Division 3.3.1 General requirements

Inland AIS mobile station is based on the AIS Class A mobile station in accordance with SOLAS convention.

Inland AIS mobile station shall cover the main functionality of AIS Class A mobile stations while considering the specific requirements for inland navigation.

Inland AIS shall be compatible to the maritime AIS and shall enable a direct data exchange between seagoing and inland vessels navigating in a mixed traffic area.

The requirements set out in points 3.3 to 3.5 are complementary or additional requirements for Inland AIS, which differs from the AIS Class A mobile stations.

The Inland AIS mobile station design shall take into account the ‘Technical clarifications on the Vessel Tracking and Tracing standard’.

The default setting of the transmission power shall be high power and shall only been set to low power if directed so by the competent authority.