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IALA, e-Navigation, AIS AtoN, VDES and S-100 – clear explanations for engineers, owners and managers.
What is IALA? The IALA Maritime Buoyage System explained
The IALA organisation, its family of standards, recommendations and guidelines, and how to read the marks of the IALA Maritime Buoyage System used in Vietnam (Region A).
What is e-Navigation? The IMO and IALA digital maritime strategy
The definition of e-Navigation, the Strategy Implementation Plan, maritime services and the enabling technologies – S-100, VDES, MRN and the Maritime Connectivity Platform.
AIS AtoN – aids to navigation on radar and ECDIS
Real, synthetic and virtual AIS AtoN, Message 21, Type 1/2/3 stations and AtoN monitoring over AIS.
What is VDES? The VHF Data Exchange System, AIS’s successor
VDES components, how it differs from AIS, the ITU frequency roadmap, satellite VDES and what it means for aids to navigation.
S-100 and S-201 – AtoN data in the new digital standard
The IHO S-100 Universal Hydrographic Data Model, the IALA S-200 product range, S-201 Aids to Navigation Information and the S-100 ECDIS timeline.
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