Pilot-AIS

Pilot -AIS is the perfect solution for pilots who want to take full advantage of the information supplied via AIS.

With Pilot-AIS on the mobile PC and an AIS Pilot Plug Interface (Bluetooth Pilot or USB Pilot) the pilot can plug directly into the ships AIS Transponder system. The AIS Pilot Plug is mandatory on all ships above 1600 GRT. No additional GPS needed!

This allows the pilot to access all AIS information as well as own-ship information directly on his mobile PC without having to deal with cryptic MKD's or unfamiliar software.

As most up-to-date charting software packages do not support the AIS-data (NMEA VDO-sentence) from the Pilot Plug (containing GPS data, making it unnecessary to carry an GPS receiver), Pilot-AIS transforms AIS data into normal GPS data (NMEA RMC-sentence) and outputs this data to a virtual serial port. To connect your charting software to this port, all you need is a Virtual Null Modem Cable (see here for details).

The Pilot-AIS Software displays all information transmitted via the AIS Pilot Plug:

• Own-Ship data (including position, course, speed, heading, ROT, name, callsign MMSI etc.)
• All other vessels equipped with AIS (Class A and B)
• SAR-Aircraft
• Aids-to-Navigation equipped with AIS
• AIS Basestations
• AIS text and safety messages (transmit and receive)
• Binary AIS messages with weather, traffic and lockage information if broadcasted by shore-station.
• Compatible with binary message from IMO and USCG (PAWSS) and St. Lawrence Seaway
• AIS Hardware Alarms from transponder.

Additionally Pilot-AIS offers the pilot the possibilty to poll new acquired vessels for their ship static data.

With Pilot-AIS you know directly which vessels are coming up the channel. No more VHF-calling "Northbound ship in approx. position"!

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Download Pilot-AIS Brochure (pdf-file)