Oct.

2001 Ver 3a

Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Model AS-100

FURUNO USA Inc.

October 2001

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AIS System Overview

AIS Provisions
Carriage Requirements
FURUNO AIS Features
Specifications
Interconnection Diagram
Configuration
AIS basic data display
AIS Targets on Radar/ECDIS
AIS Symbology
Installation Example 1
Installation Example 2
Installation Example 3
Installation Example 4
AIS Serial Data Sensor Requirements
AS100 Display Dimensions
Combined GPS/VHF Antenna Dimensions
Junction Box Dimensions
Interconnection Diagram

AIS System Overview

Inmarsat-C
(future
development)

X Vessel Traffic Services

X Navigation Safety Information

Ships ID, name, etc

VTS Station
AIS Transponder

VHF

Navigation data

Cargo and destination

VHF
VHF

VHF
VHF

Nav Alerts,
VTS/Port Control Information,
GNSS corrections
X Own Vessel Identification
X Monitoring of other vessels
X Collision avoidance navdata
transfer (CPA, TCPA, etc.)

AIS Base Station

AIS provides:
Static data

MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service

Identity)
IMO number (Where available)
Call sign & name
Length and beam
Vessel Type
Location of position-fixing antenna
on the ship
Update rate: 6 min.

Voyage-related data

Draft
Hazardous cargo (type)
Destination and ETA (at masters
discretion)
Route plan (Optional)
Update rate: 6 min.

Dynamic data
Ships position with accuracy
indication and integrity status
UTC
Course over ground (COG)
Speed over ground (SOG)
Heading
Navigation status (manual input)
Rate of turn--ROT (where available)
Update rates
Dependent on speed and course
alternation. ( 2 sec 3 min)

Short safety-related
messages
User-selectable
Update rate: as required

AIS Carriage Requirements

Date of implementation
Date of
construction

On or after
July 1, 2002

Before
July 1, 2002

Type of
ships
All passenger
ships
300 GT and
upward (Intl
voyages)
500 GT and
upward (NOT
Intl voyages)
All passenger
ships
(Intl voyages)
All tankers
(Intl voyages)
50000 GT and
upward (Intl
voyages)
10000 GT to
less than 50000
GT (Intl
voyages)
3000 GT to less
than 10000 GT
(Intl voyages)
300 GT to less
than 3000 GT
(Intl voyages)
All passenger
and 500 GT and
upward (NOT
Intl voyages)

July 1,
2002

July 1,
2003

*First
survey
after
July 1,
2003

July 1,
2004

July 1,
2005

July 1,
2006

July 1,
2007

July 1,
2008

x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

*Safety Equipment Survey

FURUNO AIS FEATURES

Meets minimum requirements of MSC.74(69) Annex 3,
IEC 61993-2, ITU-R M.1371-1
Space-saving installation
Built-in 4.5 LCD screen presents scrolling 6-line data
(IMO standard: 3 lines minimum); switchable to simple
graphic mode
Guard Zone/Lost Target alarms
Target information can be sorted by range, TCPA or
CPA
AIS data output to AIS-compatible Radar/ECDIS
Fusion of ARPA and AIS data on Radar display
Seamless integration with Furuno Radar/ECDIS
Optional PC software for expanded operation.

AS-100 Specifications
Applicable Standard: MSC.74(69) Annex 3 , IEC 61993-2(Draft), ITU-R M.1371-1
Radio Frequencies:
AIS Channel:
Regional:
Channel Spacing:
Output Power:
Modulation:
Bit rate:
Synchronization:
Time Slot:
Equipment List
Standard:
Option:
Display:
Alarm Output:
Power Supply:

AIS1: CH87B(161.975 MHz)AIS2: CH88B(162.025 MHz)

156.025 - 162.025 MHz DSC CH70(156.525 MHz)
12.5 kHz/25 kHz
12.5 W (2 W)
GMSK
9600 bps
SOTDMA, UTC Indirect Synchronization to base station
2250 slots/min 1slot = 256 bits

