DEBEG 3410

“Unknown vessel on my starboard bow.....” radio communications like this are a commonplace occurrence for the officer on watch during night time, especially in coastal waters.

The weak link in the past generations of ARPA electronics is the inability to identify a single radar target when multiple contacts are being tracked and a visual identification is impossible. To identify a target by the means of VHF contains a lot of guess work with no guarantee for success. It leads to confusion and is an important factor for many collisions and near-collisions.

This uncertainty belongs now to the past. The Automatic Identification System AIS provides now the missing link to the collision avoidance electronics. It supports the officer on watch by providing detailed target and traffic information in real time to be displayed on navigation displays.

SAM Electronics as the leading system integrator was one of the first companies implementing AIS information in its navigation equipment. Since the first trials in 1997 SAM Electronics has developed not only a fully IMO compliant AIS transponder but also the full periphery for the display and operation of AIS on versatile navigation equipment.

In 2008 SAM Electronics introduce the second generation of AIS class A transponder onto market. The new AIS 3410 is developed based on the experience of several thousand installed AIS transponder in the last 6 years. It is compliant with the latest performance standard for Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) IEC 61993 and completely exchangeable to its predecessor UAIS DEBEG 3400. The smaller dimensions and lower weight of the AIS 3410 transponder lead to a compact design and simplify the installation of the equipment. Additionally a Low Power Mode with a transmitting power of 1 W for tanker according TSG (Tanker Safety Guide) and ISGOTT (International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminal) is implemented.