Boilermaker75
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Dec 23, 2018
- Messages
- 85
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Kimberly Dawn
- Vessel Make
- 1984 Marine Trader 40 Sundeck Trawlet
CatalinaJack,
Could you elaborate on your comment regarding AIS being for seeing around the curves on a river? My former VHF radio(s) pre-dated AIS, and though I've read a little about it, I don't fully understand its use. Would other boats with AIS automatically show up on your GPS chartplotter? Is AIS required on all boats, or only on commercial boats? If not required on all pleasurecraft, what percentage of pleasurecraft have AIS-enabled VHF radios? What's the risk that you wouldn't be aware of a non-AIS-equipped boat approaching your location?
Could you elaborate on your comment regarding AIS being for seeing around the curves on a river? My former VHF radio(s) pre-dated AIS, and though I've read a little about it, I don't fully understand its use. Would other boats with AIS automatically show up on your GPS chartplotter? Is AIS required on all boats, or only on commercial boats? If not required on all pleasurecraft, what percentage of pleasurecraft have AIS-enabled VHF radios? What's the risk that you wouldn't be aware of a non-AIS-equipped boat approaching your location?