1. River information services in Croatia Silvio Ridzak DISC ´13 Belgrade, 2. - 3.12. 2013.

2. MMATI River information services - content RIS on the Sava River RIS on the Danube&Drava River in Croatia NCC - National RIS Center Legal Background Challenges for the Future Established components

3. MMATI Legal background Organizational/Legal framework for RIS established - Act on Inland Navigation and Inland Ports (NN 109/07, 132/07, 51/13...) - Regulation on River information services (NN 99/08, 8/11, 39/12) -Regulation for allocation of name, mark and ENI of inland navigation vessels (NN 56/12) -Signed contract among RIS-providers in order to enable international data exchange with logistical users of RIS (by AIW 2012.)

4. MMATI Established components of RIS CRORIS portal Gateway portal (Data Gateway) - the latest standard version (R2D2 3.4) tested ERI (Electronic Reporting International) NtS (Notices to Skippers), hydrological and meteorological data Graphical gateway for commercial users for on-line VTT on a Google Earth platform. ENCs for the Danube, Drava & Sava Rivers with GIS objects information Other information relevant for navigation General information of RIS Messaging, Alarms, Warnings, Emergencies... ePort – Introducing RIS into Port related processes

5. MMATI Gateway portal (ERI)

6. MMATI NtS (Notices to Skippers)  NtS – Notices to Skippers published by Harbour Master’s Offices Sisak, Slavonski Brod, Vukovar and Osijek

7. MMATI CroRIS Graphical gateway for commercial users for on-line tracking of vessels – new interface

8. MMATI

10. ENC  ENC (standard 2.1) for download - free of charge: –Danube (rkm 1.294 – rkm 1.433) –Drava (rkm 0 - rkm 23) –Sava (rkm 207 – rkm 594)

11. MMATI ePort

12. MMATI RIS on Danube & Drava river  100% of Croatian part of Danube and commercial part of Drava river covered with AIS signal  Full coverage of voice VHF radio  Cross-border implementation of joint projects Hungary- Croatian (CB-RIS, CB-RIS II, CoPO…)

13. MMATI RIS on Sava river RIS on the Sava River – Cooperation Model  Implementation of the RIS and voice VHF systems on the Sava river – tendering/call for proposals is in progress  Supply of equipment for the RIS and voice VHF systems on the Sava river – evaluation of tenders is in progress  Total amount 1.6 million €  Full implementation of project is expected in the 2015. –AIS network, 7 locations –Integration into existing CroRIS system –Implementation of ERI system for the Sava waterway

14. MMATI RIS Organizational Structure

15. MMATI  Building, interior and equipping with furniture finished this year  Equipping with IT equipment – expected in beginning of 2014.  Full establishing expected at the end of 2014. RCC  Regional control centers (Provided within Harbors Master’s Offices Sisak, Slavonski Brod, Osijek and Vukovar  Regional RIS Centre Vukovar opened in January 2006. and fully operable Status quo NCC - National RIS Center

16. MMATI NCC Sisak

17. MMATI NCC  The RIS Training Centre

18. MMATI NCC - Scope  Establishment and developing of RIS in Croatia  Contact point for all meters considering of RIS in Croatia  As competent authority of RIS projects in Croatia  As project partner in international RIS & IWT projects

19. MMATI Challenges for the Future  Intensive work on the international RIS data exchange on EU level  International Data Exchange - adopting new standards in operation of DataGateway.  Design and development of National HULL database - key element for electronic reporting (planed in 2014.)  NCC full operalization  Full RIS & Voice VHF coverage (implementation & supply) on the Sava river waterway at the beginning of 2015.  Danube AIS network infrastructure upgrade & Improvement of voice VHF  NtS upgrade to the latest standard  RIS index development  Improve of quality of ENCs & upgrade to the latest standard  Improving cross-border & region bilateral and multilateral relationships  Promoting inland waterway transportation

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21. MMATI Historic photo for end

22. MMATI Thank you for your attention ! All questions please send to: silvio.ridzak@mppi.hr krunoslav.sopcek@mppi.hr Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure www.mppi.hr