Works for all counties except the following, who consistently disable AIS and LRIT for various reasons: China, Russia, Iran and Senegal.
So while the International Maritime Organization requires these devices be enabled, the aforementioned counties just ignore it when disabling AIS suites their purposes (Illegally changing flags during voyage, poaching, etc).
In 2009, the flag-states employing the highest number of expatriate-Filipino seafarers were Panama, the Bahamas, Liberia and the Marshall Islands. That year, more than 150,000 Filipino sailors were employed by these four flags of convenience.
Anyone remember which country has a deeply problematic fascist-friendly political and military relationship with the Philippians government right now?
Those haven’t got the system turned off. There’s no where op claimed they have it turned off all the time. They turn it off when doing shady stuff like destroying underwater cables or poaching fish.
Works for all counties except the following, who consistently disable AIS and LRIT for various reasons: China, Russia, Iran and Senegal.
So while the International Maritime Organization requires these devices be enabled, the aforementioned counties just ignore it when disabling AIS suites their purposes (Illegally changing flags during voyage, poaching, etc).
Pretty sure that there is a lot of military and “pirate” ships around the world that also have their transponders turned off regularly.
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None of these are Chinese? Are you sure?
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:2656444/mmsi:273254900/imo:9720263/vessel:ZAFAR
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:658462/mmsi:422517000/imo:9184691/vessel:IRAN_SHAHED
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:280591/mmsi:247285500/imo:9377470/vessel:GRANDE_SENEGAL
Like, far be it for me to suggest merchant vessels don’t regularly engage in shady shipping practices. But this is far more widespread than just a few countries Americans don’t like
I guess two of the largest merchant navies in the world are on vacation?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience#Wages
Anyone remember which country has a deeply problematic fascist-friendly political and military relationship with the Philippians government right now?
Those haven’t got the system turned off. There’s no where op claimed they have it turned off all the time. They turn it off when doing shady stuff like destroying underwater cables or poaching fish.