AIS, AIS-SART and EPIRB

Whether you are sailing on a lake, on large inland waterways or at sea, when help is needed it is all about seeing and being seen. And in an emergency, it's about calling for help and being found.

• An AIS transponder provides peace of mind and an overview in busy traffic. On your chartplotter or tablet you can see what is happening around you, and other vessels will not overlook your vessel. And if someone gets too close, the alarm will sound. Sail TRade supplies both 'black-box' AIS solutions and chartplotters with built-in AIS.
  
• The AIS transponder with SART button gives you the possibility to send a distress signal – in busier waters – to surrounding vessels that have an AIS receiver. And there are more and more of them. These vessels then see on their chartplotter or tablet exactly who is sending the distress signal and where it is coming from. Every ONWA chartplotter with AIS has such a SART button. The AIS buoy with SART button can fulfil a similar function and is not dependent on a 12/24V connection.
• The ePIRB gives you the possibility to send an emergency call via satellite in open water. Coast Guard and SAR services then initiate the rescue operation. Modern ePIRBs also use AIS to transmit a distress signal to surrounding vessels. It is an official rescue tool, and to be allowed to use it you need a Marcom-B certificate.
• The AIS-SART is a tool for a life raft / abandon ship situation. It helps rescue services and surrounding vessels to find you after you have called for help. The AIS-SART has only a limited range (a few miles) and operating time (a few days).