alant
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Has AIS given Pirates/Terrorists an advantage, since they can now 'shop' till they drop, using on-line information?
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
Has AIS given Pirates/Terrorists an advantage, since they can now 'shop' till they drop, using on-line information?
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/
No ships in the Indian Ocean
These most of sites rely on information fed to them by volunteer stations around the world. As these are mostly land based then more than 30/40 miles offshore is not covered. If the pirates have AIS on the mother ship then they could identify targets in range however I believe some ships are not transmitting AIS in regions of risk.
The Malacca Straits pirates could use this as the Straits are narrow.
Regarding marinetraffic.com/ais, I was wondering if one could use that to ease crossing the channel's shipping lanes since, except for the bit right in the middle, I usually seem to get a mobile signal. Of course, it doesn't calculate CPA from one's own position but surely it could be added to their Android version on a suitable device?
No guarantee that posns are up to date. It would seem to be a better idea to look out for ships with your built-in stereoscopic ocular equipment.
When I was berthed in Port Solent, my neighbor was quite used to long distance cruising. Never mind disabling AIS, when cruising in open / risky waters he actively reduced his radar footprint. He relied on a small gadget with 4 LED's that could detect other boats' radar without himself being seen.
No guarantee that posns are up to date. It would seem to be a better idea to look out for ships with your built-in stereoscopic ocular equipment.