IMCASafety Flash
USCG: Automatic identification system (AIS) inaccuracies led to fatalities
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 19/20
- Date
- Themes
- Machinery and EquipmentMarine Operations
Summary
The United States Coastguard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 04-20 relating to an incident where a causal factor in a number of fatalities was incorrect information entered into vessel AIS (Automatic Identification Systems). Accurate AIS data entry and display is essential to safe navigation.
IMCA SF 19/20. Themes: machinery and equipment, marine operations.
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