Operation Manual UAIS Transponder System
3.19 DSC Tuning Menu UAIS can receive and process DSC information sent by Base stations. Periodically lists of geographical regions and their associated parameters are transmitted on the DSC channel. DSC is normally set to Channel 70. Methods of tuning DSC: DSC command from coastal station. Manually from the VDU. 3.20 Long Range Request Menu This feature is only available with a specialised interface to a suitable source.
.21 Other Stations Menu This is the main working menu that displays information on all the received targets. These targets can be viewed in three ways; as a list of vessel names along with Bearing and Distance, more detailed information about individual vessels or as a ‘radar-style’ overview. Individual targets can be viewed in more detail in 2 ways. Highlight a target; at the top of the screen more detailed information can be seen about the selected target.
Press on the Other Stations menu to view the navigational situation in a “radar-style” format. This screen shows all received AIS stations and their velocity vector. The top left number is the number of stations within the range of the display. The range, shown at top right, corresponds with the outer ring of the displayed graphic. Press or to change range between 1nm to 100nm in 7 steps. Press to view or hide text captions (call signs) of the displayed targets. 3.
The top line of the screen shows the destination call sign and MMSI number. The second line displays the message text and the bottom line shows the AIS channel on which the message is to be sent, A or B. Either may be used. To change the destination of the message, select the To: line and select Change From this screen the MMSi of the recipient vessel may be changed, or a group MMSI may be used, or the message may be broadcast to all ships. OK returns to the previous screen.
When the message has been entered correctly, select OK. Select Send to transmit the message. To test the system, select a coast station and compose a message, for example: “This is an AIS test call, please acknowledge”. If no acknowledgement is received the message will be re-transmitted up to four times. If no acknowledgement is received after the four transmissions, try another station in the list.
3.23 Receiving a message When a message is received and identified as being for the particular vessel (ie it has the correct MMSI number), a screen appears to alert the operator and to display the text. Further details of the message can be viewed by entering the Radio Exchange screen. 3.24 Radio Exchange menu Full details of received messages can be viewed. The received messages are then displayed with time and date of transmission, message text and details of the sender.
3.25 Alarms & Faults When an alarm condition occurs a pop-up window will appear, eg Press to acknowledge the alarm message. To clear an alarm and deactivate the BIIT relay, first select Alarms & faults from the Main menu then select Alarm status to view all the alarm conditions.
3.9 Dist.GNSS-Bow Dist.GNSS-Stern Dist.GNSS-Port-side Dist.GNSS-Starboard (Default = 0) These values are set up during commissioning. Refer to section 4.15 for further information. 3.10 Type of Cargo (Default = 0) Enter to type of vessel and cargo. Please see the tables below for details (tables are derived from the ITU-1371-1 standard).
Identifiers Used by Other Ships to Report Their Type Identifier Number Vessel Type First Second Digit Digit 3 0 Fishing 3 1 Towing 3 2 Towing and length of the tow exceeds 200mtrs (656ft) or breadth exceeds 25mtrs (82ft) 3 3 Engaged in dredging or underwater operations 3 4 Engaged in diving operations 3 5 Engaged in military operations 3 6 Sailing 3 7 Pleasure craft 3 8 Reserved for future use 3 9 Reserved for future use Identifiers Used by Special Craft to Report Their Type Identifier Number Vessel Type F
3.11 Max. Static Draught (Default = 0.0) Enter the maximum static draught of vessel (in metres) during the current voyage. 3.12 Persons on Board (Default = 0) Enter the total number of persons on-board during this voyage. This information is normally provided at the Master’s discretion or on request from a competent authority. 3.13 Destination Enter the port of destination (Entered at Master’s discretion).
3.14 ETA (time) (Default = 24:60 Undefined) Enter the local Estimated Time of Arrival at port of destination. (Entered at Master’s discretion). 3.15 ETA (date) (Default = 00-00 Undefined) Enter the Estimated Date of Arrival at port of destination. (00-00 = undefined) (Entered at Master’s discretion).
3.16 Status (Default = Undefined) Enter the navigational status of the vessel: - 3.17 Display Present (Default = Yes) When Display present is set to Yes, this option indicates to other UAIS stations that the VDU is capable of showing received text messages. If the UAIS Transponder is not connected to any application display (MKD, ECDIS, ARPA or ECS) this parameter must be set to “No”.
3.18 VHF Regions Menu UAIS works on two radio channels at any time and may select those channels depending on the geographical area. A list of up to 10 regions with their associated channels can be stored in the permanent memory; if not in any of these regions, UAIS uses the default channels of 2087 and 2088. To view the region list stored in memory, select VHF regions option from the Main set-up menu.
