e-navigation – a global concept for safer, more secure, efficient and environmentally friendly maritime transport Finn Martin Vallersnes Senior Adviser. Norwegian Coastal Administration.

The International Maritime Organization

What is e-navigation? “e” stands for enhanced. In this context that means increased cost/benefit, strengthened quality and user friendliness. The “e” may also stand for electronic. e-navigation is a concept intended to secure a simplified and coordinated electronic handling of information on board and ashore, in order to: 1.Increase safety, which in its turn contributes to the protection of the environment in coastal zones and at sea, 2.Contribute to higher efficiency and reduced costs in the maritime sector, 3.Facilitate the workload onboard as well as for onshore functions, 4.Provide a basis for better contingency.

e-navigation might be understood as the framework for bringing harmonization, standardization and interoperability to maritime information systems to enhance safety and operations, in a structured manner. It is relevant to note that the number and costs related to groundings and collisions are increasing, and that 60% of these accidents are caused by direct human failure. Why e-navigation?

The overall goal of e-navigation The overall goal is to improve safety of navigation and to reduce errors. Research indicates that around 60 percent of collisions and groundings are caused by direct human error (source: Nautical Institute)

Participants in the global work of e-navigation (IMO CG) Australia, Argentine, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Republic of China, Cote d`Ivoire, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Marshall Islands, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, the United States, European Commission, BIMCO, CIRM, IALA, ICS, IFSMA, IHMA, IHO, IMPA, IMRF, IMSO, Nautical Institute, OCIMF, WHO and WMO.

Implementing e-navigation should achieve to: 1.facilitate safe and secure navigation of vessels and improved traffic management through promotion of standards in safe navigation. 2.better secure the protection of the environment. 3.enable higher efficiency and reduced costs in transport and logistics. 4.improve contingency response, and search and rescue services. 5.enhance the management and usability of information onboard and ashore to support effective decision making

To achieve these objectives there is a need to: 1.facilitate vessel traffic observation and management. 2.facilitate communications ship-ship, ship-shore and shore-ship 3.demonstrate defined parameters appropriate to a safety-critical system. 4.improve the human-machine interface to maximize navigational safety. 5.incorporate training as part of the development and implementation. 6.improve human resource management by enhancing the experience and status of the bridge team. 7.facilitate global coverage, interoperability, consistent standards and arrangements.

Structure of the conceptual process Ship environmentCommunicationShore environment

Workload for the navigator

A great variation of ships

Risk of pollution

The human-machine interface

e-navigation and IMO On the ship-bourne side, the development of e-navigation could have an impact on: –SOLAS chapter V (navigation) –SOLAS chapter IV (radiocommunications) –SOLAS chapter III Radio life-saving appliances, regulation 6 –STCW-convention and Code (training) –ITU (frequency allocation)

Work programme

Implementation Plan

e-navigation and e-Maritime

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