Thread: AIS Issues
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Old 11-20-2012, 04:16 PM   #21
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By my count there are about 330 vessels in the Caribbean today with AIS on, excluding the 325 moving around the Canal Zone. Talk yourself out of safety gear, but don't try to convince the rest of us AIS has "serious limitations." As an ex USCG flyer I'm a bit surprised by your stance. It certinly doesn't fit with the top USCG Admiral's position on AIS.

I well remember when radar for yachties was a "waste of $$, GPS would never work and EPIRBs were a nuisance and too expensive. Well, guess what -----
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