Normally it is not necessary to enter the regions manually, as the station should pick them up automatically, however it can still be done as shown in the following section by selecting Tune in the previous screen Changing the geographical location defines the region, and the associated parameters may then be set. A confirmation screen appears, then the new region and information is displayed on the main screen.
Applicability of this manual This manual is valid for all hardware and software issues of the equipment described, and is kept current by updates. When updates are posted, any incompatibility with earlier issues of hardware and/or software will be highlighted here. Issue 5 of the Operation manual refers to V24 software, which is expanded over earlier issues. Disclaimer Information contained in this manual is supplied in good faith, but is liable to change without notice.
Table of Contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................1 About this Manual ......................................................................................1 Safety Summary..............................................................................
4 COMMISSIONING ..................................................................... 31 4.1 Initial Start-up ...........................................................................................31 Main Set-up Menu....................................................................................................34 4.3 General Set-up Menu...............................................................................35 4.4 MMSI..........................................................................
1 Introduction 1.1 About this Manual This Operation Manual has been designed to help understand how to operate an UAIS Transponder system as quickly as possible. Please read this Manual thoroughly before attempting to use the UAIS Transponder system. The UAIS Transponder provides Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) capabilities to either mobile or fixed stations. The primary purpose of this UAIS is as a Class A mobile Ship-borne Transponder system..
WARNING: The use and operation of a UAIS transponder is legislated and forms a part of the ship’s mandatory navigation equipment. It is therefore necessary that the installation is certified (commissioned) and that certain information has to be available before full operation of the transponder can take place. The ship’s IMO and MMSI number has to be programmed into the transponder, as these form part of the mandatory information that is transmitted.
2 Product Definition 2.1 System Overview Universal Automatic Identification System (UAIS) is a maritime VHF based transponder system that provides high-speed automated communication from shipto-ship and ship-to-shore, of vessel, voyage and safety related data. This UAIS transponder and touch screen VDU display system is the latest in state-of-the-art technology and is designed to meet the latest IMO SOLAS requirements.
2.2 Compliance This UAIS is designed to comply with international standards and is approved in accordance with the high standards of the European Marine Equipment Directive: • MSC.74(69) • ITU-R M.1371, ITU-R M.1084-4, ITU-R M.823-3, ITU-R M.493-9 • IEC 60945, IEC 61993-1,2, IEC 61162-1,2,3, IEC 61108 • ETS 300 113 2.3 ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ 4 UAIS Key Functions Automatic identification of other UAIS equipped vessels. Self-organising control of access to the radio channels.
3 Operation Please read all the warning notices at the front of this manual before turning on the Transponder. 3.1 Activation It is recommended that UAIS should not be switched off and should remain in operation continuously. However, based on the Master’s professional judgement, either transmission may be inhibited or the UAIS may be switched off entirely if continuous operation might compromise the ship’s safety or security. Reactivation must take place as soon as the source of danger has disappeared.
Press to move to the previous character set Press to move to the next character set Press to Back Space 6 89-042 Issue 5
Press to Delete a character Press or to move the cursor 3.3 Initial Start-up Ensure that power is available to the Transponder unit and that the main power on/off switch, located to the left side of the cable entry of the Transponder, is switched to the “on” position (green LED illuminated).
After successful completion of the self-test and communication between the VDU and the transponder has been established the following screen will appear. The welcome screen giving the GNSS type (GPS or GLONASS), software version, and software build date then appears, which confirms that the VDU is ready for operation. Press 8 to enter the Main Menu.
3.4 Set to Work NOTE: If the display is not easy to read, refer to section 3.35 which details how to adjust the display. The next screen to appear is the Main menu that contains all the basic functions required to successfully operate a class A UAIS ship-borne station. The Other stations option in this menu is where all received target information can be monitored. (See section 3.21 on page 20) When in operation mode the Main menu appears with the following options: 3.
This screen will display navigation data used by UAIS. Normally the navigation data is received via the input ports Sens1, Sens2 and Sens3 as well as the RTCM port for differential corrections. If the data is not being received via these interfaces, UAIS can use it’s own internal GNSS, providing this facility has been enabled (see section 4.14 on page 38). Co-ordinates for non-mobile stations may be pre-set during commissioning. 3.
3.7 Call Sign Enter the Ships radio call sign. 3.8 Name Enter the Ship's registered name (maximum 20 characters). To confirm the change in ship’s name the system password must be entered. (See section 4.
