ENHANCEMENT OF SHIP'S RADAR TRANSPONDER FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE EFFECTIVENESS

In the course of the past year or so, several papers have been presented here and abroad dealing with the utilization of transponders in ship's navigation. Multiple usage transponder systems are available as aids for both navigation and target recognition by Radar. Extensive research for additional uses of transponders is continuing on a broad scale in the United States and similarly in Great Britain and Holland. A simple system is needed which can operate on present day ships, now-today-with today's personnel. This system must be commercially feasible, in cost and maintenance, and be compatible with presently used instrumentation on board the average ship. The year by year rising losses in life and ships caused by collisions demand it. One proposed system is presented here.

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• Authors:
  • Abramowski, C A
• Publication Date: 1974-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 79-82
• Serial:
  • Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institute of Navigation
  • ISSN: 0028-1522
  • Serial URL: http://www.ion.org/newsletter/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Navigation radar; Radar; Radar beacons; Radar beacons
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057050
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute of Navigation
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM