AIS targets

When your MFD is connected to an AIS receiver or AIS transceiver AIS equipped vessels can be displayed as AIS targets in the Chart app and Radar apps. Different icons are used to represent different types of AIS target.

By default the following icons are used:AISTarget icons

Table 1. AIS icons
	Vessel		SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) / MOB (Man Over Board) / EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon)
	Land-based station		ATON
	SAR (Search and Rescue)		Virtual ATON

AIS targetsEnhanced iconsYou can enable enhanced AIS target icons from the AIS Settings menu: Menu > Targets > AIS Settings > Enhanced AIS targetsor the Advanced settings menu: Menu > Settings > Advanced > Enhanced AIS targets. When Enhanced AIS targets is enabled the Enhanced AIS icons are used.

Table 2. Enhanced AIS icons
	Sailing Vessel		Commercial
	High speed vessel / Wing In Ground vessel		Cargo vessel
	Passenger vessel		Other

Enhanced AIS icons are scaled or outlined according to the reported size of the vessel, as shown below:AIS targetsEnhanced target status


	Relative length (Gray outline)

The status of an AIS target is shown using different colors, outlines and flashing as shown below:

Table 3. AIS target status
	Lost (No border, crossed through)		Uncertain (Dashed outline)
	Buddy (Yellow fill)		Dangerous and Uncertain (Dashed outline and Flashes Red)
	Dangerous (Flashes Red)		ATON off position (Red border)

Note

When the MFD is configured as ‘First responder’ and is connected to STEDs compatible AIS hardware, Blue Force AIS icons are used to identify other STEDs equipped vessels. For details refer to: Blue Force Tracking