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R4 AIS(Saab)
Supplier: Saab/Raytheon Anschütz
Type: R4
AIS is today a SOLAS requirement for vessels over 300 GT on international voyages, cargo ships above 500 GT in national waters, and passenger ships of all sizes. AIS provides automatic information exchange between ships, and between ships and shore stations over two global VHF radio frequencies.
Saab R4 AIS
The R4 AIS is Saab’s fourth-generation transponder system, selected by a vast number of commercial-shipping, Coast Guard and Naval customers throughout the world. There are currently more than 16,000 units supplied to the world’s fleets. The AIS features a user-friendly multi-purpose display unit and offers an outstanding interfacing capability as well as data validation, thus ensuring safe operation when connected to navigation sensors, radars and electronic chart systems. A large number of input and output ports enables sophisticated system integration. Standard AIS features are fully implemented in accordance with relevant specification and recommendations. The system is fully upgradeable to support future features.
Integration by Saab offers benefits:
- Fully IMO-compliant
- Highly versatile multi-functional display unit
- Integrates with external differential GPS receiver, gyro compass, speed log, chart systems and radars
- Large number of input and output ports to support highly complex and integrated bridge systems
- Channel-management capability (regional AIS frequencies)
- Easy access to standardised and proprietary safety-related text messages
- Fully software-upgradable to support future standard requirements and to convert to other product versions
- Pilot plug integrated in display unit ?1 W output power option when handling hazardous cargo
- Interoperable with Saab’s Airborne and Secure AIS?Supports AIS Class B “carrier sense” messages
- Supports transmission of safety-related messages (SRM) as well as general text messages?Supports navigation using DGPS corrections broadcast via AIS
R4 AIS(Saab)
