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Automatic identification system training

Take this short online tutorial to learn more about the automatic identification system (AIS).

AIS improves navigation safety and environmental protection by assisting in the effective navigation of ships. It can be used as an aid to navigation by providing location and additional information on buoys and lights.

Learn more. Take our AIS online tutorial.

Register for the AIS online tutorial at the AMSA learning centre.

Last updated: 8 July 2020