AISTESTER M1: Technical Guide for AIS Class A Tester

Product by AISTESTER M1 - a portable tester for checking AIS Class A mobile stations, both in the scope of operational inspection and in the amount of annual ones, according to IMO Circular Letter MSC.1/Circ.1252. The device operates on AIS frequencies: channel 1, channel 2 and DSC channel 70.

Tester AISTESTER M1 with connecting elements — AISTESTER M1: Tester and connecting elements. The condition and composition of the supplied kit are agreed before ordering.

What standards are being checked

The tester is designed in accordance with ITU-R M-1371-1 and IEC 61993-2 standards as a technical tool for checking AIS units and the correct installation of AIS stations on a ship. That is, not only is the station turned on, but the path itself is checked: the transmitter, reception through channels and the quality of the installation.

Two ways to connect

The check can be carried out with connection to the checked equipment by cables through the attached attenuator - this is an accurate bench mode. Or through the air using an antenna - a quick check on board without interference with cable wiring.

Status and kit

The specimen is not new; it comes with cables, an attenuator and a bag. For the working tool of the service service, this is a common situation: the device is checked as a measuring tool, and its state is fixed during transmission. The package and documents are confirmed by letter before shipment.

Who's a good M1 for?

Service organizations and ship owners with their own communication service, who have several AIS stations and the device pays off with regular inspections. A single check of one vessel is more rational to order as a departure - the layout is disassembled in the article AIS verification: on their own or call the service. Differences from the AITS-RV model in comparison AISTESTER M1 and SINE QUA NON AITS-R.

Frequent questions about AISTESTER M1

What is AISTESTER M1 testing? AIS Class A mobile stations on channels 1, 2 and DSC channel 70 are subject to operational and annual inspection by IMO MSC.1/Circ.1252.

To what standards was the tester developed? According to ITU-R M-1371-1 and IEC 61993-2 - as a technical means of checking AIS-blocks and installation of stations on a ship.

How to connect the tester to the station? In two ways: by cables through the attached attenuator or by air through the antenna.

What's included? Device (not new), cables, attenuator, bag. The composition and condition are confirmed by letter before shipment.