed connection maximum NO Alarm relay normally open connection Table 5 Alarm relay connections 4 4 5 Power and alarm connections Power is connected to the transceiver via the supplied four way power and alarm cable as shown in Figure 48 Power connection Figure 48 Power connection Page 44 Installation The power and alarm cable contains four wires which should be connected according to Table 6 Wire colour Function Connect to Brown Power supply 12V or 24V DC power supply from ships emergency power source Black
65. ng the location of the GNSS antenna connected to the AIS transceiver Internal GNSS e Dimensions giving the location of the GNSS antenna connected to any external position source connected to the AIS transceiver To enter the vessel identification information press the Menu key and select the Installation then Set identification option You will be prompted to enter a password at this stage the default password is 00000000 eight zeros Refer to section 3 15 for more information on passwords and security The vessels MMSI Name Call sign and IMO number can be entered on the screen displayed after successful password entry 4 5 3 Configuring the internal GNSS receiver The internal GNSS receiver can be configured to operate in one of three modes e GLONASS and GPS in this mode the position fix is derived from both the GLONASS and GPS network in parallel This mode is the default setting and gives the best performance e GPS in this mode only GPS satellites are used for the position fix e GLONASS in this mode only GLONASS satellites are used for the position fix The operating mode can be selected from the GNSS settings option in the Installation menu Page 47 Installation To enter the GNSS antenna locations go back to the main menu and select the Dimensions then Internal or External option as appropriate Dimensions for both the internal and external GNSS antennas must be ent
66. nsceivers These are designed to be fitted to commercial vessels such as cargo ships and large passenger vessels Class A transceivers transmit at a higher VHF signal power than class B transceivers and therefore can be received by more distant vessels and also transmit more frequently Class A transceivers are mandatory on all vessels over 300 gross tonnes on international voyages and certain types of passenger vessels under the SOLAS mandate Inland AIS stations Similar to class A transceivers with additional features for use on Inland waterways Class B transceivers Similar to Class A transceivers in many ways but are normally lower cost due to the less stringent performance requirements Class B transceivers transmit at a lower power and at a lower reporting rate than Class A transceivers AIS base stations AIS base stations are used by Vessel Traffic Systems to monitor and control the transmissions of AIS transceivers Aids to Navigation AtoN transceivers AtoNs are transceivers mounted on buoys or other hazards to shipping which transmit details of their location to the surrounding vessels AIS receivers AIS receivers receive transmissions from Class A transceivers Class B transceivers AtoNs and AIS base stations but do not transmit any information about the vessel on which they are installed This product is a combined Class A AIS Inland AIS transceiver Figure 1 The AIS network Page 7 Introduction 2 2 Stati
67. on system AIS Operational and performance requirements methods of test and required test results 1EC60945 2002 Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems General requirements Methods of testing and required test results 1EC61162 1 2010 Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems Digital interfaces Single talker and multiple listeners 1EC61162 2 1998 Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems Digital interfaces Single talker and multiple listeners high speed transmission ITU R M 1371 4 Technical characteristics for an automatic identification system using time division multiple access in the VHF maritime mobile band IEC61108 1 2003 Global Navigation Satellite Systems GNSS Part 1 Global positioning system GPS Receiver equipment Performance stan dards methods of testing and required test results CCNR VTT 1 01 Central commission for Navigation on the Rhine Inland AIS Equipment 2008 Vessel Tracking and Tracing Standard for Inland Navigation 5 2 Physical Transceiver dimensions 195mm x 105mm x 157mm WxHxD see 7 1 for drawing Transceiver weight 1 5kg Junction box dimensions 178mm x 76mm x 52mm see 7 2 for drawing Junction box weight 0 35kg Compass safe distance 300mm Transceiver 5 3 Environmental Operating temperature range 15
