by cpfan » February 6, 2015, 8:11 pm
edm wrote:why do the boats in lay up leave there AIS on all winter ? did they leave the boat in such a hurry that they forgot to shut them off ?
Not all ships leave their AIS transmitters on during lay-up. It may depend on the work that is being done to the ship. Some AIS transmitters may not have an on-off switch (I have no idea), so if the ship power is on, it is transmitting.
Steve
[quote="edm"]why do the boats in lay up leave there AIS on all winter ? did they leave the boat in such a hurry that they forgot to shut them off ?[/quote]
Not all ships leave their AIS transmitters on during lay-up. It may depend on the work that is being done to the ship. Some AIS transmitters may not have an on-off switch (I have no idea), so if the ship power is on, it is transmitting.
Steve