Inmarsat C EGC SafetyNET Status

Inmarsat C EGC SafetyNET Status

Andy Fuller, Deputy DirectorInternational Mobile Satellite Organisation (IMSO)

(on behalf of Vladimir MaksimovManager, Maritime Safety OperationsInmarsat Maritime Safety Services)

IHO Commission on Promulgation of Radio Navigational Warnings (CPRNW)9th meeting 10-14 September 2007Monaco

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Text Box

CPRNW9-3.4.1.2

178

mm

Above Deck

Below Deck

Messaging unit

Distress Buttonand signalling box

Printer (required for SOLAS compliant vessels)

Above deck equipment

Below deck equipment

Antenna,Transceiver, GPS(single unit for some models)

Distress button(if service is supportedby the model)

Inmarsat CJunction box

Messaging unit (laptop)

146 mm

1.1 Kg, 163 mm

Transceiver(with GPS) 1.3 Kg

Antenna

0.9 Kg, 122 mm

178 mm

Inmarsat C and Inmarsat mini-C maritime terminals (with Distress capability)

Some mini-C models are approved for GMDSS

Inmarsat C and Inmarsat Mini-C characteristics and services

• Global coverage (between 76o North and South)• Store and Forward communication system (ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship and ship-to-ship)

messages delivered to telex, fax (text, one way only), PSDN/PSTN, another mobile, SAC, Internet (e-mail)• Non-stabilised omnidirectional antenna, small size and weight• Low power consumption, compatible with national alphabets• Some mini-C models are approved for GMDSS and support Distress Calling and EGC functions• More than 78,000 Maritime Inmarsat C and more than 28,000 Inmarsat mini-C MESs• Main part of the GMDSS satellite equipment – required by SOLAS Convention, Chapter IV

- Distress Callingdistress alertingdistress priority messaging

- Enhanced Group Calling (EGC)EGC SafetyNETEGC FleetNET

- Data reporting and polling (position monitoring, tracking, ship security alerting)

Antenna Messaging unit Transceiver (with GPS) Distress button Printer

Number of EGC SafetyNET messages & size per ocean region

* - Increased number is caused by multi-repeated messages due to a technical problem with Burum LES On average 620-880 EGC SafetyNET messages of all service types are broadcast in all ocean regions per day, including repeated messages, of which: AOR-E: 125 - 155 messages per day (120-150 of last year report); AOR-W: 76 – 126 messages per day (60-105 of last year report);IOR: 250 – 390 messages per day (190-370 of last year report) (up to 560 in June); andPOR: 145 – 332 messages per day (130-230 of last year report) (up to 360 in June)(Size is given in number of units of 32 bytes/characters)

8259702844430391510249155406957819722139961694284621Aug'07

730955262802895679636145069928816596331211303564235Jul'07

7218993522826962110956187503*17219*14392931701208463883Jun'07

7154002674227928610146131382901017108632151336464371May'07

609180226162237738153114229785914759623831235824221Apr'07

7485452672626896284331742761177717914625381261613978Mar'07

649050188481887094442143618822819625623271204673851Feb'07

7449032393423114259741586671083622502429921300704132Jan'07

6961342334922449262351558961035519626138651194852894Dec'06

668653218192256066094127588826317487930571405804405Nov'06

690944235802419646875124620874219071832341336424729Oct'06

742839229852038106485124912836324278637741713314363Sep'06

SizeNumber SizeNumber SizeNumber SizeNumber SizeNumberMonth

TotalPORIORAOR-WAOR-E

Number and size of EGC SafetyNET messages per ocean regionNumber of EGC SafetyNET messages per month

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Size (in number of 32-byte units) of EGC SafetyNET messages per month

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Contingency arrangement

• Recent problems with promulgating MSI via the EGC SafetyNET:

– Arvi LES (India) – LES was relocated and off air for some time. A few days were spent to negotiate a new traffic arrangement with Telenor and EGC SafetyNET traffic was routed via Eik LES (Norway)

