VTS IN THE AGE OF UBIQUITOUS DIGITAL INFORMATION Kuala Lumpur, Aug 2016 Dmitry Rostopshin Director, Traffic Control & Management Solutions

2  Ship traffic increased four times in the past 20 years  VTS areas have tendency to expand:  Coastal VTS systems  VTS beyond the territorial waters  Sea Traffic Control and Management systems  Demands to improve efficiency of ports and terminals  Coordination between various stakeholders  VTS operators “payload”  Large amount of routine operations  Huge volume of VHF communications  Low level of automation CHALLENGES OF MODERN VTS

3 INFORMATION SERVICE (INS) TRAFFIC IMAGE DELIVERY VTS Service Bus VTS Stakeholders (pilots, agents, port terminal operators, customs, etc.) VTS Sensors (Radar/AIS)Route Management System Position, identity, intention, route and destination of all vessels

4 INFORMATION SERVICE (INS) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DELIVERY VTS Addressed delivery to vessel entering the VTS area Regular broadcasts to all vessels No Go areas, Navareas, SAR Areas Temporary Notices to Mariners Weather information INFORMATION DELIVERED Amendments and changes in information concerning the VTS area such as boundaries, procedures, radio frequencies, reporting points Meteorological and hydrological conditions Any information concerning the safety of navigation

5  Allows real-time data delivery with minimum delays  Minimizes amount of routine VTS operations  Reduces the VTS operators load (incl. VHF comms)  Reduce human error  Provides common data environment for all stakeholders INFORMATION SERVICE (INS) BENEFITS OF THE AUTOMATION OF INS

6 TRAFFIC ORGANIZATION SERVICE (TOS) ROUTE EXCHANGE SYSTEMS RTAETA Route Cross Check Initial RouteMonitoring route Alternate route VesselVTS Route Management System Port Terminal Individual vessel route INFORMATION DELIVERED Estimated time of arrivalRecommended time of arrival Alternate route if necessary

7  Simplifies planning of port operations and allied services  Improves port efficiency  Reduces waiting time and decreases necessity of anchoring  Allows “just-in-time” arrivals  Enhances safety of navigation TRAFFIC ORGANIZATION SERVICE (TOS) BENEFITS OF THE AUTOMATION OF TOS

8 Information delivered:  Navigational Alarms and Warnings NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE (NAS) DELIVERY OF NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS Automatic message Vessel

9 Information delivered:  No-Go areas calculated for particular vessel NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE (NAS) GROUNDING PREDICTION Automatic Area delivery Vessel

10  Route Cross-Check  Monitoring deviations from the route (distance and time) NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE (NAS) ENHANCED ROUTE MONITORING Route Cross Check Initial RouteMonitoring route Alternate route VesselVTS Route Management System

11  The system informs VTS operator about dangerous situation in the area  The VTS operator receives suggested alternate route (or several options) from the DSS  The VTS operator approves the decision  The decision is automatically delivered to the on-board ECS / ECDIS or pilot device as a VTS recommendation NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE (NAS) ACTIVE DECISION SUPPORT SERVICES (DSS) Navigational Warning DSS Solution VTS Operator approval Delivery of DSS recommendation to Vessel

12  Improves safety of navigation (reduces risk of collision and risk of grounding)  Reduces delivery time of NAS recommendations to vessel  Increases efficiency of port operations (i.e. via widening of tidal window)  Provides decision support to VTS operator NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE (NAS) BENEFITS OF THE AUTOMATION OF NAS

13 SHIP TRAFFIC CONTROL & MANAGEMENT COMMON ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS

14 IMPLEMENTATION GULF OF FINLAND TESTBED FOR E-NAVIGATION (STARTED JUL 2016)

15  Modern Vessel Traffic Services possess highly accurate and reliable information about all operations within port and port approach  Future-VTS functions should be extended to provide various services based on existing and coming standards  Automation of data exchange between coastal and on-board systems can reduce VTS operator workload and human error  Next step of the integration is creation of a native common Sea Traffic Control and Management system to “join the dots” and unite all stakeholders in one environment CONCLUSIONS

Thank you! Dmitry Rostopshin