Service manual

Latestproductsandinformationavailableatwww.sealite.com
7
AIS Monitoring System
with SLC600 Type 2 Power Supply
About the AIS System
Sealite’sAISAtoN(AutomatedIdenticationSystem)operatesintheinternationalVHFMaritimeMobile
Band,enablingPortAuthoritiesandotheruserstoremotelymonitorthereal-timestatusoftheirAtoN
installation,whilstprovidingmarinersinthebroadcastingregioncrucialMessage21information(as
denedbytheinternationalTelecommunicationsUnion(ITU))aboutthenavigationaid.
ThecompactAISAtoNTeleBeaconcomesinstalledwithSealite’srangeofSL125productsandinteracts
withanyAIS-enabledchartorradarscreen,broadcastinginformationaboutthetypeandnameofthe
AtoNandGPSposition.
Inaddition,theAISAtoNbroadcastsAISMessage6-enablingtheoperatortomonitortheAtoNforsolar
andbatteryvoltage,ashsettingandlightstatus.Subjecttothettingofappropriatemeasuringdevices,
meteorologicaldataandahostofotherparameterscanbeobtainedviaMessage8.Thisxedfrequency
telemetryunitoperatesonthedesignatedAIS1andAIS2channels.
IntechnologypartnershipwithMaritecLtd,theAISTelebeaconcanbesuppliedintegratedtotheSL125
Type2CompleteorSLC600powersupplymodels-creatingacompletelyintegratedAIS-enabled
AtoN.Sealite’sAISAtoNwasdevelopedinaccordancewiththeInternationalAssociationofLighthouse
Authorities(IALA)Recommendations,andITUPublications.
Figure 2: Automated Identication System - Overview