Samyung NAVIS800FS, Instruction Manual

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AIS Setup
This is to show on the plotter display the ship together with the information received from AIS, such as Ship
Name, MMSI numbers, Lat/Log, SOG, COG.
Each ship has her own MMSI number, which is 9-digit ID, assigned and the first 3-digit numbers mean MID
(Country Code) which tells her nationality or area.
By distinguishing the ships with 16(sixteen) target colors according to MIS on the screen, it is easy to
recognize the ship nationality and by automatically adjusting the length of the heading according to the ship
speed, it is also easy to figure out the navigational information such as the moving speed together with other
ships.
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Basic Information on AIS-mounted ships displayed on Screen
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Ship Name : Named for ship
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MMSI : ID Number assigned for ship to be identified
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SOG : Current speed of ship under voyage
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COG : Current course of ship under voyage
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The more the speed becomes, the longer the heading rod becomes.
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It is indicated differently according to ship nationality (MID).
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Place the plotting cursor to any target ship, the press ( ) button to get all the details.