09 - 2004
Coningbeg Automatic Lightfloat Automatic Identification System (AIS) Trial Service
Name of the Aid: Coningbeg Lightfloat
24 September 2004
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Location |
Coningbeg Automatic Lightfloat |
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Latitude |
52° 02.395'N |
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Longitude |
06° 39.448' W |
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MMSI Number |
002501910 |
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Message Type |
AIS Aids to Navigation Report (Type 21) |
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Message Content |
Position, Name and Status of Aid to Navigation, (Repeated at 3 minute intervals). |
Mariners are advised that the message content above will be displayed on the AIS Minimum Keyboard Display (MKD) together with the range and bearing to the Lightfloat.
User report or comment on the provision of this service is welcomed. Comments should be addressed to the Inspector of Lights & Marine Superintendent, Commissioners of Irish Lights, 16 Lower Pembroke Street, Dublin 2; or by email to aisforum@cil.ie.
It would be appreciated if user reports could provide as much of the following detail as possible:
- Range and bearing or Latitude and Longitude at time of detection of AIS Aid to Navigation message.
- What is displayed on the AIS Minimum Keyboard Display.
- What is displayed on the electronic chart/radar if configured to display AIS targets.
All radio navigation systems are susceptible to environmental effects and interference (including jamming), which can adversely affect their availability. The Commissioners of Irish Lights strongly advise that no single aid to navigation system should be relied upon in isolation and that AIS users should use all alternative means available to cross check the information received.
By Order, T. M. Boyd, Chief Executive.
Mariners are invited to contact the Marine Department, Commissioners of Irish Lights to comment on any aspect of the Aids to Navigation Service or on hazards to navigation around the coast of Ireland.