ZuidWester
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An interesting event. They are introducing a new monitoring system for river traffic in London, called AIS. Seems all ships operating on this stretch will need to install it. Wonder if it really will increase safety?
Anyone else at the PLA meeting last night?
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ZuidWester
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New for the PLA I guess
I wonder what it will cost for the ships to install? The PLA are offering 50% subsidy.
I wonder what it will cost for the ships to install? The PLA are offering 50% subsidy.
bobgosling
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Re: New for the PLA I guess
AIS is legally mandatory for commercial vessels and has been for a while.
I wonder if what you are talking about is the newly introduced AIS-B which is designed for leisure users and is ( at the moment ) voluntary ?
It would not surprise me at all if the PLA , and other revenue gathering bodies , start introducing bye-laws to make fitting this mandatory. Makes it a lot easier to identify , and therefore get money from , any visiting vessel. Or is that just me being a cynic ?
AIS is legally mandatory for commercial vessels and has been for a while.
I wonder if what you are talking about is the newly introduced AIS-B which is designed for leisure users and is ( at the moment ) voluntary ?
It would not surprise me at all if the PLA , and other revenue gathering bodies , start introducing bye-laws to make fitting this mandatory. Makes it a lot easier to identify , and therefore get money from , any visiting vessel. Or is that just me being a cynic ?