1. Practical experiences with RIS-based lock management from the users' perspective Juergen Troegl via donau Austria

2. Responsibilities of a lock operator Safety of traffic Operation of lock Efficient locking Collection of dangerous cargo data Collection of statistics data

3. Procedures without RIS Collection of position reports via VHF Collection of vessel data via VHF Collection of cargo data via VHF/paper Collection of dangerous cargo reports (FAX) Documentation of lockings in logbook Manual creation of statistics Individually on each lock!

4. Keeping the overview - traditional

5. Lock diary – traditional

6. Dangerous cargo report – traditional

7. Lock Management with RIS Lock Management Application AIS Electronic Reporting Hull Database

8. Central Server Central database Lock 1 Lock 2 Danube Lock n Local Database DB Local Database DB Local Database DB AIS vessel hull database Electronic cargo reporting

9. Lock Management with RIS

10. RIS features for Lock Mgmt. Live traffic from AIS network Automatic linking of AIS with vessel database Interfacing of electronic cargo reporting system Tool supported identification of convoys Recording of waiting and passage times Forwarding of data between locks (convoys!) Production of statistics reports

11. Keeping the overview - AIS LOCK

12. Identifying convoys Motorfreighter Cargo Barge YES

13. Executing a locking 1

14. Executing a locking 2

15. Electronic dang. cargo report

16. Locking statistics

17. Advantages Greater traffic overview Less talking on the VHF Support in planning of lock cycles More accurate data Data can be re-used for other services Less manual work More time to focus on safety

18. Outlook – AIS convoy message from vessel to other vessels and shore

19. Outlook – AIS signal status from shore to vessels

20. Outlook – AIS safety message from shore to vessels

21. Juergen TROEGL via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH A-1220 Wien, Donau-City-Straße 1 Tel +43 50 4321 1615, Fax +43 50 4321 1050 juergen.troegl@via-donau.org, www.via-donau.org www.via-donau.org Thank you for your attention!