The IALA Vision for e-Navigation Nordic Navigation Conference

The IALA Vision for e-Navigation Nordic Navigation Conference Oslo 16 & 17 October 2007

IALA’s Definition “e-Navigation is the harmonised collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis 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”

Fundamental elements needed • ENCs • Position-fixing • Communications

World-wide coverage of navigational areas by ENCs

Robust fail-safe electronic positioning system (with redundancy)

Communications to link ship and shore

A representation of e-Nav Safe Navigation Watch keeping and lookout Procedures and training. Man/Machine Interface (display, portrayal, presentation, controls) Official nautical charts & publications (e. g. ENCs) Position fixing & timing Radar, AIS, LRIT Communications Onboard Navigation System Vessel Traffic Management Value Added Automated reporting Shared tactical info Value adding information - Chart corrections - Weather (forecast and/or real-time) - Route advice - MSI Value adding information - Vessel monitoring - Marine Electronic Highway - Route advice - Maritime Safety Information Radar AIS LRIT Vessel reporting Communications Ship databases SAR e-Navigation environment

A descriptive view

IALA’s Role • All Aids to Navigation (Ato. N) can be represented digitally • Evaluation and manipulation of Ato. N is part of e-NAV • IALA members are responsible for Ato. Ns, including VTS (AIS) • IALA has a significant role to play in the development of the e-NAV concept

e-NAV Work Ahead • Strategy and Operations – User requirements • AIS Technical – Concept/Architecture – Services • Technology for e-NAV – Position-fixing – Communications

e-NAV Work Ahead • Communications – Ship to shore – Shore to Ship – Ship to Ship • Proposed new WG e-NAV Architecture – Onboard – Ashore

IALA Vision for e-Navigation • Trends in maritime operations • Consequences for e. NAV • Key goals

Trends in Maritime Operations • Increasing needs of port, coastal states • Regional cooperation • Increasing volume of info exchange between ships, ship-shore • Increasing environmental concerns • Increasing security concerns • Competition for use of waterways

Consequences of these Trends for e-NAV • Need for efficient data transfer between ships, ship-shore • Need for improved communications • Detection, identification, tracking beyond VTS areas and without human intervention • Risk management basis • Added training requirements

Key Goals of e-NAV • Safety of navigation, protection of environment • Efficiency of navigation and VTS • Efficiency of transport, logistics • Enhanced security • Support for SAR and incident management • Decision-support for ship & shore users without distraction, burden

What’s ahead? • Strategy • User Requirements • Technology • Standards • Information/training

Concept e. NAV Concept] common shore-based e. NAV system architecture e. NAV System Requirement Analysis e. NAV services (engineering model) AIS Service as an e. NAV service Radar Service as an e. NAV service “Visual” Ato. N Service as an e. NAV service VHF Voice Communication Service as an e. NAV service . . . other individual e. NAV Services. . .

Scope of e-NAV concept other ships Application 1 e. NAV Service Applicati on 2 Applicati on 3 Physical Link (e. g. radio link) other ships Applicati on 4 Application-toapplication (peer-to-peer) virtual connection Link technology proper Shipborne Rx/Tx station Data source Data sinks INS

e-NAV architecture • Integration of shipboard information/data processing • Information/data exchange, application-to-application in a peer-to-peer fashion • Integration of shore-based information and data processing

VTM - e. NAV • Where e-Nav comes ashore • Expanded services • Equipment commonality • Flexibility • Shore based sensors • Higher resolution • Data recording

IALA and the e-Navigation Vision • Definition • Fundamental elements • Vision • Concept, Architecture, Services

Contacts • Rolf Zetterberg rolf. zetterberg@sjofartsverket. se • Nick Ward, vice Chair, IALA e. NAV Committee nick. ward@thls. org • IALA Secretariat iala-aism@wanadoo. fr • http: //site. ialathree. org

IALA’s Definition “e-Navigation is the harmonised collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis 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”