FAIRwayDanube Commission Meeting in Budapest 29.09.2015Károly GOMBÁS (Andreas Bäck)

Harmonized realization of theFairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan

Global ProjectIWW of theRhine-Danube Corridor

Proposed ActionFAIRway waterways

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Fairway Maintanance Master Planfor the Danube and its navigable tributaries

Conclusions byDanube Ministers

Guidelines+ CEF

Key facts

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ScheduleStart: 07/2015Closure: 06/2020[Duration of 5 years]

BudgetTotal: 23,4 Mn EURCEF: 19,7 Mn EUR

SettingMulti-applicant CEF study including pilot operations: seven interlinked actions

• Elaborate coordinated national action plans and define pilots

• Procure equipment for hydrological services

• Execute and evaluate pilots

• Harmonized basic data on critical locations

• Coherent monitoring of navigational status

• Harmonized water level prognosis

• Potential of fairway relocation and floating ship data

• Develop innovative approaches (aerial monitoring, AtoNs …)

• Prepare documentation for future implementation steps

• Manage project and disseminate results

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Overview on FAIRway activities

Ministerial Conclusions (Dec 2014) ask for national roadmaps based on the Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan until June 2015.

Further development within FAIRway:

• Develop 1st version further

• Update national action plans yearly

• Elaborate pilot implementation concept and evaluation

framework

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Activity 2 National action plans and definition of pilots

Joint market survey, aligned technical specifications, preparation of procurement documents with support of international expertsJoint tenders envisaged for transnational waterway asset management system.

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Activity 3 Procurement of hydrological service pilots

Data gathering

Data processing and analysis

Waterway asset management

system

Water level prognosis

Surveying vessels and

gauging stations, floating ship data

Respond to data

Multifunctional marking

equipment

Joint market survey, aligned technical specifications, preparation of procurement documents by national experts.Joint tenders envisaged for transantional waterway asset management system.

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Activity 3 Pilot operation over 3 years…

Systematic decision support through

improved data

analysis. Matchable water level prognosis

displayed in a

harmonized way.

Optimized surveys with

denser intervals at

critical locations.

Strategically placed water level gauges deliver basic

data.

Exploit full potential of navigation conditions through dynamic marking

… to gain experience for the full deployment of the FRMMP

Add new perspectives to the waterway administration.

• Aerial photo monitoring concepts

• Optimum speed at navigable canals

• Recalculation of Low Navigable Water Level at the Lower Danube

• Agree on AIS AtoN application standard

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Activity 5 Innovative approaches

Prepare for the full implementation of the Fairway Rehabilitation and Maintenance Master Plan based on the national roadmaps and pilot results.

• Feasibility studies in Slovakia (Lower Váh and

Gabcikovo)

• Prepare implementation of additional measures

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Activity 6 Documentation for full deployment

Thank you for your attention!

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Contact

Andreas BäckviadonauStrategy & Action ProgrammesT +43 50 4321-1609andreas.baeck@viadonau.orgDonau-City-Straße 1, 1220 Vienna