Mandatory AIS Activation for Vessels AIS Activation: Captains Required to Report Vessel Activities via SROP and/or VTS

In 2022, the Minister of Transportation (“Minister”) introduced Regulation No. 18 of 2022 (“Regulation 18/2022”) on Automatic Identification Systems (“AIS”) for Vessels Sailing in Indonesian Waters, which, as its title suggests, mandates that Indonesian-flagged and foreign vessels (collectively referred to as “Vessels”) operating in Indonesian waters should install and activate their AIS.[1] In this regard, the aforementioned AIS have been classified into two specific classes that break down as follows: