User's Manual

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1 AMEC AIS SART PLOMO-500 Introduction
1.1 AIS SART Brief
AIS SART is the latest SART (Search And Rescue Transponder/Transmitter), designed for
survivor location during search and rescue operations. From 1
st
of January 2010, AIS SART has
been adopted into the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Safety System, Figure 1.1)
regulations as an alternative to the traditional SART equipment, RADAR SART.
AIS SART provides more identification, such as position rather than RADAR SART during
search and rescue operation period. The transmitting frequency has been set as 161.975MHz &
162.025MHz in marine VHF channel. AIS SART combines two antennas, GPS and VHF, which
allows transmitting its latitude and longitude, message 1 and message 14 to AIS station.
Figure 1.1 SART in Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS)