Bringing e-navigation into the Straits and the Marine ...
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Bringing e-navigation into the Straits and the
Marine Electronic Highway
Singapore Maritime Technology Conference 2015
John Erik Hagen, Regional Director NCA
What is the e-navigation concept?
• e-navigation is about worldwide harmonised and
simplified information exchange between systems on
board and systems on shore and systems between
other ships.
Enhanced Safety and Efficiency
e-navigation aims to provide needed information, in
electronic format , to contribute to:
- enhancing the safety of navigation
- improvements in the efficiency of shipping
- better access to sea areas and ports, and
- further development of a worldwide, sustainable maritime
transportation system
The Solutions
• The concept is based on 5 solutions prioritised by
IMO and represents an integrated and holistic
approach to the concept of exchange of information
in providing safe, secure and effective berth to berth
navigation as well as protection of the marine
environment.
Solution 1
• The first solution, S1, provides a harmonised and
user friendly bridge design in order to ensure that
the navigator can immediately recognize all the
navigational functions on any ship.
• It also includes standardisation of navigational
display functionalities , S-mode.
Solution 2
• The second solution, S2, provides standardised and
automated reporting of ships information for port
arrival to the shore side, so that it is not necessary to
use many individual ship reporting systems when
arriving in a port, furthermore, saving time and
reducing the non-navigational workload of the
navigator and increasing port efficiency.
• In this respect the Single Window Concept will be
introduced later today.
Solution 3
• The third solution S3 provides improved reliability of
bridge equipment and navigation information in
order that the navigator can rely on the continuous
update of the ships situation with regards to
navigational awareness.
Solution 4
• The fourth solution S4 provides integration of
incoming information on bridge navigational
graphical displays to avoid the need to plot
additional information of the current situation of the
ship.
Solution 5
• The fifth solution S5 makes sure that the shore based
information from ports, VTSs and other service
providers to ships is harmonised and standardized
around the world.
Communications and the concept of a
Marine Electronic Highway
• The e-navigation concept is primarily based on improved
digital communications between ship and shore and ship and
ship.
• If the e-navigation solutions are realised then the concept of a
Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) can be achieved.
Marine Electronic Highway
• The Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) was a Demonstration
Project of the IMO in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
which was given the go ahead in June 2006.
• The overall objectives of the project were to enhance
maritime services, improve navigational safety and security
and promote marine environment protection.
• The introduction of e-navigation and the ongoing SESAME
Straits projects will further develop the MEH concept.
Tasks to be done
• For each Solution there are tasks that still need to be
carried out in order that they can be implemented.
• Implementation period is 2016 to 2019.
• Six planned outputs are proposed for approval by
MSC95 in June.
• These outputs if approved will ensure that
e-navigation will be continuing on a voyage to reality
6 Planned and Prioritized Outputs
User friendly and harmonised bridge design
1. Introduce the concept of standardized modes of operation, S-
mode, with industry support;
2. Revise the Integrated Navigation Systems (INS) in order to
harmonize bridge design and the display of information;
Automatic and Standardised ship reporting
3. Introduce standardised electronic ship reporting and automated
collection of onboard data for reporting;
6 Planned and Prioritized OutputsImproved reliability of bridge equipment and navigation information
4. Introduce Built In Integrity Testing (BIIT) for navigational equipment
Integration of incoming information on bridge navigational graphical
displays
5. Harmonize the display of navigation information received via
communications equipment
Harmonising shore based information to ship
6. Implement Maritime Service Portfolios (MSPs with the support of
relevant International Organizations.
Industry and other stakeholders involved in the
development and implementation of e-navigation
• The further development and implementation of e-
navigation requires joint international efforts and co-
operation between IMO, the maritime industry and
other stakeholders, and international organizations
such as IHO, IALA, ICS, CIRM, BIMCO, NI and others.
Conclusions
• e-navigation is about electronic information
exchange
• Completion of the 6 outputs to achieve the
5 solutions will make the e-navigation concept a
reality and the further develop the MEH.
• So lets go for it!
Thank you for your attention!