GPS ant, Transponder Unit, Junction Box

VHF ant, DGPS, Software for PC
4.5-inch monochrome LCD 128 x 64 pixels)
6-line x 20 char/line, Simple graphic display
Guard Alarm, Lost Target Alarm
24 VDC

AS-100 Specifications
Interface

5 x IEC 61162-1/2
1 x IEC 61162-1
1 x IEC 61162-2, RS-232C
1 x Contact closure (For alarm output)
1 x Log pulse (For speed log)
1 x LAN (Ethernet)
1 x AD-10 (For gyro converter (AD-100))
1 x RTCM SC-104 (For DGPS beacon receiver)

Optional PC software specifications

Display data:
Data entry:

Other ships data incl. CPA/TCPA (graphic, alphanumeric),

Ship list, Safety-related messages, target plotting
Own ship data, Safety-related messages

Interconnection
FURUNO Radars
Compatible radars:
AIS processor:
Principal functions

FURUNO ECDIS
Compatible ECDIS:
Principal functions:

FR-15x5 MK3, FR-21x5, FAR-28x5 Series

Optional Plotter board required in radar
Other ships navdata display
Display of safety-related messages
Guard Zone, Alarms (Guard, CPA/TCPA, Lost target)
FEA-2105
Other ships data display
Display of safety-related messages
Guard Zone, Alarms (Guard, CPA/TCPA, Lost target)

FURUNO sensors

THD (GPS Compass): SC-120, SC-60

Output data - L/L, SOG, COG, HDG, ROT
GPS Navigator:
GP-80, GP-500 MK2
Output data - L/L, SOG, COG

System Configuration
Graphic Display

AIS Transponder
AS-100

Sensors

Antenna for internal

GPS receiver
(for UTC sync)

Antenna for
VHF TX/RX,
DSC RX

GPS Navigator
GP-80/500MK2

Radar
FR-15x5 MK3/21x5
FAR-28x5

DGPS
GR-80
IEC 61162

IEC 61162
VHF-TX
VHF-RX DSC
VHF-RX

CPU

ROT Sensor

VHF ANT Mix

Heading Device
(Gyro/THD)
SC-120

ECDIS
FEA-2105

VHF-RX
GPS-RX

PC

AIS basic data display

Selected target

[MENU]
1 TARGET DATA
2 PLOTTER
3 OWN DATA
4 SET FREE MSG
5 INIT SETTING
6 SYTEM SETTING
6 DIAGNOSTICS

CPA:
5.1 nm
TCPA:
26.1 nm
NAME:
ALASKA

[2]

RNG:24 nm

Menu

AIS data

[5]
[INIT SETTING]
1 NAV STATUS
2 STATIC DATA
3 VOYAGE DATA
4 DYNAMIC DATA

Setting menu

[1]

BRG RNG NAME

81
81 10.0nm
10.0nm ALASKA
ALASKA
21 11.1nm 12 WASHI
78 19.2nm OGASAWA
174 22.2nm DIAMOND
56 23.1nm XYLITTLE
22 25.5nm FURUNOM
NEXT TARGET
List of other ships

Select target and

press [ ENT ]

NAME : ALASKA
CALL : AS0021
RNG : 10.0 nm
BRG : 81
SOG : 13.1 kt
COG : 22.1
HDT : 24.2
NEXT DATA
Detail of other ship

Select target and

press [ ENT ]

AIS TARGETS ON RADAR/ECDIS

AIS Target

AIS Target

ARPA Target

RADAR
(Optional Video Plotter RPxxx required)
FR-15x5 (With RP-17X)
FR-21X5 (With RP-26X)
FR-28X5 (With RP-25X)

ECDIS
FEA-2105

AIS Symbology

(Currently under IEC review)

AIS target

AIS target (inactive)

Active AIS target

Selected target

Dangerous target

Lost target

Description of symbol
An isosceles, acute-angled triangle shall be used
as AIS target symbol. The apex shall be oriented
with the heading of the target.
The AIS target shows:
- vector (speed and course)
- heading
- rate of turn indication (if
available) to display actual
course changes
A square is to be used.
The target is displayed with vector (speed and
course), heading and rate of turn indication (if
available)
A flashing equilateral triangle, apex top, shall be
used to mark the target. After acknowledgement,
flashing shall cease.
The target shall be displayed with vector (speed
and course), heading and rate of turn indication
(if available).
A flashing diamond shall be used. After
acknowledgement, flashing shall cease. The
diamond shall be formed from two equal triangles
(one apex up, the other apex down).

