Marine eNavigation: A System for

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Marine e-Navigation A System for
the 21st Century Brian
Wadsworth Director, Logistics and Maritime
Transport Department for
Transport
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Challenges Today and Tomorrow
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Dover Strait Radar Traffic Survey
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Physical Aids to Navigation
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

• safe navigation and effective safety services
  (eg SAR)

• secure shipping and secure systems

• safeguarding the marine environment

• managing traffic efficiently and at reasonable
  cost

• value added potential (eg logistics management)

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E-Navigation is the collection, integration
and display of maritime information onboard and
ashore by electronic means to enhance berth to
berth navigation and related services, for safety
and security at sea and protection of the marine
environment.
IALA Strategy Group, February 2006
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AIS An e-Navigation Precursor
Scillies Traffic Separation Scheme, Falmouth
Region, England Several vessels transiting the
separation scheme, keeping to their respective
lanes. Vessels entering the South West Approaches
to the Channel. Note also the ships currently
within Falmouth Harbour.
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The e-Navigation Jigsaw
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Why eLoran?

• accuracy ?9m (without differential signal)
• good signal penetration
• relatively invulnerable to malicious
  interference
• moderate infrastructure cost (c.
  600k/yr/transmitter)
• compatible with GNSS but fully independent
• radio spectrum available
• considerable development investment
• critical enabler for cost savings on
  traditional aids to
• navigation

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Benefits of e-Navigation 1

• safety, accuracy, reliability

• monitoring and intervention from the
• shore, when necessary

• clarity and ease of interpretation

• instantaneous updating

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Benefits of e-Navigation 2

• interactive alerts and advice

• prioritisation of data

• faster training

• secure e-borders

• logistics management

• cost savings on legacy navigation aids
• and services

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E-Navigation for All
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Development of E-Navigation

• Paper submitted for MSC81
• (Co-sponsored by Japan, Marshall Islands,
• Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, UK, USA)
• MSC has agreed to add e-Navigation to NAV,
  
• COMSAR work programmes
• Objective to develop a comprehensive vision
  
• and strategy for e-Navigation
• Report back to MSC by or before end 2008

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How to Move Forward

• Focus on critical global standards
• Identify essential components for a viable
• system
• Identify gaps now then
• Derive key strategy components and assign
• responsibilities
• Assess realistic timetables for delivery

A Strategy for e-Navigation