68. onal data port outputs are not isolated from each other or the transceivers internal power supply The transceivers internal power supply is fully isolated from the external supply 6 5 Output drive capability of bi directional ports Bi directional ports can supply an output current of up to 30mA The output voltages are 0 low and 3 3V high Effective load resistance should be in excess of 100 Ohms 6 6 DGPS port The DPGS correction port is intended for connection to a DGPS beacon receiver The port has the same physical characteristics as the bi directional data ports as described in the preceding sections If connection of a beacon receiver is not required this port can be re configured as an additional bi directional port to 1EC61162 2 See section 3 16 for port configuration options 6 7 RS232 port The RS232 port carries IEC61162 data via RS232 and is intended for connection to a PC during installation and service The port can also be used to connect to PC based charting applications for display of AIS data 6 8 Input data sentence formats All data input is via IEC61162 NMEA 0183 sentences The sentences used by the AIS transceiver are documented in the subsequent sections The sentence structure tables describe each field in the sentence starting from the left most field field 1 after the sentence identifier All sentences are terminated with the 1EC61162 checksum shown as hh For details of the checksum calculation please
69. p to 8191 maximum Page 24 Operation 3 16 2 Messages menu The messages menu provides access to AIS text and safety related message functions along with long range messaging functions 13 20 47 OK Br MESSAGES NEW MESSAGE MESSAGE INBOX SENT MESSAGES LONG RANGE MESSAGES Back Select Figure 25 The messages menu The available options are e New message takes you to the message composition screen as described in section 3 8 e Message Inbox takes you to the received message list view as described in section 3 8 e Sent messages shows a list of recently sent messages e Long range messages view a list of received long range messages as described in section 3 14 3 16 3 User settings menu The user setting menu provides access to user configurable preferences for the transceiver All user settings are stored within the transceiver and will be maintained if the power supply is switched off INT 13 20 47 OK GPS USER SETTINGS KEY BEEP DISPLAY LONG RANGE CONFIGURATION SET LANGUAGE UNITS Back Select Figure 26 The user settings menu The available options are e Key beep the key press beep can be enabled or disabled e Display brightness and contrast adjustment for the LCD display along with selection of day or night operating mode In night mode the display colours are inverted light text on a dark background e Long range message configuration
70. peration Figure 23 13 20 47 OK um MAIN MENU VOYAGE DATA MESSAGES USER SETTINGS INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE Back Select Main menu screen 3 16 1 Voyage data menu The voyage data menu provides quick access to the most commonly changed AIS transceiver parameters Figure 24 13 20 47 OK au VOYAGE DATA NENZSIELTER gt gt 15 not defined default Destination gt gt Not Available ETA innen Draught Not Available wv The voyage data menu From this menu you can set the following parameters e Navigational status select the most appropriate navigational status for your vessel from the list O o O O O Under way using engine At anchor Not under command Restricted manoeuvrability Constrained by her draught Moored Aground Engaged in fishing Under way sailing Not defined default e Destination enter the destination for the current voyage 20 characters maximum e ETA enter the estimated time and date of arrival at the destination The date format is DD MM and the time format HH MM using a 24 hour clock and UTC time e Draught enter the maximum present static draught for your vessel in metres The format for this value is xx x m teg 02 5m The maximum draught is 25 5m you should enter this value if your draught exceeds 25 5m e Cargo ship type see section 4 5 4 e Number on board number of crew on board u
71. pled Gekoppelte 3 1 Schlepp Guterschiffe 8140 C Tug freighter tanker coupled Gekoppeltes Schlepp Schiff 3 1 min 1 Schl TS 8150 V Freightbarge Schubleichter SL 9 9 Page 76 Annex A ERI Ship types 8160 V Tankbarge Tankschubleichter TSL 9 8161 V Tankbarge liquid cargo type N Tankschubleichter 0 Fl ssigfracht Typ N 8162 V Tankbarge liquid cargo type C Tankschubleichter 0 Fl ssigfracht Typ C 6163 V Tankbarge dry cargo as if liquid e g Tankschubleichter 9 cement Trockenfracht 8170 V Freightbarge with containers Tankschubleichter mit 9 Containern 8180 V Tankbarge gas Tankschubleichter f r Gas 0 8210 C Pushtow one cargo barge Motorschubschiff mit 1 SL 9 8220 C Pushtow two cargo barges Motorschubschiff mit 2 SL 9 8230 C Pushtow three cargo barges Motorschubschiff mit 3 SL 9 8240 C Pushtow four cargo barges Motorschubschiff mit 4 SL 9 8250 C Pushtow five cargo barges Motorschubschiff mit 5 SL 9 8260 C Pushtow six cargo barges Motorschubschiff mit 6 SL 9 8270 C Pushtow seven cargo barges Motorschubschiff mit 7 SL 9 8280 C Pushtow eight cargo barges Motorschubschiff mit 8 SL 9 8290 C Pushtow nine or more barges Motorschubschiff mit mehr als 9 8 SL 8310 Pushtow one tank gas barge Motorschubschiff mit 1 TSL 0 8320 Pushtow two barges at least one tanker Motorschubschiff mit 2 SL 0 or gas barge min 1 TSL C Pushto
