National status and activity report Romania Vukovar, December, 2012

 Romanian RIS  Romania Inland ENC  Romania projects involved –IRIS Europe3 - Newada Duo Agenda

 RORIS2 project, started in September 2010 is due for completion in December  Current status : SAT testing Objectives:  Increase traffic safety and efficiency of transport on the Danube  Harmonize information services in support of effective and safe traffic  Alignment with European standards in the field of traffic management  Increase cooperation between authorities and operators / suppliers  Integration of all systems of heterogeneous sensors to create a unique picture of the traffic situation; RoRIS project

RoRIS 2 Overview External interfaces Infrastructure

RoRIS 2 Upgraded on-shore infrastructure 6 new sites 9 additional towers 35 sites with new IT Infrastructure 27 sites with redundant VHF 6 new sites 9 additional towers 35 sites with new IT Infrastructure 27 sites with redundant VHF

RoRIS2 – AIS Network System Extended AIS Network with 12 Sites Increasing coverage up to 80 % for Inland waterway Extended AIS Network with 12 Sites Increasing coverage up to 80 % for Inland waterway

RoRIS2 – Weather Stations Fully upgreaded weather station system – 24 sites Ultrasonic Wind Sensors Visibility Sensor Temperature Fully upgreaded weather station system – 24 sites Ultrasonic Wind Sensors Visibility Sensor Temperature

RoRIS2 – CCTV Improved Traffic Monitoring – 13 sites HD – Camera Laser illuminator (day / night operation) 30 days non stop recording Improved Traffic Monitoring – 13 sites HD – Camera Laser illuminator (day / night operation) 30 days non stop recording

RoRIS2 – Radar New RADAR equipments – 13 sites Solid State Technology Frequency Diversity Up to 45% increase in coverage New RADAR equipments – 13 sites Solid State Technology Frequency Diversity Up to 45% increase in coverage

RoRIS Software  RORIS software includes applications for several RIS Services Electronic ship reporting RIS Data Exchange ECDIS vessel tracking Notice to skippers Calamity abatement support Monitoring transports of dangerous goods Synthetic traffic information  RORIS software also includes applications supporting the RIS core applications National Ships Register Hull Database National Seafarer Register

Electronic Ship Reporting

 Improved transport information exchange  More parties involved in electronic ship reporting ship operators, agents border police transport management authorities RIS Centers and RIS authorities  More ways of gathering the traffic and transport information ERINOT messages Internet web portal RIS Data exchange AIS Information RNA internal portal  More ways of distributing the traffic and transport information Internet web portal RIS Data exchange Statistics for the transport management authorities Access for the Romanian border police

Data managed by ERI application  Information about the itinerary (ports visited, ports of transit, route points)  Information about the ships of the convoy  Information about the cargo, passengers, crew  Information about the operations executed in visited ports (load/unload, embarking/debarking etc)  The entering and leaving permits  Information about ship position

Vessel tracking and tracing  Electronic position recording of all vessels in the system and their display on an electronic navigational chart: AIS Radar Manual target  Supports traffic managements for VTS operators  Corelated information between ECDIS and RORIS internal portal  Providing positioning data through WEB ECDIS  Providing a projection of the traffic through Schematic ECDIS

Fairway information  Compliant with Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine Standard for Notice to Skippers, version 3.0  5 languages translation implemented: English, Romanian, Russian, Franch, German  3 presentation forms to the final user: html, text and XML file  External subscriptions  Internet web acces (  All Romanian RIS authorities have access (RNA, ACN, AFDJ)  Internal procces flows and automated issueing of notices based on weather stations measurments

Calamity Abatement Service  Monitor the dangerous goods transports  Inform authorities in case of incident, focusing on traffic safety Internet web portal OASIS CAP standard messages Emergency Notifications National situation reports  Assess the situation created by the incident, including the effects  Initiate the intervention procedure  Participate in the coordination of intervention  Keep informed the intervention units and authorities responsible

National Registers National Ships Register  National under construction ships registers  National registration procedure of vessel  Certificates and inspections of the ships Hull Database  Minimum data sets of the european hull database  International data exchange of minimum data sets  European certificates (CCNI, ADN, Tonnage) Seafares Register  Seafarers and skippers licenses, certificates and competencies  Organize and perform examinations for licenses and certificates Reference data for traffic and transport management

RORIS 2 -Romanian approach in implementing

RIS Stakeholders

Skippers  Main interests  To be kept informed  Safe sailing  On time  Services of interest  Weather information (NTS)  Water information (NTS)  Waterway Information - ex. blockages, works (NTS)  Most recent charts (IENC)  Port facilities and schedule (Public Portal)  Regulations and responsabilites (Public Portal)  Aids to navigations (ex signs) and good navigation condition  Provide neccesary transport/ship/crew documents (ERI)  Comply with the regulations

