8. Other AIS stations

Several others types of AIS station have different purposes in use. The most important are:

• Inland AIS : AIS station for inland shipping (mandatory under regional regulation)
• Class A : AIS station for seagoing ships (mandatory under SOLAS).
• Class B : AIS station for recreational ships and other small ships (voluntary or mandatory for some ship types under regional regulation).
• AIS AtoN : AIS station for Aids to Navigation, e.g. buoys, wreck marking.
• AIS SART : AIS Search and Rescue Transmitter for lifeboats.
• AIS Base Station : AIS station on shore.
• AIS Repeater : AIS station on shore for extended coverage between ships, e.g. in hilly areas.