72. r s authority to operate the equipment Industry Canada Notice This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Le pr sent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autoris e aux deux conditions suivantes 1 L appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 L utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radio lectrique subi m me si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le Fonctionnement Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Page 6 Introduction 2 Introduction 2 1 About AIS The marine Automatic Identification System AIS is a location and vessel information reporting system It allows vessels equipped with AIS to automatically and dynamically share and regularly update their position speed course and other information such as vessel identity with similarly equipped vessels Position is derived from GLONASS or GPS and communication between vessels is by Very High Frequency VHF digital transmissions There are a number of types of AIS device as follows Class A tra
73. ransmission mode is provided in the AIS transceiver When the vessel type is defined as a tanker see section 4 5 4 and the navigation status is set to Moored see section 4 5 4 then the transmitter power will be automatically reduced to 1W An acknowledgement screen as shown in Figure 30 is displayed when this set of conditions is met A W icon is displayed in the status bar when tanker mode is enabled see section 3 3 13 20 47 OK Ki TANKER MODE Entering Tanker Mode Transmit Power is Low Power 1W Acknowledge Figure 30 Tanker mode entry acknowledgement screen This mode is automatically disabled if the vessel type or navigation status conditions no longer apply An acknowledgement screen similar to Figure 31 is displayed when tanker mode has been disabled Tanker mode is also disabled if the vessel speed exceeds 3 knots as it is assumed that the vessel is no longer moored above this speed In this case the navigation status should be adjusted appropriately and a prompt is displayed as shown in Figure 31 Selecting the Change option will display the voyage data settings where the navigation status can be updated 13 20 47 OK n TANKER MODE Exiting Tanker Mode Transmit Power is High Power 12 5W Change Nav Status Currently moored Back Change Figure 31 Tanker mode exit screen when speed exceeds 3 knots 3 18 Units display speed and
74. reen ooniccicnnionnncicnn nc 51 Regional area settings confirmation screen 51 Blue sign switch Connechon eene ennemi nennen 54 Figure 56 Figure 57 Input port schematic Data output port schematic Page 4 Notices 1 Notices When reading this manual please pay particular attention to warnings marked with the warning triangle symbol shown on the left These are important messages for safety installation and usage of the transceiver D 1 1 Safety warnings This equipment must be installed in accordance with the instructions provided in this manual Failure to do so will seriously affect its performance and reliability It is strongly recommended that a trained technician installs and configures this product This equipment is intended as an aid to navigation and is not a replacement for proper navigational judgement Information provided by the equipment must not be relied upon as accurate User decisions based upon information provided by the equipment are done so entirely at the users own risk Do not install this equipment in a flammable atmosphere such as in an engine room or near to fuel tanks It is recommended that this product is not installed in direct sunlight or under a windshield where it can be subjected to excessive solar heating Do not attempt to service this equipment as doing so may cause fire electric shock or malfunction and will invalidate the warranty If any malfunctions are d
75. s 4 3 1 Step 1 Installing the AIS transceiver Please note the following guidelines when selecting a location for your AIS transceiver e The AIS transceiver must be fitted in a location where it is at least 30cm 1ft from a compass or any magnetic device e There should be adequate space around the AIS transceiver for routing of cables See Figure 34 for details of the AIS transceiver dimensions e The ambient temperature around the AIS transceiver should be maintained between 15 C and 55 5 F to 131 F Ensure adequate ventilation is present when panel mounting the transceiver e The AIS transceiver should not be located in a flammable or hazardous atmosphere such as in an engine room or near to fuel tanks e The AIS transceiver must be installed in a below decks environment protected from the weather e The transceiver is supplied with four self tapping screws for attachment of the AIS transceiver to a suitable surface using the trunnion bracket Please refer to Figure 35 for guidance e The transceiver is supplied with panel mount clamps for flush mounting through an instrument panel Please refer to Figure 36 for guidance Access behind the panel is required when using this mounting option e The AIS transceiver should be mounted in a location where the display is visible to the user at the position from which the vessel is normally operated Page 33 Installation e An AC power port should be available near
