Bringing e-navigation into the Straits and the

Marine Electronic Highway

Singapore Maritime Technology Conference 2015

John Erik Hagen, Regional Director NCA

What is the e-navigation concept?

• e-navigation is about worldwide harmonised and

simplified information exchange between systems on

board and systems on shore and systems between

other ships.

Enhanced Safety and Efficiency

e-navigation aims to provide needed information, in

electronic format , to contribute to:

- enhancing the safety of navigation

- improvements in the efficiency of shipping

- better access to sea areas and ports, and

- further development of a worldwide, sustainable maritime

transportation system

The Solutions

• The concept is based on 5 solutions prioritised by

IMO and represents an integrated and holistic

approach to the concept of exchange of information

in providing safe, secure and effective berth to berth

navigation as well as protection of the marine

environment.

Solution 1

• The first solution, S1, provides a harmonised and

user friendly bridge design in order to ensure that

the navigator can immediately recognize all the

navigational functions on any ship.

• It also includes standardisation of navigational

display functionalities , S-mode.

Solution 2

• The second solution, S2, provides standardised and

automated reporting of ships information for port

arrival to the shore side, so that it is not necessary to

use many individual ship reporting systems when

arriving in a port, furthermore, saving time and

reducing the non-navigational workload of the

navigator and increasing port efficiency.

• In this respect the Single Window Concept will be

introduced later today.

Solution 3

• The third solution S3 provides improved reliability of

bridge equipment and navigation information in

order that the navigator can rely on the continuous

update of the ships situation with regards to

navigational awareness.

Solution 4

• The fourth solution S4 provides integration of

incoming information on bridge navigational

graphical displays to avoid the need to plot

additional information of the current situation of the

ship.

Solution 5

• The fifth solution S5 makes sure that the shore based

information from ports, VTSs and other service

providers to ships is harmonised and standardized

around the world.

Communications and the concept of a

Marine Electronic Highway

• The e-navigation concept is primarily based on improved

digital communications between ship and shore and ship and

ship.

• If the e-navigation solutions are realised then the concept of a

Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) can be achieved.

Marine Electronic Highway

• The Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) was a Demonstration

Project of the IMO in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore

which was given the go ahead in June 2006.

• The overall objectives of the project were to enhance

maritime services, improve navigational safety and security

and promote marine environment protection.

• The introduction of e-navigation and the ongoing SESAME

Straits projects will further develop the MEH concept.

Tasks to be done

• For each Solution there are tasks that still need to be

carried out in order that they can be implemented.

• Implementation period is 2016 to 2019.

• Six planned outputs are proposed for approval by

MSC95 in June.

• These outputs if approved will ensure that

e-navigation will be continuing on a voyage to reality

6 Planned and Prioritized Outputs

User friendly and harmonised bridge design

1. Introduce the concept of standardized modes of operation, S-

mode, with industry support;

2. Revise the Integrated Navigation Systems (INS) in order to

harmonize bridge design and the display of information;

Automatic and Standardised ship reporting

3. Introduce standardised electronic ship reporting and automated

collection of onboard data for reporting;

6 Planned and Prioritized OutputsImproved reliability of bridge equipment and navigation information

4. Introduce Built In Integrity Testing (BIIT) for navigational equipment

Integration of incoming information on bridge navigational graphical

displays

5. Harmonize the display of navigation information received via

communications equipment

Harmonising shore based information to ship

6. Implement Maritime Service Portfolios (MSPs with the support of

relevant International Organizations.

Industry and other stakeholders involved in the

development and implementation of e-navigation

• The further development and implementation of e-

navigation requires joint international efforts and co-

operation between IMO, the maritime industry and

other stakeholders, and international organizations

such as IHO, IALA, ICS, CIRM, BIMCO, NI and others.

Conclusions

• e-navigation is about electronic information

exchange

• Completion of the 6 outputs to achieve the

5 solutions will make the e-navigation concept a

reality and the further develop the MEH.

• So lets go for it!

Thank you for your attention!