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Installation
● The number of blue cones or blue flag status for the cargo (1, 2 or 3 blue cones, or blue flag).
● The static draught of the vessel to the nearest centimetre.
● The air draught of the vessel to the nearest centimetre.
● The number of crew, passengers and other shipboard personnel.
● The number of assisting tugboats (from 0 to 6).
The additional identification information can be entered via the main menu. Press the 'Menu' key then select
the 'Voyage data' sub-menu. When the AIS transceiver is operating in Inland AIS mode the voyage data entry
screen will be extended to allow input of the additional information described above.
The following standard AIS voyage information must be updated for Inland AIS:
● Destination
The voyage destination should be entered using UN terminal location codes and ERI terminal codes where
possible.
4.9.4 Other Inland AIS settings
When operating in Inland mode it is possible to connect a 'blue sign' switch to the AIS transceiver and also to
manually configure the AIS position reporting rate. The connection of the blue sign switch is described in
section 4.9.5.
Settings for the blue sign switch and reporting rate are available via the main menu by selecting the 'Installation'
option followed by the 'Inland configuration' sub menu.
Select the 'Blue sign settings' option to set up the blue sign switch. The switch can be set to 'Available' if a blue
sign switch is connected or 'Unavailable' if no switch is connected.
Select the 'Reporting rate selection' option to manually adjust the AIS position reporting interval. The available
reporting interval settings are:
● Autonomous mode (default).
● Once every 10 minutes.
● Once every 6 minutes.
● Once every 3 minutes.
● Once every minute.
● Once every 30 seconds.
● Once every 15 seconds.
● Once every 10 seconds.
● Once every 5 seconds.
● Once every 2 seconds.
● Next higher reporting rate.
● Next lower reporting rate.
Manual changes to reporting rate should be carried out with care and usually only on instruction
from the local authority.
4.9.5 Blue sign switch connection
An external switch can be connected to the AIS transceiver to indicate the blue sign state when in Inland AIS
mode. If a blue sign switch is installed then the switch should be set to 'Available' as described in section 4.9.4.
The external switch should be of a latching single pole type and is connected to the 'Switches' terminals of the
junction box as shown in Figure 51. When the connected switch is made (short circuit) the blue sign status will
be set and transmitted accordingly in Inland AIS position reports.
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