76. s are active and un acknowledged any connected external alarm system will remain activated Page 15 Operation 3 10 Target plot screen The target plot screen shows the location of other AIS equipped vessels and shore stations relative to your own vessel The target plot screen provides a basic overview of AIS targets and should not be regarded as a substitute for display of AIS information on a dedicated electronic chart display system ECDIS Heading line points up to signify heading up Name of selected target gt MARY ROSE heading up mode HDG UP Range selected gt 12nm 235687901 MMSI of selected target 27 Tgts lt Number of targets on display Selected target Range selection key Figure 12 Target plot screen The plot range can be adjusted by pressing the Range function key which cycles through the ranges 48 24 12 6 3 1 and 0 5nm The range relates to radius of the outer range ring shown on the screen Individual targets can be selected using the scroll wheel When selected a square outline will appear around the target pressing the scroll wheel will display full vessel details To return to the target plot screen from the vessel details screen press the Back or Cancel key Different symbols are displayed for an AIS target depending on the type of target and its status these are shown in Figure 13 The own
77. sceiver configuration menu can be accessed at any time by pressing the Menu key The menu is navigated by rotating the scroll wheel to select a sub menu or menu item and pressing the scroll wheel to select that sub menu or menu item Pressing the Back or Cancel key will go back to the previous menu level or exit the menu system if you are currently viewing the top level menu Figure 23 shows the main menu screen You can return to the top level menu at any time by pressing the Menu key and exit the menu system at any time by pressing and holding the Back or Cancel key for one second The main menu structure is shown in Figure 22 Some menu items are password protected and can only be accessed using the password see section 3 15 Certain menu items are only available in Inland AIS mode Please refer to section 3 19 Page 22 Operation VOYAGE DATA oo mooo pn pn AIR DRAUGHT ns 95 see t gt STATIC DRAUGHT Kb gt MESSAGES 171 USER SETTINGS gt IL INSTALLATION mms roe SYSTEM INFORMATION I DIAGNOSTICS I SENSOR STATUS ENTER FEATURE CODE MAINTENANCE Shown in High Seas mode only Shown in Inland AIS mode only t Shown only in variants with dual mode internal GNSS receiver Figure 22 Main menu structure Page 23 O
78. sible future satellite systems and combinations thereof GNS hhmmss ss IIll ll a yyyyy yy a C C XX X X X X X X X X Xx x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 hhmmss ss Time of position UTC 2 III a Latitude N S 3 yyyyy yy a Longitude E W 4 C C Mode indicator 5 XX Number of satellites in use 00 99 NOT USED 6 X X Horizontal dilution of precision HDOP NOT USED 7 X X Antenna altitude m above mean sea level NOT USED 8 X X Geoidal separation m NOT USED 9 X X Age of differential data NOT USED 10 X X Differential reference station ID NOT USED 6 8 11 HDT Heading true Actual vessel heading in degrees produced by a true heading system or device HDT x x T hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 x x T Heading degrees true Page 66 Technical reference 6 8 12 LRF Long range function This sentence is used in long range interrogation requests and interrogation replies LRF X XXXXXXXXxX C C C C C c hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 x Sequence number 0 to 9 2 XXXXXXXXX MMSI of requestor 3 C C Name of requestor 1 to 20 character string 4 C C Function request 1 to 26 characters from A Ship s name call sign and IMO number B Date and time of message composition C Position E Course over ground F Speed over ground Destin