AIS Symbol

ARPA
Symbol

Installation Example 1

L/L, SOG, COG

GPS Navigator
GP-80/500 MK2

Heading

AIS Transponder
AS-100

Gyrocompass

ROT
(where available )

ROT sensor

Installation Example 2

L/L, SOG, COG,

Heading, ROT
(ROT is not based on A.526(13))

AIS Transponder
AS-100

GPS Compass
SC-120

Note: SC-120 is designed to meet IMO Res MSC.116 (73)

as redundant heading sensor for ships 500 GT and greater

Installation Example 3
PC connection
AIS data can be displayed on PC with
use of optional software.

L/L, SOG, COG

Heading

AIS Transponder
AS-100

GPS Navigator
GP-80/500 MK2

Gyrocompass

Entry of own ship data

PC (W/Optional Software)
AIS data

Installation Example 4

Radar and ECDIS Interface

L/L, SOG, COG

Heading

Entry of own ship data

AIS Transponder
AS-100

GPS Navigator
GP-80/500 MK2

Gyrocompass

ECDIS
FEA-2105

AIS data

AIS data

Radar
FR-15x5 MK3
FR-21x5
FAR-28x5

AIS Serial Data Sensor Requirements

Construction on or after Jul 1st 2002

Position/
SOG
time
IEC61162 sentence GNS,
VBW
recommended DTM
Data required

COG

Heading ROT

RMC

HDT

ROT

Construction before Jul 1st 2002

Position/
SOG
time
GNS,
VBW
DTM

COG

Heading ROT

RMC

HDT

ROT

300GT - 499GT

GPS

GPS

GPS

THD

If available GPS

GPS

GPS

THD

If available

500GT - 2999GT

GPS

GPS

GPS

GYRO

If available GPS

GPS

GPS

GYRO

If available

3000GT - 9,999GT

GPS

GPS

GPS

GYRO

If available GPS

GPS

GPS

GYRO

If available

10,000GT - 49,999GT GPS

GPS

GPS

GYRO

If available GPS

GPS

GPS

GYRO

If available

50,000GT - 99,999GT GPS

GPS

GPS

GYRO

ROT

GPS

GPS

GPS

GYRO

If available

100,000GT-

GPS

GPS

GYRO

ROT

GPS

GPS

GPS

GYRO

ROT

GPS

*ROT sensor is required for ships 50,000 GT and over on and after 1 July 2002,
but the corresponding IMO A.526(13) does not require a serial output

AS-100 Dimensions

Combined GPS/VHF Antenna

Dimensions

Junction Box Dimensions

43

260

Interconnection Diagram
VHF Ant

GPS/VHF
Combined Ant
(Optional)

GPS Ant

AIS-100
RG-10UY
RG-10UY

12-24 VDC

DPYC-4
AC-DC
Power supply unit

TTYCYS-4
IEC 61162-1
TTYCYS-4
AD-10
DPYC-1.5
200p/nm
TTYCYS-4
IEC 61162-4
(10 BASE-T)

PC (Low speed)
AD-100
LOG
LAN (Ethernet)

FURUNO supply cable

TTYCYS-4
JUNCTION
BOX
115/230 VAC

12-24 VDC

IEC 61162-1/2
IEC 61162-1/2
IEC 61162-1/2
IEC 61162-1/2
IEC 61162-1/2
IEC 61162-2
Contact closure
RTCM SC-104

Sensor 2 GPS
Sensor 3 GYRO or THD
Sensor 4 SDME or ROT
Radar/ ECDIS/ PC
Radar/ ECDIS/ PC
Sat com (Future development)
Alarm
DGPS