United States Coast Guard Office of Navigation Systems

United States Coast Guard Office of Navigation Systems Providing navigation safety information for America’s waterways Jorge Arroyo Office of Navigation Systems U. S. Coast Guard Washington, DC U. S. Army Corp of Engineers & U. S. Coast Guard Inland Waterways Conference Cincinnati, OH March 7 th, 2007

Automatic Identification System (AIS) Why? ü What is it? ü Who has to have it…and will have too? ü How does it work and used? ü Where do we have coverage? ü ž Nationwide AIS Project (NAIS) ž Common Operating Picture (COP)

Shipboard AIS

What started the USCG on AIS? In 1990, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act which participation in VTS mandatory and directed the USCG to seek ways to have ‘dependent surveillance’ of all tankers bound for Valdez, Alaska. To that end, in 1993 the USCG developed Automated Dependent Surveillance Shipboard Equipment (ADSSE), based on Digital Selective Calling (DSC) protocol.

Congress supports/mandates AIS! In 1997, Congress…stated that AIS “technology should be the foundation of any future VTS system” and that it “strongly believes that this technology will significantly improve navigational safety, not just in select VTS target ports, but throughout the navigable waters of the U. S”, and, that we “continue working with stakeholders…”

Industry endorses AIS! In 1999, the National Dialog Group, comprised of the marine private and public representatives, stated they: “strongly endorse the widespread use of AIS employing d. GPS and onboard transponder technologies…that national use of AIS technology on the greatest number of vessels is essential both as a foundation of a VTS system…improving navigation safety…strongly urge the USCG to take the lead…in developing equipment and procedural standards that will promote universal use of AIS technology”, which will “be less intrusive and distracting to the mariner than will a voice-based control system…”

AIS Carriage Regulations 33 CFR 164. 46 As of December 31 st, 2004, the following must have a properly installed, operational, type-approved AIS • On international voyage: ü Tankers, Passenger > 150 GT, all others ships > 300 GT q Per SOLAS Regulation V/19. 2. 4 ü Self-propelled commercial vessels > 65 feet q Except fishing and passenger vessels (<150 passengers) • Within a VTS area: ü Self-propelled commercial vessels > 65 feet q Except fishing and passenger vessels (<150 passengers) ü Towing vessel > 26 feet and > 600 hp ü Vessel certificated to carry > 150 passengers

What is AIS? • Autonomous Continuous Station-to-Station Navigation Broadcast System - 3 modes of operation: automatic/self-reporting, assigned, interrogation/polling - Open protocol & non-proprietary - Robust capability: can handle up to 4500 reports per minute - Frequency agile: any 2 channels in the VHF Marine Band - Versatile: multiple standard interfaces and display options • Internationally Adopted & Required (IMO SOLAS Regulation V/19. 2. 4) - Tankers, passenger vessels, and, other ships 300 of gross tonnage or greater ž Purpose: collision avoidance, vessel traffic service tool, and, coastal surveillance • Mandated by Congress by the Marine Transportation & Security Act of 2002 - Commercial self-propelled vessels 65 feet or greater; - Towing Vessels over 26 feet or greater and 600 hp or more; - Passenger vessels as determined by USCG; and - those the USCG deems necessary for safety.

Forthcoming AIS Rule q Announcement published October 31 st, 2005 q Extend to all U. S. navigable waters q Potentially could effect 17, 000 vessels. § Commercial self-propelled vessel of > 65 feet § No exceptions § Towing vessel > 26 feet and > 600 hp § Vessels carrying > 50 passengers (vice 150) § Hi-Speed vessels carry > 12 passengers § Certain dredges / floating plants, and § Vessel moving certain dangerous cargoes q Forthcoming rulemaking will address timeline § Reasonable time will be given for installation/use § Waiver provisions already exist

AIS how… Time-Division Multiple Access (TDMA) [][][]][][][][][][][][][] GNSS d. GPS Gyro/Heading Rate of Turn Inputs per SOLAS requirements 1 VHF Transceiver 3 VHF Receivers - AIS 1 Ch. 87 B - AIS 2 Ch. 88 B - DSC Ch. 70 !AIVDM, 2, 2, 7, A, 2220<5@f. Qp 0 PPPPPP>1>D 93? ; 5@fb 80, 0*64 COMMUNICATE Broadcasts and manages the flow of AIS data sentences ASSEMBLE Gathers positioning, heading, vessel data and assembles it into an AIS compliant data sentences READ AIS data sentences may be read/sent on/to multiple devices

AIS ATON’s • Monitors ‘health’ & position • Improves availability by reducing time to respond to outages because of near real time monitoring. • Improves “visibility” to AIS equipped vessels.