79. ssel work maintainance craft floating Arbeitsfahrzeug 3 3 derrick cable ship buoy ship dredge 8470 C Object towed not otherwise specified Geschlepptes Objekt 9 9 8480 V Fishing boat Fischerboot 3 0 8490 V Bunkership Bunkerboot 9 9 8500 V Barge tanker chemical Tankschubleichter chemische 8 0 Stoffe 8510 C Object not otherwise specified Objekt nicht n her bezeichnet 9 9 1500 V General cargo Vessel maritime Frachtschiff See 7 9 1510 V Unit carrier maritime Containerschiff See 7 9 1520 V Bulk carrier maritime Massengutschiff See 7 9 1530 V Tanker Tankschiff Kein Gas See 8 0 1540 V Liquified gas tanker Seegehendes Gas Tankschiff 8 0 See 1850 V Pleasure craft longer than 20 metres Sportboot gt 20 m See 3 7 1900 Fast ship Schnelles Schiff 4 9 1910 Hydrofoil Tragfl gelboot 4 9 Page 78 Installation record 9 Installation record The following installation record should be completed and retained on board the vessel once the AIS transceiver has been installed and commissioned Vessel details Vessel name Flag state IMO number MMSI number Owner Radio call sign Type of vessel Gross registered tonnage Length m Beam m AIS transceiver serial number see underside of transceiver or packaging label Junction box serial number see label on junc tion box Installation password if changed from default Transceiver software version n
80. stallation Data port GE box signal Description Function Sensor 1 SEN1 A Sensor port 1 input A Connect to data source typically SENA B S BEE ships primary GNSS at 4800baud GASOL PO NPR This port can be configured to SEN1 GND Sensor port 1 isolated ground E at either 4800 or 38400 aud Sensor2 SENZ A Sensor port 2 input A Connect to data source typically SEN B S PoRngtH gyro or heading This port can be SEN e pH configured to operate at either SEN2 GND Sensor port 2 isolated ground 4800 or 38400 baud Sensor3 SEN3A Sensor port 3 input A Connect to data source typically EN3 B B ROT or speed This port can be SENS Sensor port 3 input configured to operate at either SEN3 GND Sensor port 3 isolated ground 4800 or 38400 baud External EXT_DISP_INA External display input A Connect to the data output of an display external display system typically EXT_DISP_INB External display input B an ECDIS This port operates at EXT_DISP_IN GND External display input ground 98400 baud isolated EXT_DISP_OUTA External display output A Connect to the data input of an external display system typically EXT_DISP_OUT B External display output B an ECDIS This port operates at EXT_DISP_OUT GND External display output 90409 Daud ground Pilot PILOT_INA External display input A Connections for the pilot port These connections duplicate the PILOT_INB External display input
81. stem and connection diagram is provided in Figure 32 VHF antenna GNSS antenna Above decks Below decks o o Pilot equipment 12 24V DC Supply Displays Ship s sensor data ECDIS RADAR DGPS GYRO Heading Figure 32 Typical AIS transceiver connection The main elements of installation are 1 Mount the transceiver and junction box in a suitable location Install VHF antenna according to manufacturers instructions Install the GNSS antenna Connect data interfaces Apply power and configure the transceiver Confirm correct operation A e o bk G M Complete the installation log Page 31 Installation 4 1 What s in the box Figure 33 shows the items included with your AIS transceiver purchase The following section gives a brief overview of each item Please ensure all items are present and if any of the items are missing please contact your dealer Transceiver Panel mount brackets Mounting template Junction box Trunnion bracket Data cable GNSS antenna Power cable Screws liil liii II installation guide Quick operation guide Figure 33 What s in the box AIS transceiver The main transceiver and display Data cable A 1m 3 3ft long 50 way data cable to connect the transceiver serial data ports to the junction box Junction box Provides screw terminals for the data connections to ships sensors and display systems Power cable
82. t to other AIS equipped vessels and shore stations Once configuration is completed the installation record found at the rear of this manual should be completed and retained on board the vessel 4 5 1 Pre configuration checks To proceed with configuration the following steps should already have been completed e The transceiver is fixed to the vessel e VHF and GNSS antennas have been installed and connected to the transceiver e The data cable has been connected between the transceiver and junction box e Ships sensors and AIS enabled display equipment have been connected to the junction box e Power has been connected to the transceiver and the transceiver is operational the display is active The following configuration instructions assume the installer is familiar with the transceiver user interface details of which can be found in the Operation section of this manual 4 5 2 Configure vessel identification information The transceiver must be configured with information about the vessel on which it is installed prior to operation The following information is required e MMSI Vessel MMSI number Maritime Mobile Service Identity this can usually be found on the ships VHF radio license and should be the same MMSI as used for the VHF DSC radio e Name Vessel Name limited to 20 characters e Call sign Vessel radio call sign limited to 7 characters e IMO No Vessels IMO identification number if applicable e Dimensions givi
