The JHS-182 AIS is a ship borne system capable of regularly broadcasting own ship's unique information and continually receiving and displaying information broadcast from other vessels. All vessels and VTS operators within VHF range and equipped with an AIS transponder can continually receive and display information from other vessels. The AIS can "see around corners", allowing avoidance of dangers before visual contact has been established. All ship's information including static and voyage related data such as the ship's name and cargoes, as well as its dynamic navigational information, i.e., position, course, and speed can be transmitted and received. In accordance with IMO carriage requirements and SOLAS (Chapter V, Regulation 19), passenger ships, vessels over 300GT on international voyages and all vessels over 500GT are mandated to carry AIS. Existing vessels will be required to carry AIS on a schedule that phases the retrofits between July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2008. All vessels built on or after July 1, 2002 are required to carry AIS (Automatic Identification System).

The JHS-182 AIS is a ship borne system capable of regularly broadcasting own ship's unique information and continually receiving and displaying information broadcast from other vessels. All vessels and VTS operators within VHF range and equipped with an AIS transponder can continually receive and display information from other vessels. The AIS can "see around corners", allowing avoidance of dangers before visual contact has been established. All ship's information including static and voyage related data such as the ship's name and cargoes, as well as its dynamic navigational information, i.e., position, course, and speed can be transmitted and received. In accordance with IMO carriage requirements and SOLAS (Chapter V, Regulation 19), passenger ships, vessels over 300GT on international voyages and all vessels over 500GT are mandated to carry AIS. Existing vessels will be required to carry AIS on a schedule that phases the retrofits between July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2008. All vessels built on or after July 1, 2002 are required to carry AIS (Automatic Identification System).