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.Screwsfor(optional)pole-mountingoftheGNSSantenna
10.Documentation
11.Fixingsfor(optional)surfacemountingoftheGNSSantenna(3xM3x40studandthumbnut)
Important:TheAISunitissuppliedwithanutandwasherpre-fittedtotheunit’
sgroundinglug.
Thisdedicatedgroundingpointmustbeconnectedviaasuitablegroundingstrap(notsupplied)
toyourvessel’sRFgroundpoint.Formoreinformation,refertothelabelattachedtotheunit’s
groundinglug,aswellasthefollowingsectionoftheConnectionschapter:p.32—Grounding
2.6AISoverview
Y ourAIS700usesdigitalradiosignalstoexchange'real-time'informationbetweenvessels,shore
basedstations,oraidstonavigation(AToNs)ondedicatedVHFfrequencies.Thisinformationisused
toidentifyandtrackvesselsinthesurroundingareaandtoprovidefast,automaticandaccurate
collisionavoidancedata.
AlthoughAISaugmentsyourRadarappbyoperatinginRadarblindspotsanddetectingsmaller
AIS-fittedvessels,itdoesnotreplaceyourRadar,asitreliesonreceivingtransmittedAISinformation
andthereforecannotdetectobjectssuchaslandmasses,navigationalbeaconsorvesselsnot
equippedwithAIS.
Note:
NEVERassumethatAISisdisplayinginformationfromallvesselsinthearea,because:
•NotallvesselsarefittedwithAIS
•AlthoughitismandatoryforlargercommercialvesselstocarryAIS,itisnotmandatorytouseit.
AISshouldbeusedonlytoaugmentR
adarinformation,notsubstituteit.
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