83. three sensor ports are input only data ports for the connection of data from ships sensors The four remaining ports are bi directional high speed connections supporting data input and output from the AIS These ports are suitable for connection to ECDIS AIS enabled RADAR displays and Pilot equipment All data input connections are optically isolated Data port Function Type Default Baud rate 1 Sensor 1 input Receive only 4800 DGNSS COG SOG LAT LON 2 Sensor 2 input Receive only 4800 Rate of Turn 3 Sensor 3 input Receive only 4800 Gyro heading 4 External display ECDIS Bi directional 38400 5 Pilot port Bi directional 38400 6 Long Range Bi directional 38400 7 DGPS beacon receiver Bi directional 4800 Table 3 Serial data ports All sensor ports can be configured via the sensor configuration menu which can be found under the Main menu gt Installation gt Sensor configuration menu option The sensor configuration menu also includes the ability to disable the requirement for external GNSS sensors to provide a DTM Datum sentence as not all external GNSS devices provide this sentence transceiver and the transceiver is configured to require DTM sentences the external GNSS data will not be accepted by the transceiver If no DTM sentence is required the WGS84 datum will be used as a coordinate origin and the external GNSS device must be configured to output position using this datum If an ext
84. tination 1 20 characters 5 hhmmss ss Estimated time of arrival at destination UTC 6 XX Estimated day of arrival at destination 00 to 31 UTC Page 69 Technical reference VSD x x x x X X c c hhmmss ss xx xx x x x x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt 7 XX Estimated month of arrival at destination 00 to 12 UTC 8 X X Navigational status 0 to 15 9 X X Regional application flags 0 to 15 6 8 19 VTG Course over ground and ground speed The vessels actual course and speed relative to ground VTG x x T x x M x x N x x Ka hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 xx T Course over ground degrees true 2 x x M Course over ground degrees magnetic NOT USED 3 xx N Speed over ground knots 4 xx K Speed over ground km h 5 a Mode indicator A Autonomous mode D Differential mode E Estimated dead reckoning mode M Manual input mode S Simulator mode N Data not valid 6 9 Output data sentence formats All data output is via IEC61162 NMEA 0183 sentences The sentences used by the AIS transceiver are documented in the subsequent sections The sentence structure tables describe each field in the sentence starting from the left most field field 1 after the sentence identifier All sentences are terminated with the IEC61162 checksum shown as hh For details of the checksum calculation please refer to IEC61162 1
85. tional information O CO NI Oj Gy A G il N gt Table 9 Type codes for vessels carrying cargo Page 49 Installation 4 6 Changing the password Following configuration of the transceiver the password should be changed from its default value of 00000000 to another eight digit code Password change is carried out by selecting the main menu nstallation menu then high octane password submenu A prompt for the existing password will be shown followed by entry of the new password then confirmation of the new password before the new password is stored and active The password should be recorded on the installation record found in section 9 4 7 Confirming correct operation Following entry of the vessel identification and voyage related information the transceiver will commence normal operation To complete the installation correct operation should be verified as follows 1 Exit the menu system and return to the main operating screens Press the Screen key until the Own dynamic data screen is displayed 2 Check that the displayed position course speed and heading are correct by comparing to the display associated to the connected position source and other data sources 3 Check that the status icon display shows OK and that the TX icon flashes periodically 4 If the vessel is in an area where other AIS equipped vessels are present press the Screen key until the Tar
86. to the pilot plug A pilot plug is located on the front panel of the AIS transceiver and can also be relocated using the junction box Please refer to section 4 4 2 for guidance Tamm 112 mm 85 mm 105 mm Figure 35 Mounting the AIS transceiver Page 34 Installation Figure 36 Panel mounting the AIS transceiver 4 3 2 Step 2 Installing the junction box The transceiver receives data from the ship s sensors via the 50 way data cable which connects to the rear of the transceiver The other end of this cable is connected to the junction box which provides a convenient screw terminal system for connection of ships sensor data cables Ground SOG Course over Ground COG and Rate of Turn ROT information This data is To meet IMO requirements the AIS transceiver must be able to transmit at least Speed over obtained by connecting data outputs from the ship s DGPS Gyrocompass and other sensors to the transceiver via the junction box Please note the following guidelines when selecting a location for the junction box There should be adequate space around the junction box for routing of cables See Figure 37 for details of the junction box dimensions The ambient temperature around the junction box should be maintained between 15 C and 55 5 F to 131 F The junction box should not be located in a flammable or
