FCC Seeks Comment on Maritime Automatic Identification System
The FCC Wireless Bureau sought comment aimed at gaining a better understanding of “the reliability of the delivery of safety-related information carried on the two shared, narrowband maritime Automatic Identification System (AIS) frequencies,” channels AIS 1 and AIS 2. Comments…
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are due July 18, replies Aug. 2, in docket 22-232, said a notice in Friday’s Daily Digest. AIS “uses shared channels to exchange navigation safety-related information to properly-equipped vessels and shore stations, including vessel identification, position, navigation status (to reduce the risk of collisions), and Application-Specific Messages (ASMs), which convey weather and other maritime safety announcements,” the notice said: “Concerns have been raised that AIS may experience reduced reliability in areas with high vessel traffic, as more vessels become equipped with authorized AIS equipment and as usage of ASMs and other AIS applications and services increase.”