AIS tester M1

for boatsfor ships

AIS Tester M1 is a professional equipment for surveyors providing mandatory annual testing of the Class A and Class B AIS mobile and base stations, AtoN and AIS-SARTs in accordance with the requirements of IMO and SOLAS. The device complies with the IMO circular letter “Guidelines on annual testing of the AIS unit MSC.1/Circ.1252”. The tester is designed to perform annual surveys and shore-based maintenance in accordance with IMO requirements concerning AIS testing (IMO circular letter “Guidelines on annual testing of the AIS unit MSC.1/Circ.1252”). AIS Tester allows to check any AIS station, proving its functional parameters meet appropriate IMO standards. AIS Tester allows to: • - Measure AIS frequencies (on channels 1, 2) • - Measure or estimate the AIS transmitted power (on channels 1, 2) • - Receive and decode the AIS messages • - Send the data to AIS stations • - Pass the DSC polling information (channel 70) • - Check AIS answer to so called “virtual vessel” • - Simulate NMEA data transmissions • - Simulate AIS data transmissions, such as ship’s name, position, length, course, speed, power and beam • - Transmit and receive the DSC messages of different types for VHF stations • - Check the AIS-SART operation facilities • - Receive the data from pilot plug or external sensors Dimensions of main unit: 195 x 101 x 43 mm Weight of main unit: 0.55 kg