V-RMTC 5+5 NET Exercise Support SEABORDER 2011 V-RMTC 5+5 NET Exercise Support LT (ITN) Domenico FARACI Italian Fleet HQ – MOC Chief Deputy Officer Final Coordination Conference Cartagena, 16 june 2011 1

Operational Employment Nowadays standard operating procedures has been developed inside the Community in order to provide common operational rules (click)

Ex Common Procedures manual in the field of Maritime Security: Operational Employment Ex Common Procedures manual in the field of Maritime Security: To enhance maritime surveillance aspects inside all communities, as stated in “Common Procedures Manual”, the system and related SOP has been updated in order to allows NOC to point out a track as a Vessel of Interest Vessel of interest has been categorised in seven different types

Operational Employment EXERCISES SUPPORT: EXECUTION PHASE EXERCISE DEDICATED RMMP SUPPORT THE INFO SHARING COORDINATION BETWEEN NOCS NOCS DIRECT INVOLVMENT IN THE EXECUTION LOCAL RMMP MANAGER CLIENT FUNCTIONS SUPPORT THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AT OPERATIONAL LEVEL ON THE JOB TRAINING PLANNING PHASE CREATION OF A DEDICATED FOLDER IN THE DOCUMENTAL AREA OF PORTAL SPREADING AND SHARING OF OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION PLANNING ACTIVITIES COORDINATION NOCS INVOLVMENT IN THE PROCESS Already in the planning phase of exercise, the V-RMTC is useful to ease and support the process. Firstly a dedicated folder in the documental area of the portal is created by the DFH where the OCE can post all the exercise related documents, through CINCNAV VRMTC. Using the FORUM, and the other available tools, it is also possible to spread out and share the main information regarding the activity as well as the coordination of the process itself, having a pre-established reliable 24/7 connection between the NOCs that can work as entry point for every participating nation. With this regard, the NOC are deeply and directly involved in the exercise process. (click) During the execution phase, the importance of the V-RMTC stands on the possibility to create and share an exercise dedicated RMMP (Recognized Maritime Merchant Picture) focused on the Operation area, to support the sharing of information and the coordination between the NOCs for the building of a reliable and more detailed common operational picture. The NOCs are then more directly involved also in the conduct of the exercise having an active role and not only being observers. Having the possibility to designate a suitable unit or a NOC as Local RMMP manager, it will collect the information from the participating units and forward them to the DATA Fusion Hub for the subsequent insertion on the system. When a ship with satellite connection is available in the force, she can act as client herself, being assigned, upon request, a dedicated account, and directly insert the local RMMP data into the system. Every exercise grants a fruitful and an effective on the job training to all NOC. Furthermore a member state can request a dedicated training to perform in CINCNAV NOC or in OCE NOC by CINCNAV trainers deployed there, as already done during CANALE and SEABORDER activity

Support tools These are the V-RMTC pictures during a normal operational day (click) Moreover on left side you can see the graphic history of a ship transiting in and out of Mediterranean Sea and, through Suez, heading to Indian Ocean, while On right side is displayed the history track with information about the originator and track position (click)

Support tools MERSIT (MERchant vessels SITuation) is the formatted-message created to exchange the information from clients to the DFH server. MERSIT (MERchant vessels SITuation) is the formatted-message created to exchange the information from clients to the DFH server. MERSIT client allows NOC to create new arrival/departure and navigational track showed respectively , on the MAP as green/red dots and yellow triangle.

CPX phase INFORMATION SHARING The V-RMTC, at operational level, is useful to coordinate and support common interest activities via its tools, (click) mainly: DOCs area with dedicated folder, where documents can be published (click) Chat and FORUM, which allow to spread out the main information regarding the ongoing activities and to solve, in real time, any urgent matter(click) Encryped and signed Email in order to exchange “secure” information. All these applications are alse used to carry out the remote, technical and operational support by Italian NOC. This framework, so configured, is a fundamental system in support of the decision making process at operational level (NOCs). (click)

DIREX WS: ILO’s WS: CPX phase - system requirements OS: Windows XP service pack 3 SW: Office 2003 Internet Connection MERSIT CLIENT Card Rader - PKI ILO’s WS: OS: Windows XP service pack 3/ Windows 7 SW: Office 2003/Office 2007

OTC is in charge to mark/unmark/update COI/CCOI Exercise architecture “LIVEX” phase EXERCISES ACHITECTURE DFH S A T C O M INTERNET OTC is in charge to mark/unmark/update COI/CCOI The architecture designed for exercises and usually for real world operations, is the one depicted in the slide. The CIS structure foresees two separated networks: the first one, where act an RMMP manager that merge all information provided by forces at sea and a second one, where NOC are providing their contribution. Both are merged by Data Fusion Hub, located in Rome, and shared by MAP on web portal. RATT - VOICE

Exercise architecture “LIVEX” phase The AIS Converter is used to convert the NMEA format messages, coming from the AIS sensors, to OTH-Gold or Mersit format feeding automatically the portal. DFH CIC AIS CONVERTER + MER.SIT CLIENT

O/b Local RMMP Manager: LIVEX phase - system requirements O/b Local RMMP Manager: OS: Windows XP service pack 3 SW: Office 2003 Internet satellite connection MERSIT CLIENT AIS Converter AIS device connected with computer

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