Professional Diploma in AIS and Radar Systems

To improve maritime safety by automatically identifying and tracking ships, exchanging data such as identity, position, course and speed between ships and with shore stations.

Marine radar, ARPA and the Automatic Identification System, together with their integration with ECDIS, the integrated bridge and vessel traffic services.

No. Navalis Institute teaches the subject in depth, but the certificates required for watchkeeping officers are issued by the competent maritime authority through approved training centers.

Yes. The diploma also suits electronics technicians, VTS and coastal surveillance staff and logistics professionals; the admission interview confirms that it fits your profile.

Yes. One module covers antenna siting, cabling and power supply, calibration, preventive maintenance, fault diagnosis, MMSI verification and maintenance records.

Because each has its own limitations: radar suffers from false echoes, blind sectors and clutter, while AIS depends on what other ships transmit. The diploma teaches how to correlate both and spot errors.

Through plotting exercises, case studies and practical tasks in each module, ending with a final project based on an integrated radar and AIS exercise.

Fully online, with live and recorded classes, downloadable material and tutorials. It comprises 800 hours across 8 modules of about 100 hours each.