87. transceiver on The transceiver does not have a power switch and is designed to be permanently powered When power is first applied the display will show the text Automatic Identification System for 5 seconds before the main operating screen is shown 3 3 Display layout The display layout is shown in Figure 3 All operating screens show the time status bar scroll indicators and relevant function keys The time displayed is UTC time When no UTC time is available from the internal GNSS module the time display will show in place of the time of day UTC time Status bar HH MM SS ui Aen Main display area gt Scroll indicators y Left function key Right function key Figure 3 Display layout 3 3 1 Status bar icons The status bar shows the current transceiver status using icons The meaning of each icon is described in Table 1 Icon Description OK The transceiver is operating normally Tx Shown for one second following each transmission Rx Shown for one second following each received message INT Shown when the internal GNSS receiver is set to GPS mode GPS and has a valid position fix INT Shown when the internal GNSS receiver is set to GLONASS GNSS mode or GPS GLONASS mode and has a valid position fix EXT Shown when a connected external GNSS receiver has a valid GNSS position fix INT Shown when the internal GPS receiver is set to GPS mode DG
88. umber Ul software version number GNSS antenna locations Internal GNSS antenna location all dimensions in meters refer to the diagram below A B C D External GNSS antenna location all dimensions in meters refer to the diagram below A B C D Antenna Bow Stern Ref A Ref B Length in metres Ref C Ref D Beam in metres Page 79 Installation record Connected equipment type where applicable note equipment model and AIS data port in each case D GPS receiver Gyro compass ROT indicator Speed log ECDIS Radar Other equipment Power supply The following drawings should be provided and attached to this installation record e Antenna layout for VHF and GNSS antennas e AIS arrangement drawing e Block diagram showing interconnection of equipment Maintenance record Modification record number Details enter details of modifications to the transceiver including software updates Oo oi Oil a AJ wr dD 10 Installer detail Installed by name Installation company name Date of installation Vessel location at installation Signature Page 80 ACR Electronics Inc 5757 Ravenswood Road Fort Lauderdale FL 33312 USA T 1 954 981 3333 F 1 954 983 5087 http www acrartex com 201 0633 1
89. vessel symbol is always shown at the centre of the plot A Lost target vessel o AtoN A Target vessel Base station Own vessel SART Figure 13 Target plot symbols The target plot screen will operate in heading up mode when a source of true heading data is connected to the AIS eg a gyro compass If true heading information is not available the target plot will operate in North up mode The mode is displayed as either HDG UP or NRT UP at the top left of the screen The text No Heading is also displayed on the target plot when operating in north up mode 3 11 Working with AIS text and Safety Related Messages SRMs AIS text messages and Safety Related Messages SRMs can be received from other AIS equipped vessels and also sent to specific vessels addressed messages or sent to all vessels in range broadcast messages 3 11 1 Receiving AIS text and Safety Related Messages Reception of an AIS text message is indicated by the presence of the message icon in the status bar This icon is shown whenever there are unread AIS text messages Messages can be reviewed and replied to via the messages screen see section 3 8 When a Safety Related Message is received the user will be notified immediately with a screen showing the message Standard text messages are not displayed on receipt however the message icon will be displayed on the status bar Page 16 Operation 13 20 47 OK DU SAFETY
