Digital Yacht’s AIS100 Pro Life Guard could save a life

Sailing is generally a fun past time, but a man over board situation is one that every captain fears. Digital Yacht has launched a potentially life-saving product called AIS Life Guard. Each crew member needs to be carrying a personal AIS device - like the ones made by companies such as Easy, Kannad and McMurdo.

A fully operational AIS SART man overboard system
Just connect the AIS Life Guard to an on board AIS transponder or AIS receiver and you have a fully operational AIS SART man overboard system. The AIS Life Guard detects both message 1 and message 14 (these are reserved for AIS SART messaging). As soon as an AIS SART transmission is detected the AIS Life Guard will sound an internal 95db alarm and also display a red warning light. So within seconds the helmsman will be aware if a member of the crew or passenger has fallen overboard. The AIS Life Guard is compatible with all Digital Yacht receivers and transponders and the new generation of AIS SARTS that have recently been approved for global use by the IMO.




New and improved entry level AIS receiver
New entry level receiver that won’t burn a hole in your pocket Digital Yacht will launch a new and improved entry level AIS receiver. Called the AIS100PRO, it has both NMEA and USB outputs so it’s ideal for use with PC and MAC based navigation software as well as chart plotters from manufacturers like Garmin, Raymarine, Lowrance, Standard Horizon, Simrad, Furuno and many more. Both outputs can be simultaneously connected allowing for say a PC installation at the chart table and a dedicated plotter in the cockpit or on the fly bridge, which is an increasingly popular option for navigation.

NMEA input capability
One neat feature is a NMEA input capability which allows other compatible NMEA devices such as a GPS or instrument systems to feed data into the AIS100PRO and for all this data to be combined or “multiplexed” on to the AIS output. This greatly simplifies interfacing issues on some systems with a limited number of connections. Like all AIS products, it does require a VHF antenna or suitable VHF-AIS splitter to allow the main VHF antenna to be shared across both systems. Digital Yacht always recommend a dedicated AIS tuned antenna for the best performance as even good quality splitters will have some loss and also prevent AIS target reception when transmitting on the VHF.

Digital Yacht / Bukh Bremen at boot 2012: Hall 11 / A 34

Source: bymnews.com & digitalyacht.co.uk