Symbols for AIS aids to navigation

SHIPPING SERVICE: International agreement on the future use of symbols for AIS aids to navigation at a meeting in the IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation

The Sub-Committee approved a standard for the use of symbols for AIS aids to navigation. The purpose of the standard is to meet the navigating officer’s need for information and to provide guidance to authorities using this type of AIS symbols.

At the meeting, Denmark gained support for the principle that symbols for AIS aids to navigation should be used cautiously since not all ships are capable of displaying the symbols and several layers of the same information should not be displayed at the same time.

Another issue of special interest to Danish shipping was the approval of a number of comprehensive amendments to the routeing systems in the Netherland part of the North Sea applicable from 1 August 2013.

A more detailed summary of the 58th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation is available HERE

Source: DMA