T&T: AIS new information

[Dave Cooper]

Recently we have found shore based ATON's that are AIS beacons. These have a
very long range....we've seen them at 24 miles so far and they give you
their exact location within 10 meters. Very good news I think as an
additional coastal nav aid.



We don't seem to find that the software in plotters or the nav programs seem
to handle them very well. They don't treat them as "ships" so you don't get
a range and heading from them unless you move the curser to them.



Has anyone encountered these yet and if so does your nav software treat them
as you would expect..or perhaps it doesn't even "see" them.



As always YMMV..





Dave & Nancy

Swan Song

Roughwater 58

Caribbean Cruise '07