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

"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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On Apr 8, 9:57 am, "Capt. JG" wrote:
"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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"j" ganz

sounds about right to me;
If the ship gets sited the US will not push the matter. The skipper
will not be found as he heads for home. his crew will (like happend
with the ship here in oregon a few years ago) be left to fend for
themselves and generally disappear into your community.
Welcome to the world of: We have to follow maritime law and they don't
land! I
t's a fun place where your ticket can be yanked at a whim but if the
vessel is from any place that might cause
an "incident" they become invisable.

Some possibilities:
Someone had forgotten to re-enter data and/or for some reason turned it
off.....
The system had gone belly-up.....
Some radio anomolie and you weren't getting his signal (I get this a lot.
Can be close aboard and all I get is an MMSI number or nothing at all).....

AIS is great but not perfect. I've experienced all of the above when no
signal received from a particular source. Generally has nothing to do with
their particular flag State.

otn



"claus" wrote in
:

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