– Burum LES (Australia) – software problems, which caused multiple repetition of messages, and traffic was routed via Perth LES

• In case of any problem with the addressed LES, e.g. outages, service interruption, etc., MSI providers are recommended to have (should have) a contingency arrangement with a secondary LES

• It is a commercial decision for MSI providers and Inmarsat is not able to recommend a secondary LES(s)

• Should/will CPRNW formally record a recommendation in the meeting report

Coastal areas for NAV/METAREA V

• 4 coastal areas (B1) are set up – A, B, C and D

• To receive coastal warnings ships’ EGC receivers shall be set up accordingly with B1 and B2 codes

– Note: coastal warnings are not mandatory messages to receive automatically via SafetyNET and can be missed if mobile terminals are not set up

– Mariners can set up one coastal area, two, three or all areas (B1 code) and any/all type of messages (B2 code)

• Similar map and other information on the new service shall be published in the ALRS, Vol 5

– See example in ALRS, Vol. 5 for NAV/METAREA X

• Area V broadcast shall be done to inform all shipsabout the new service including B1 and B2 codes (not sure if it has already been done or not)

• 58 Coastal Warnings were sent via Tangua LES in the AOR-E in August

7o

35o50'

20oV

VI

B1=C

B1=B

B1=A

B1=DII

IV

VII

XV

XVI V

Coastal areas for NAV/METAREA Vsample of a coastal warning as received on Inmarsat C/mini-C terminal

7o

35o50'

20oV

VI

B1=C

B1=B

B1=A

B1=DII

IV

VII

XV

XVI V

LES 114 - MSG 759 - CoastalWarn Safety Call to Area: 5 A A - NoPos

VIA EMBRATEL 114 TANGUA 72412172147 4-SEP-2007 04:04:15 142659

C O A S T A LN 4720/07 BAIA DO OIAPOQUE - CHART 110 ORANGE LIGHT G 0005 - 04-25.86N 051-32.52W EXTINGUISHED ST

N 4677/07 GUAMARE VICINITY CHART 720VESSEL OCEAN SURVEYOR GRAY HULL AND WHITE SUPERSTRUCTURE CARRYING OUT SEISMIC SURVEY AMONG PSN: 04-54.37S 036-23.05W, 04-54.35S 036-19.27W 05-05.23S 036-22.10W AND 05-04.10S 036-25.32W TOWING 150 M LENGTH CABLE AT 15 M DEPTH PERIOD: 31/JUL TO 20/OCT/07. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED MORE THAN 1 NM. CANCEL THIS WARNING 210359Z/OCT/07 ST

5AA – address of the message where:5 – NAVAREA VA – B1 code – southern areaA – B2 code – navigational warningsAll ships in area V whose Inmarsat C/mini-C terminalsare programmed with codes B1=A and B2=A will receive this warning

Important: to receive Coastal warnings ships do not need to be (navigate) inside the main NAV/METAREA, e.g. area V. Coastal warnings for the required area(s) will be received if the main NAV/METAREA is set up as a secondary (additional) area.

NAV/METAREAs for co-ordinating and promulgating MSI (including proposed Arctic areas XVII - XXI)

67o

50o

67o71o

48o27'

35o

7o

6o

35o50'

20o

67o 1

6'

3o24'0o

55o

63o

30o

95o

6o

12o10o30'

18o21'

120o

80o

160o

45o

29o

170o

0o

10o127o

141o

180o

172o

45o

53o

50o

135o

42o17.5'

138o 2

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67o

83o

44o 12

5o

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II

IIIIV

IX

V

VII

VIII

VI

XI

X

XIV

XVI

XV

XII

XIV

XIII

180o 160o 120o140o 100o 80o 60o 40o 20o 0o 20o 40o 60o 80o 100o 120o 140o 160o 180o

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30o

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60o

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0o 0o

172o

XVII (new area)

XVIII (new area) 35o

120o

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8'