Vessel Name – Bearing - Range

See around bends Calculate encounter zones

See around bends Calculate encounter zones

Binary Messages and Functional Identifiers AIS allows the transfer of Binary Messages • a means for communication for external applications • General broadcast • Addressed to specific station (MMSI) • Results in a Binary Acknowledgement to confirm that the addressed binary message was received All binary messages are composed by • an external application on the transmission side • can only be used by the same external application connected to the AIS on the receiver side.

Meteorological & Hydrological Reporting • Improves the overall safety & efficiency of marine traffic • Some in place since 2002

AIS Event Detection Automatic event detection • User specified event types • Flag to indicate status of event • Find vessel involved in event • Forward event information via: • System Integration Module • SMS or email • Speech integrated

Lock Order Message • • Used by Saint Lawrence Seaway since 2002 Improves efficiency, lock utilization, mitigates racing & wait time

Malaysia Dredge Monitoring Project

Malaysia Dredge Monitoring Project

USACE Real-time Current Velocity Meters

AIS Traffic Analysis & Vessel Traffic Management The before and after implementation of traffic separation scheme

Industry is using AIS – Washington St. Ferries

Industry is using AIS – Washington St. Ferries Acceleration/deceleration graphs shows areas of opportunity for fuel savings

European Multi-service Meteorological Awareness system Weather Warnings EMMA – Shore to Ship) Rain Forest Fire Low Temp High Temp Avalanche Snow and Ice Fog Flood Wind Thunder storm

European Multi-service Meteorological Awareness system Signal Status – Shore to Ship Physical configurations

Current U. S. AIS Capability notional coverage • USCG VTS - NY/NJ, LMR, HOU/GAL, Tampa, Port Arthur, Berwick Bay, LA/LB, SF, Puget and Prince Wm. Sound • Joint Harbor Operations Centers (USCG/USN JHOC) • MOA with St. Lawrence Seaway • USCG R&D AIS Efforts - Prototype AIS installations and network - Coverage analysis and evaluation - Evaluating AIS & VHF voice communications compatibility • • Alaska Secure Passive AIS Gulf of Mexico Offshore Platforms NOAA Weather Buoys with AIS Commercial Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Orbcomm launch

Daily number of vessels tracked between 3/03 and 3/07 Coast Guard R&D Center AIS Network

Nation-wide AIS Project Overview • Automatic reception of AIS information (vessel ID, location, speed, and other navigational information) nationwide out to 2000 nm from shore • Transmission of standard messages out to 24 nm from shore • Correlation with other vessel and crew database systems for intelligence and operational decision makers • Display information to a Common Operational Picture (COP) and share with other agencies •

One known need: Common Operating Picture “plus” News Media Weather Data Port Security Plans Automatic Identification System data Facilities Security Plans Unclassified Cargo, Crew Data FBI Information Unclassified Vessel Tracking Data Port Security Assessments Maritime Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) data Unclassified Satellite Photos Maps & Charts Models (e. g. radiological dispersion) Common Operating Picture “plus” Defense Operations Plans Force Deployments Customs Information Law Enforcement Operations Plans National Assets Common Intelligence Picture

Nation-wide AIS Project • Display information to a Common Operational Picture (COP) and share with other agencies

• Display information to a Common Operational Picture (COP) and share with other agencies

WWW. NAVCEN. USCG. GOV USCG AIS

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What AIS broadcasts • MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE INDENTIFIER • UNIVERSAL TIME STAMP (GPS) Dynamic Data -every 2 -10 seconds per speed and course change • POSITION & ACCURACY (+/-10 m) • COURSE OVER GROUND • SPEED OVER GROUND • HEADING • RATE OF TURN • VESSEL IMO NUMBER • COLREG NAVIGATION STATUS Static & Voyage Data -every 6 minutes or upon change • VESSEL NAME & CALL SIGN • VESSEL TYPE & DIMMENSIONS • STATIC DRAFT • HAZARDOUS CARGO FLAG • DESTINATION & ETA Safety Related & Binary Applications • SHORT TEXT MESSAGING < 156 characters • DATA MESSAGING & BINARY APPLICATIONS Weather & Hydrological Information- • NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real Time System • NWS-Real-time weather buoy (C-MAN station) • USACE Real-time Current Meter System (RTCM) Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)- • ATON Discrepancies • Distress Alerts • Urgent Notices & Warnings • Traffic Advisories • Radar Overlay / Pseudo-targets • Additional Hydro & Meteorological Information Other possible uses • Aids to Navigation • Search and Rescue • Port Partners • Lock/Canal operations • … endless opportunities!

GPS Multi-path Error

Correct position from Pilot’s GPS Ship’s Displayed Position o via Pilot Unit o via AIS Note ¼ mile offset error False position from ships AIS

Ship’s Displayed Position o via Pilot Unit o via AIS Note ¼ mile offset error

NAIS - System Context Diagram