VTS Operators  Main interests  Traffic routing, monitoring, control assuring safety and efficiency  Services of interest  Traffic tracking and tracing (ECDIS)  Receive traffic alerts (ECDIS)  Ship reporting (ERI)  Dangerous goods monitoring (ERI, ECDIS)  Issue documents for enter/leave the port (ERI)  Provide assistance (comms)  Assess the events/incident, notify the authorities, help coordinate emergency actions (CAS)  Help maintain ships database  Validate ship reports and documents (ship, goods, crew etc) (ERI)

Ship owner/ ship operator  Main interests  Track own fleet  Shorten time of voyage  Services of interest  Be informed about ship position and voyage status (Web ECDIS, ERI)  Plan the voyages (ERI)  + All of the skipper

Ship agents  Main interests  Provide services for ship in the interaction with port authorities  Services of interest  Be informed about port facilities and schedule (Public portal)  Monitor the status of voyage and position of ship (Web ECDIS, ERI)  Facilitate authorities – ship interaction  Provide necessary documents to authorities (ERI)  Obtain necessary documents from authorities (ERI)  Plan the operations in port (ERI)

Ship agents  Main interests  Provide services for ship in the interaction with port authorities  Services of interest  Be informed about port facilities and schedule (Public portal)  Monitor the status of voyage and position of ship (Web ECDIS, ERI)  Facilitate authorities – ship interaction  Provide necessary documents to authorities (ERI)  Obtain necessary documents from authorities (ERI)  Plan the operations in port (ERI)

Port operators  Main interests  Provide services for ships operations in port  Services of interest  Informed about port facilities and schedule (Public portal)  Plan port operation based on planed voyages (ERI)  Keep records of port operations

Waterway/Naval Administrations  Main interests  Establish framework of procedures and regulations  Assure services for waterways, ports, ships, seafarers  Assure safety and efficiency of navigation, protection of the environment  Establish framework of collaboration with other parties  Services of interest  Coordinates traffic routing and control (ECDIS, comms)  Coordinates and control entries/exits in ports (ERI)  Monitors transports activities (ECDIS, ERI)  Inform about waterway/weather conditions (NTS)  Reporting tool for decisional support  Establish aids of navigation  Establish contracts and approves works on waterway  Monitors activities of commercial agents in port  Ship registrations and issuing certificates  Ship inspections  Seafarers examinations, registrations and issuing certificates

Emergency/ Fire department  Main interests  Prevent and reduce effect of incidents/calamities  Services of interest  Be informed and inform in real time (CAS, comms)  Monitors traffic situation on the affected area (ECDIS)  Follow previously agreed arrangements and intervention procedures  Quick access to information - available resources, contact data, latest information, situation reports (CAS)

Others  Who are “the others”?  Ministries  Border police  Corresponding authorities from other countries  Environmental authorities  …  Services of interest  Access to relevant information  Provide relevant information  Collaborative framework established  …

Romania – Inland ENCs

Inland ENC`s Coverage Danube 1075 rkm1075 rkm Bala branch 10 rkm 10 rkm Borcea branch - 68 rkm Macin branch rkm Sfantu Gheorghe branch rkm Danube – Black Sea Canal 92 rkm 92 rkm Total length 1177 rkm 1454 rkm

Accuracy of data inside Inland ENC`s Accuracy of data source and user-required accuracy < 1m from geodetic/terrestric survey, taken from base map (1:1000, 1:2000) < 3mfrom photogrammetry; digitized from aerophoto < 10m digitized from topographic map (1:10.000, 1:25.000)

New Edition of Inland ENC`s Second edition of romanian Inland ENC`s with: New coverage Preparation for the full interoperability with the RIS Index Bathymetric layer bIENC`s

ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES New webpage for Inland ENC`s; Efficient process for updating IENC`s; Improving collaboration with Romanian shipowners;

PROJECTS

IRIS Europe 3

Budget: euro Period: 2012 – 2014; Partners: AT, CZ, PL, SK, HU, RO, BG; Observers: GE, FR, NL, BE, HR, RS, UK Objective: –Improvement the on-board equipment and shore-based infrastructure; –Testing and validation of technical feasibility, interoperability and compatibility of systems, services and applications;

IRIS Europe 3 –Enhancement of RIS key technologies and systems, RIS Services and applications; –Implementation of new harmonised RIS Services; –Contribution to the maintenance and amendment of standards and technical specifications.

IRIS Europe 3 Partner: Romania Beneficiar: AFDJ Galati; Role in project: coordinator 1.Bathymetric ENC ; 2.Transient water level models; 3.Standardised IENC data exchange; 4.Pilot implementation of QoIS for Inland ECDIS; 5.Interoperability between RIS and maritime information services;

NEWADA duo Partner: AFDJ Galati; Role in project: coordinator WP3 (Hydrology, Hydrography, waterway maintenance) 1.Harmonised the quality, methods and implement standards H – H – WM ; 2.Paper navigation charts; 3.AtoN`s technology; 4.Development of FIS Portal; 5.Communication with stakeholders;

Thank you for your attention! Romeo Soare – AFDJ RA Galati

Thank you for your attention Romeo Soare AFDJ Galati