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.
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.