FA50 AIS50 Class B AIS Transceiver - Universal Time Coordinated (UTC)

Fa50. The furuno fa50 is a class b ais (automatic identification system) capable of exchanging navigation and ship data between own ship and other ships or coastal stations. It complies with imo msc. 140(76) annex 3, a.694, itu-r m.1371-2 and dsc itu-r m.825-3. It also complies with iec 60945 (emc and environmental conditions). The fa50 consists of a transponder unit with gps antenna. A vhf antenna is required and should be supplied separately. Also included is ais viewer software from maxsea, which allows basic display of ais targets on a pc. The transponder contains a vhf transmitter, two tdma receivers on two parallel vhf channels, interface, communication processor, and internal gps receiver. The internal gps is a 12-channel all-in-view receiver with differential capability. It also gives position, cog and sog. Static data: mmsi (maritime mobile service identity). Call sign & ship's name. Type of ship. Location of position-fixing antenna on the ship. Dynamic data: ship's position with accuracy indication and integrity status. Universal time coordinated (utc). Course over ground (cog). Speed over ground (sog). Heading. Voyage-related data: hazardous cargo (type). Short safety-related messages, pre-set messages. Manufacturer: furuno. Solas/non-solas = none. Gps included = yes. Display included = no. Antenna included = no. Ais class = b.