Vessel Traffic Monitoring Directive 200259

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Vessel Traffic Monitoring Directive 2002/59
SafeSeaNet Brussels 22 April 2008 Lazaros
Aichmalotidis Unit F Technical Cooperation
and Development
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Traffic Monitoring Directive 2002/59

• Large political pressure
• One critical question
• How is it possible that we do not
• know what is sailing in front of
• our coastline
• Directive 2002/59/EC aims at establishing in the
  Community a vessel traffic monitoring and
  information system.
• SafeSeaNet (SSN) aims at developing a European
  Platform for Maritime Data Exchange between
  maritime administrations of the Member States
  (network for ship and cargo movements)
• Allow MS to react more efficiently in crisis
  situation

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SSN needs information

• Data providers
• Masters /owners/ agents port and HAZMAT
  notifications
• Local authorities (LCA) VTS, MRCC, Port
  authorities, Coast guards, Pollution survey
  centres for incidents or accidents
• AIS on board AIS and shore based networks
• Data requesters
• Member States Authorities
• SSN needs a network and applications (national
  and central)

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What is AIS?

• Vessel fitted with AIS sends VHF messages on a
  regular basis collected by the ground stations
• Information includes among others vessel position
  and identification
• Limited range (depending on the antenna height)

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Information relating to vessels and incidents
is collected at a MS level. Then submitted to EIS
(computer located at the Data Centre in
Luxemburg) which indexes it, so that it can be
further used by other MSs.
European Index Server
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16/02/2008 1100 Hamburg Next Port of Call
14/02/2008 2300 MRCC Jobourg Incident Reported
SafeSeaNet Browser Web User
Interface Vessel Identification IMO
. MMSI . Select the type of
message Port Reporting Ship Reporting
Hazmat Reporting Alert reporting
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237124000
13/02/2008 1000 Lisbon Port of Departure
Incident
?
Submit
European SafeSeaNet System
Hazmat Request
European Commission (DIGIT)
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GR, EE no info BU, CY by end 08 RO, SL by end 08
(currently using the web)
Implementation began in 2002 and the technical
specifications remain unchanged to give time to
MS to comply with the requirements of the V.1
SSN status
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MSs connect to SSN but not notify all required
info

• MS must extend their efforts beyond technical
  implementation
• into routine operations.
• Number of the notifications fall short of what
  is expected for
• the system in production for all messages.

FigureNotifications Mar.07/Mar.08
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SSN development in 2008/09 STIRES project

• SSN to become a system for daily (routine
  operations) to improve actively maritime safety
• Create a tracking system based on AIS information
  provided by the MS national AIS networks
• Create a visually attractive system that can be
  consulted at a glance
• Add functionality (added value information)
• STIRES fully integrated into the existing SSN
• Data distributed in streamed mode

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The differences of streamed Information Exchange
within SSN
Streamed data, i.e. continuous
Request
Response
EIS
STIRES
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STIRES module Examples of connections to Member
States AIS networks
National Level
MS1 AIS
MS2 AIS
MS3 AIS
MSx AIS
MS4 AIS
MS5 AIS
. . . . .
Regional Level
Baltic Region
North Sea Region
Mediterranean Region
Other Region
EU Level
STIRES (EU AIS)
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Map of AIS shore stations (March 08)
727 AIS shore stationsCoastal coverage in all
MSEU the most well monitored maritime regions
North Sea Region
Baltic Region
Mediterranean Sea Region
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Further possibilities in SSN (2008-2009)
National Level
MS1 AIS
MS2 AIS
MS3 AIS
MSx AIS
NCA1
NCA2
NCA2
MS4 AIS
MS5 AIS
. . . . .
Regional Level
Region Baltic
Region North Sea
Region Mediterranean
Other Region
Other sensors
EU Level
STIRES (EU AIS)
Satellite Imagery
SLRIT
SSN EIS
LRIT Data Centre
LRIT
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HAZMAT
SITREP
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STIRES implementation timetable

• The principal milestones of the project plan are
  
• Dispatch of tender to JO at 22/2/08
• Publication by 5/3/08
• Submission of offers by 5/5/08
• Opening committee by 14/5/08
• Award by 1/7/08
• Signature of contract by 16/7/08
• Project delivery April 09
• Commence operation of system May 09

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SSN is an opportunity

• For the MS
• Shipping industry
• Authorities
• Promotes cooperation
• EMSA will make it more attractive
• Operate and maintain the current system
• Implement an integrated platform (STIRES project)
• Offer value added services
• System for routine operations