"claus" wrote in message
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We have just installed an AIS receiver onboard our boat - and it is a
great help when navigating in Puget Sound with lots of traffic including
ferries, commercial shipping etc.

I was surprised yesterday to see that a Korean containership - the Huyndai
Patriot - was barreling through the busy waterway at 20 odd knots without
transmitting an AIS signal, since that is a mandatory carriage requirement
inder the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention.

Is South Korea not a member of SOLAS? Is there any penalty for vessels not
adhering to the mandatory requirements in U.S. waters?

Just idle curiosity...

Claus

Sounds like they might have been in violation..

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/enav/ais/...age_reqmts.htm

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