AIS target boat name

[AllanG]

When I pull-up the boat details on AIS targets on my Furuno MFD, I sometimes find that no boat name has been entered. I checked other AIS targets when out on my friend's boat over the weekend, and found the same on his Simrad plotter.

I thought that a boat name was required to be input when setting-up an AIS system.......is this correct, or is there another reason we are not 'seeing' the boat name on a target?

Allan

 

[Mike k]

When I pull-up the boat details on AIS targets on my Furuno MFD, I sometimes find that no boat name has been entered. I checked other AIS targets when out on my friend's boat over the weekend, and found the same on his Simrad plotter.

I thought that a boat name was required to be input when setting-up an AIS system.......is this correct, or is there another reason we are not 'seeing' the boat name on a target?

Allan

Happens on mine sometimes, if its the first time you have highlighted the target its just gives the MMSI - but once the interval between signals is over the name appears. Must be some sport of delay until the ships AIS resends its signal.

 

[prv]

Dynamic data (position, speed, rate of turn, etc) is transmitted every few seconds (exactly how many depends on a few factors). Static data is transmitted every six minutes. If you've only picked up a few dynamic messages and not yet encountered a static one, the ship will show up as just an MMSI. If you're at long range, have a dodgy aerial, or one of the crappy single-frequency receivers that swap between channels instead of monitoring both at once, you may be unlucky enough to miss a static message or two even if they've been broadcast, so your target could remain unidentified for quite a long time.

Pete

 

[AllanG]

Many thanks, Pete, that explains why I'm seeing no boat name initially.

Cheers, Allan

 

[Mike k]

Many thanks, Pete, that explains why I'm seeing no boat name initially.

Cheers, Allan

your welcome Allan