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1.4 AIS Report Rate
The CAMINO-101 supports following report rate in accordance to ITU-R M.1371 and IEC
62287-1.
Table 1-4 CAMINO-101 AIS report rate
Platforms Condition
Nominal
Reporting Interval
Class B Ship-borne mobile equipment not moving faster than 2 knots
3 Minutes
Class B Ship-borne mobile equipment moving faster than 2 knots
30 Seconds
Report rate by command of VTS
5 Seconds highest
1.5 About this Manual
The manual contains installation instructions and operating information for CAMINO-101.
While most of the installation can be performed by the owner or the crew, a final commissioning
can be done by your local agent/dealer where needed or required. AMEC and the local
agent/dealer will not bear any responsibilities over any damages resulted in improper installation
by unauthorized agent/dealer.
1.6 Important Notice
The intended use of the AMEC CAMINO-101 AIS is to enhance the safety of vessels at
sea. However, a few points must be noted as below,
 Any AIS cannot guarantee in monitoring and receiving signals from all vessels in the
surroundings unless those vessels equip with AIS device.
 It is important to note that the AIS is designed for the purpose of anti-collision and is serves
as a compliment to navigation. It is not navigational equipment and does not replace any
navigational system installed on board.
 Although AIS is operated automatically by itself, the owner or the crew on the vessel
should still maintain a proper lookout for the surroundings. While the AIS is capable of
setting alarm of Distance to Closest Point of Approach (hereinafter called “CPA”) and Time
to the Closest Point of Approach (hereinafter called “TCPA”), vessel owner or the crew
should be aware of the fact that there are vessels that are not equipped with AIS, and this
function will not apply on these vessels.