90. w three barges at least one Motorschubschiff mit 3 SL 0 8330 tanker or gas barge min 1 TSL 8340 C Pushtow four barges at least one tanker Motorschubschiff mit 4 SL 0 or gas barge min 1 TSL 8350 C Pushtow five barges at least one tanker Motorschubschiff mit 5 SL 0 or gas barge min 1 TSL 8360 C Pushtow six barges at least one tanker Motorschubschiff mit 6 SL 0 or gas barge min 1 TSL 8370 C Pushtow seven barges at least one Motorschubschiff mit 7 SL 0 tanker or gas barge min 1 TSL 8380 C Pushtow eight barges at least one Motorschubschiff mit 8 SL 0 tanker or gas barge min 1 TSL 8390 C Pushtow nine or more barges at least Motorschubschiff gt 8 SL 0 one tanker or gas barge min 1 TSL Page 77 Annex A ERI Ship types 8400 V Tug single Motorzugschiff 5 2 8410 No Tug one or more tows Motorzugschiff 3 1 8420 C Tug assisting a vessel or linked Motorzugschiff assistierend 3 1 combination 8430 Pushboat single Motorschubschiff 9 9 8440 V Passenger ship ferry cruise ship red Motorfahrgastschiff 6 9 cross ship 8441 V Ferry F hre 6 9 8442 V Red cross ship Krankentransport 5 8 8443 V Cruise ship Kabinenschiff 6 9 8444 V Passenger ship without accomodation Ausflugsschiff 6 9 8450 V Service vessel police patrol port Bundes Einsatzfahrzeug 9 9 service 8460 V Ve
91. where the motion of the vessel will cause the antenna to swing and potentially reduce the accuracy of the GNSS position See Figure 39 for guidance Page 36 Installation e f possible mount the antenna at least 5m 16ft from any RADAR or Satellite communications antennas and ensure the GNSS antenna is not in the beam path from any RADAR antenna e Route the GNSS antenna cable through the pole mount and then to the AIS transceiver If extension cables are required all junctions should be made using appropriate co axial connectors and made watertight e Connect the GNSS antenna cable to the GNSS connector on the AIS transceiver as shown in Figure 40 GNSS antenna mounted on a rigid surface GNSS antenna should i be at least 5m 16ft Away from RADAR from RADAR or Satellite E Y beam path communication E antennas Figure 39 GNSS antenna location ZEN RINDA NAAA HO OW AAAS ALE TA SN GNSS antenna connection Figure 40 GNSS antenna connection 4 3 4 Installing the VHF antenna The AIS transceiver requires a dedicated VHF antenna for communications A standard marine VHF antenna is suitable Page 37 Installation Please note the following guidelines when selecting and locating the AIS VHF antenna The VHF antenna should be located as high as possible and positioned as far from other antennas as possible The VHF antenna should h
92. x X X X X S S x hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 X Total number of sentences needed to transfer the message 1 to 9 2 X Sentence number 1 to 9 3 X Sequential message identifier O to 9 4 X AIS channel for broadcast of the radio message 5 X X ITU R M 1371 message ID 8 or 14 6 S S Encapsulated data 7 x Number of fill bits O to 5 Page 63 Technical reference 6 8 6 DTM Datum reference Logical geodetic datum and datum offsets from a reference datum DTM ccc a x x a x x a X x ccc hh lt CR gt lt LF gt Field Description number 1 ccc Local datum 2 a Local datum subdivision code NOT USED 3 X X a Lat offset min N S NOT USED 5 X X a Longitude offset min E W NOT USED 7 X X Altitude offset meter NOT USED 8 ccc Reference datum Possible datum and reference datum values are e WGS84 W84 e WGS72 W72 e SGS85 585 e PE90 P90 e User defined 999 only available for Local datum e IHO datum code zw 6 8 7 GBS GNSS satellite fault detection This sentence is used to support GNSS receiver autonomous integrity monitoring RAIM Given thata GNSS receiver is tracking enough satellites to perform integrity checks of the positioning quality of the position solution a message is needed to report the output of this process to other systems to advise the system user With the RAIM in the GNSS rec
93. y a notification screen as shown in Figure 18 when automatic response is enabled or Figure 19 when manual response is enabled In automatic response mode simply review and acknowledge the notification screen using the Acknowledge function key to return to the previous operating screen In manual response mode you should review the request and select either the Respond or Decline function key as appropriate INT 13 20 47 OK GPS Long range interrogation Time 13 15 39 MMSI 001245368 Name gt gt RES Response automatically sent Vv Acknowledge E Figure 18 Long range interrogation notification automatic response mode enabled INT 13 20 47 OK GPS Long range interrogation Date 31 03 2010 Time 13 15 39 MMSI 001245368 Name gt gt RES Set default responses wv Decline Respond Kee Figure 19 Long range interrogation notification manual response mode enabled A list of received Long range interrogation messages is available at any time via the main menu Messages sub menu See section 3 16 for more details The Long range message list shows the time and date of reception of each message along with the sending base station s MMSI Full details on each Long range interrogation in the list can be viewed by pressing the View function key The Long range message list and details views are shown in Figure 20 Page 20 Operation

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