e-navigation workshop EU initiatives related to the integration of the maritime information systems 1 17 and 18 October 2012 Haugesund, Norway Lazaros Aichmalotidis Head of Unit C.2 Vessel traffic and reporting systems
Traffic Monitoring Directive 2002/59 Large political pressure: One critical question How is it possible that we do not know what is sailing in front of our coastline Directive 2002/59/EC aims at establishing in the Community a vessel traffic monitoring and information system. SafeSeaNet (SSN) aims at developing a European Platform for Maritime Data Exchange between maritime administrations of the Member States (network for ship and cargo movements) Allow MS to react more efficiently in crisis situation
What is SafeSeaNet? A community vessel traffic monitoring and information system : It enables MSs, plus Iceland and Norway, to exchange information on vessel traffic and cargo movements 3 Initiated in October 2004, and became fully operational in 2009 Operated by EMSA at Central level, by MSs at national level Around 17,000 ships per day tracked in European waters Over 160,000 reports received per month Over 100 million AIS positions per month
Objectives of SafeSeaNet It enhances: maritime safety marine environment protection port and maritime security efficiency of maritime traffic and maritime transport 4
SafeSeaNet information sources Data providers AIS : on board AIS and shore based networks Masters /owners/ agents : port and HAZMAT notifications Local authorities (LCA) : VTS, MRCC, Port authorities, Coast guards, Pollution survey centres for incidents or accidents 5
Users of the system National Competent Authorities in the Member States decide which national users can access the system There are currently around 2000 users identified Users include: Maritime administrations Ports Vessel traffic Services Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCC) Coast Guards Pollution survey centres PSC Officers Other type of Users (Customs, border control, fisheries authorities, etc) 6
AIS shore stations connected to SSN North Atlantic Region 727+ EU AIS shore stations North Sea Region Baltic Region Coverage across all coastal Member States 7 Mediterranean Sea Region
Some 17.000 merchant ships around EU 8
Vessel and voyage details (AIS) 9
Details of dangerous cargo on board 10
Phased Development of SSN Legal basis supporting SSN developments SSN V.1 launched in 2004 (4 basic messages) SSN update to V.2 (1 January 2011) the interface with the MSs changed for the first time. New message, the PSC information (new reporting obligations - new logic) 11 Frther developments (V.3 Reporting Formalities Directive)(1 June 2015)
All notifications have a common part (IMO, MMSI, Call Sign and Name) plus additional information as required by the Directives. Information exchanged through SSN Member States receive notifications that shall forward to the EIS Port notifications Article 4 of Directive 2002/59 Hazmat notifications Article 13 of Directive 2002/59 Ship (MRS&AIS) notifications Article 9 of Directive 2002/59 12 Incident notifications Article 16 of Directive 2002/59 Security notifications Article 4 of Regulation 725/2004 Waste notifications Other Reporting Formalities Article 6 of Directive 2000/59 Directive 2010/65 obligations
Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States Purpose: simplify and harmonise the administrative procedures by making the electronic transmission of information standard and by rationalising reporting procedures.
ANNEX of the Reporting Formalities Directive Part A messages resulting from EU Legal Acts Notification for ships arriving in and departing from EU ports - Article 4 of 2002/59/EC Border checks on persons - Article 7 of Reg. No 562/2006 Notification of dangerous goods carried on board - Article 13 of 2002/59/EC Notification of waste and residues - Article 6 of 2000/59/EC Notification of security information - Article 6 of Reg. 725/2004 Entry summary declaration - Article 36a Reg. No 2913/92 14
ANNEX of the Reporting Formalities Directive Part B - FAL forms resulting from international legal instruments FAL form 1: General Declaration FAL form 2: Cargo Declaration FAL form 3: Ship's Stores Declaration FAL form 4: Crew's Effects Declaration FAL form 5: Crew List FAL form 6: Passenger List FAL form 7: Dangerous Goods Maritime Declaration of Health 15
Directive s main elements reporting formalities requested in a harmonised and coordinated manner by MSs MSs shall accept electronic reports and their transmission via a SW No paper forms allowed after 1 June 2015 all information reported once and made available to various competent authorities and MSs SW interoperable, accessible and compatible with SSN
EMSA pilot projects: IMDatE bring together existing EMSA systems (SSN, CSN, the EU LRIT, THETIS) and other external systems (S-AIS) benefits in terms of economies of scale and efficiency of data usability a user entitled to access the SSN, CSN, EU LRIT CDC and THETIS applications could have access to all four systems on the same geographical background via a single interface connection, instead of dealing with each of them separately SSN CSN LRIT Thetis
Single and multi-source ship tracks AIS, Satellite AIS, and LRIT AIS S-AIS LRIT LRIT
Blue Belt Objective Provide custom authorities with vessel voyage information with an added degree of certainty regarding the ship whereabouts 19 Stimulate Short Sea Shipping and contribute to facilitating vessels operating on intra-eu trading routes Ships to be able to operate freely within the internal market with a minimum of administrative burden
E-mail dispatch of Blue Belt report 20
E-mail report content List of ship calls 21 Voyage summary Bremerhaven to Felixstowe
SSN/VMS pilot project Combine AIS/VMS picture 22
SSN and e-maritime (new possibilities) SSN can be further expanded to support: Improved information exchange A2B and B2A SSN information accessible to shipowners, agents, masters Develop tools and applications (common models and services coordinated at EU level) Support Cargo tracking and tracing Monitoring application (compliance at COLREG, speed limits, TSS, suspicious vessels, etc) Support data fusion tools.
SSN as a platform for integrating maritime information systems AQUAPOL MAOC-N others EUROSUR MARSUR others Blue Belt CleanSeaNet LRIT THETIS VMS Law Enforcement Border Control Defence Customs Maritime Environment Maritime Safety & Security Fisheries Control 24 VMS Coastal radar images Other AIS sources SafeSeaNet based on Member States infrastructure LRIT CleanSeaNet images Single Windows Adding functionalities S-AIS
WHAT WILL e-navigation DELIVER? 1. Onboard navigation systems to benefit from the integration of own ship sensors, supporting information, a standard user interface, and a comprehensive system for managing guard zones and alerts. 2. The management of vessel traffic and related services from ashore will be enhanced through better provision, coordination and exchange of comprehensive data in formats that will be more easily understood and utilised by shorebased operators in support of vessel safety and efficiency. 3. An infrastructure designed to enable authorised seamless information transfer onboard ship, between ships, between ship and shore and between shore authorities and other parties with many attendant benefits. 25
Differences and similarities Similar objectives (SSN more focus to shore functions while e-navigation to both with particular emphasis to ship) SSN is a system based on EU legal basis and initiatives while e navigation is IMO concept SSN could support the core objectives of the e- Navigation to some extend. SSN standardisation ashore could be considered as a good regional example 26