The automatic ship identification systems (AIS – Automatic Identification System) referred to in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1 November 1974 make it possible not only to improve the possibilities of monitoring these ships but above all to make them safer in close navigation situations.
Det udstyr til automatisk identifikation af skibe (AIS — Automatic Identification System), der er omhandlet i den internationale konvention om sikkerhed for menneskeliv på søen af 1. november 1974, kan ikke blot forbedre mulighederne for at overvåge disse skibe, men navnlig at øge deres sikkerhed i tæt trafik.