The FA100 is a universal
shipborne AIS capable of exchanging navigation and ship data between own ship and other ships or coastal
stations. It complies with IMO MSC.74(69) Annex 3,
A.694(17), ITU-R M.1371-1 and DSC ITU-R M.825. It also
complies with IEC 6199302 (type testing standard), IEC
60945 (EMC and environmental conditions.)
The FA100 Transponder unit contains a VHF
transmitter, two TDMA receivers on two parallel VHF
channels, a DSC channel 70 receiver, interface,
communications processor, LCD display, and an internal
GPS receiver. The internal 12-channel all-in-view GPS
receiver, with differential capability, provides UTC
reference for system synchronization to eliminate a
clash among multiple users. It also gives position, COG
and SOG when the external GPS fails.
The LCD panel displays all required information about
Static data, Dynamic data, Voyage related data and Short
safety-related messages. The information and messages
are automatically updated according to the ITU-R
M.1371-1, e.g., static information every 6 min and on
request, dynamic information every 10 s on ships faster
than 3 kt and 3.3 s when changing course at 0-14 kt,
etc.
The AIS enhances detection of other ships and aids to
navigation (AtoN) on the radar screen.
- AIS targets are visible even if they are behind
large ships, islands or points
- AIS is not obscured by the sea clutter and rain
clutter
- Possible to predict course change of large ships
by displaying ROT at tip of COG/SOG vector
The
AIS target symbols can be overlaid on the following
Furuno radars when RP radar plotting modules are
connected: FAR-28x5 series, FR-21x5 series and FR-15x5
series. The RP radar plotting modules provide
practically an unlimited number of AIS targets together
with ARPA symbols.
Operation of the modules is the same for all RP
models. Place the cursor on an AIS target of interest
and hit the AIS Data Key, and the relevant data is
visible on the data area below the ARPA data cell. If
multiple AIS symbols mask the ARPA and radar picture,
you can place the AIS targets in a sleep mode. The
triangle symbols get smaller for positive observation of
ARPA symbols.
The AIS target symbols appear as defined by
SN/Circ.217 as follows: AIS COG/SOG vector changes it
length with speed and adjustable in cycle time.
ROT mark is viewable at the COG/SOG vector tip when a
target ship is equipped with a Furuno GPS compass SC60
or SC120.