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65o

30o

XIX (new area) XX (new area) XXI (new area)

XXI

5o

New boundary betweenarea I and XX as agreedbetween UK and Norway

Existing rectangular areafor Meteo broadcast by theRussian administration

71o

48o27'

35o

42 17 5'

67o

83o

44o

125o

I

40o 20o 0o 20o 40o 60o 80o 100o 120o

EGC message addressing and coverage area

AOR-E satellite:55N030W25070

via IOR satellite: 55N003W25128

71o

48o27'

35o

42 17 5'

67o

83o

44o

125o

I

40o 20o 0o 20o 40o 60o 80o 100o 120o

To: All ships in the Arctic area to the North of 71 deg.

The IMO International SafetyNET Panel is planning to enhance EGC services via the Inmarsat C system and include new Arctic areas to broadcast navigational and meteorological information. To define possible new Arctic areas, it is important to know the practical limits of Inmarsat coverage where future maritime safety information may be made available. This message is to ask all ships navigating in high latitudes, close to the Inmarsat satellite coverage limit, to report to Inmarsat Maritime Safety Services the following information:

1. ship’s name2. position (lat and long) above 71 deg North3. date/time of position4. maximum known latitude from your current or previous voyages where Inmarsat reception is constantly available

Inmarsat will treat your position information as confidential and will not disclose it to third parties.

via AOR-E satellite: 55N030W25070

Position of reporting vessels(some information is from private sources and not confirmed officially)

Position info from vessels:71.15N 24.40E (AOR-E)71.20N 02.61E (AOR-E)……………………….74.30N 20.34E (IOR) 74.36N 16.24E (AOR-E)75.18N 15.48E (AOR-E)…………………………77.50N 14.00E (AOR-E)78.00N 13.00E (AOR-E)78.00N 35.00E (IOR)78.15N 15.32E (AOR-E)79.30N 09.15E (AOR-E)

General overview: Inmarsat service is available up to 790 North (not 24 hrs)

71o67o

83o

44o 12

5o

I

40o 20o 0o 20o 40o 60o 80o 100o 120o35

o

75o

65o

30o

XIX (new area) XX (new area)5o

• More than hundred Russian flag vessels use NSR in summer time from West to Siberian rivers and inside inland waterways on long 60-80 deg East and back (shown as blue dots – position info received from shipping companies). Some traffic goes from East as well. All have Inmarsat-C.• A few dozens Russian flag vessels plus icebreakers are in the western part in winter time. All have Inmarsat-C. • Foreign flag vessels go to Murmansk and Arkhangelsk• More passages are expected due to “global warming”

Some facts about MSI in Arctic waters under IOR satellites(some information is from private sources and not confirmed officially)

• MSI (meteo) is broadcast via IOR satellite to the rectangular area 67N044E16081 (shown as red dotted area) by St. Petersburg Arctic-Antarctic institute, C2 service code = 04• MSI for Barents Sea is provided by Norway, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk via Navtex. Weather charts are transmitted by Germany and UK on HF • During summer time MSI for the western par of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is broadcast by some northern ports via telephone. No facsimile service is available• The Russian administration of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) supports the idea of using EGC SafetyNET for the entire route (to Bering strait) in summer and the western part in winter time• Icebreakers receive facsimile weather maps via satellite from Moscow (commercial service)• Many “traditional” HF radio stations are closed.

Northern Sea Route is now open but foreign vessels (except Russian flag vessels) do not use it yet mainly due to the lack of ice-class vessels. Ice-breaker support/escort is compulsory (in some areas???)

