AIS target icons

Generally speaking, targets received locally are displayed in green, those received by the Internet in blue.

1 - The following symbols are used in the application to display the AIS targets received with your AIS receiver.

  • Class A AIS: fishing boat, cargo ship, ferry, …

    • default
    • CPA alarm
    • at anchor
    • fishing
    • restricted ability to maneuver

  • Class B AIS: pleasure boat

    • default
    • CPA alarm

  • Aid to navigation

    •  default
    •  off position
    •  virtual
    •  virtual, off position

  • SART

    • AIS SART beacon alarm
    • AIS SART beacon in test
    •  SART plane or helicopter

  • Base

    •  ground base

2 - The following symbols are used in the application to display AIS targets received via the Internet

  • Class A AIS: fishing boat, cargo ship, ferry, …

    • default
    • CPA alarm
    • at anchor
    • fishing
    • restricted ability to maneuver

  • Class B AIS: pleasure boat

    • default
    • with meteorological or hydrological data
    • CPA alarm

  • Aid to navigation

    •  default
    •  off position
    •  virtual
    •  virtual, off position

  • SART

    •  AIS SART beacon alarm
    •  AIS SART beacon in test
    •  SART plane or helicopter

  • Base

    •  ground base
    • ground base with meteorological or hydrological data

Last updated: 5 April 2018