67o

50o

67o71o

48o27' 2o

53o

50o

8o 20'

67o

83o

44o 12

5o

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60o60o

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XVII (new area)


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Sample of MSI (meteo) for Arctic area via EGC SafetyNET, C2=04

LES 317 - MSG 290 - NavWarn Safety Call to Area: 67+16 N 44+81 E

SECURITYWEATHER BULLETIN FOR WEST NORTHERN SEA ROUTE67N44E/80N44E/67N125E/80N125E ISSUED BY THE ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE ST PETERSBURG ON THE 14 AUGUST 2007 AT 1800UTC

PART 1. GALE WARNING AT 141800UTC …

PART 2. SINOPSIS AT 141800UTC …

PART 3. FORECAST FROM 141800UTC TO 151800UTCPECHORSKOYE SEA …SOUTHWEST PART OF THE KARA SEA STRAITS OF NOVAYA ZEMLYAYENISEYSKIY GULF …KHATANGSKIY GULF …REGION KHATANGA …

67o

50o

67o71o

48o27' 2o

53o

50o

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67o

83o

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Nominated satellites and recommended time for Arctic broadcast

• Nominated Satellites (for scheduled broadcast)– Area XVII and XXI - Pacific Ocean Region (POR) satellite– Area XVIII - Atlantic Ocean Region - West (AOR-W) satellite– Area XIX - Atlantic Ocean Region – East (AOR-E) satellite– Area XX - Indian Ocean Region (IOR) satellite

• Satellites for unscheduled broadcast (Urgent warnings, Distress alert relays, SAR coordination)– Area XVII and XXI - POR satellite– Area XVIII and XIX - AOR-W and AOR-E satellites– Area XX - IOR and possible AOR-E satellites (due to a small area of Barents and White Sea covered by AOR-E satellite)

• Time for MSI broadcast to be avoided (to be checked and confirmed when the service is launched)

– AOR-E/W – 08:00-09:00 UTC and 15:00-16:00 UTC– IOR – 07:00-09:00 UTC and 19:00-20:00 UTC– POR - 07:00-09:00 UTC and 17:00-20:00 UTC

67o

50o

67o71o

48o27' 2o

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50o

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67o

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120o

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Existing NAV/METAREA boundariesas in the Inmarsat-C System Definition Manual (without Arctic areas)

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45o

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6o 15o

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Shaded areas are with overlap reception from the adjacent NAV/METAREAs

Modified (proposed) NAV/METAREA boundaries for Inmarsat-C System Definition Manual (without Arctic areas)

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42o

II

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15o

130o 3

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45o

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New Nav/Metarea(Caspian Sea, TBC)

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180o

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32o

63o

55o

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See the difference in the existing and proposed NAV/METAREA boundaries plus “reservations (recommendations)” for inland waterway areas (without Arctic areas) …

71o67o

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II

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15o

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45o

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X

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XV

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6'VI & XV

67o71o67o

75o

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127o

69o

New Nav/Metarea(Caspian Sea, TBC)

30o 3

0'

VI

V & VI

20o

4o30'

V

49o 2

8'

20o

XI & XIII117o 42o17.5'

180o

10o12o

0o141

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98o

67o

53o50o

172o

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XIII

VIII & IX

12o IX

32o

63o

55o

6o

58o

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45o

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Areas affected:I, III, IV, VI, VIII, IX, XI, XII, XIII, XV and new Arctic areas

National SafetyNET Service (as defined in the International SafetyNET Manual)

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138o 2

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12o IX32

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55o

XIVIII & XI


waterways

• Some Russian inland waterway shipping companieswould like to use National SafetyNET Service onSiberian rivers for promulgating MSI.• Do we know about other areas - N and S America, Africa?• What is position of the SafetyNET Panel? • What are recommendations?

Any Questions?

Andy FullerDeputy Director International Mobile Satellite Organisation (IMSO) 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, United Kingdom Tel. +44 (0)20 7728 1378Fax +44 (0)20 7728 1172E-mail: [email protected]

on behalf of Vladimir MaksimovManager, Maritime Safety OperationsInmarsat, 99 City Road, London EC1Y 1AX, United KingdomTel: +44 (0)20 77281095Mobile: +44 (0)7801 679648E-mail: [email protected] www.inmarsat.com/safety

Thank you for your attention

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