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E-Navigation and PPUs Photo courtesy of Flinders Ports

What is e-Navigation? People Systems Services Equipment

Why e-Navigation (initial concept)? • Safety and Environment • Initially not a fundamental change • Berth to Berth

What is happening today? • Projects investigating options (test beds) • MONALISA • SESAME Straights • ACCSEAS • EfficienSea • SMART-Navigation

What is being thought of? • All encompassing • Maritime cloud for communication and information • How to remove incidents and create an efficient network

What is being thought of? • All encompassing • Maritime cloud for communication and information • How to remove incidents and create an efficient network • Anything and everything

What is a PPU? • Portable Pilot Unit • Consists of: • Sensor • Display • Communications • Systems (ENC, software, knowledge base) • People who use it effectively

Categories of PPU Sensor • A: Fully independent • B: Semi independent HDG, all else independent • C: Relies on AIS but improved HDG and independent ROT • D: AIS data only

HarbourPilot being used on the Hyundai Island, Korea Example of category “A” PPU

Pilotage Sao Paulo using ChannelPilot in the Port of Santos Example of Category “B” PPU

GyroPilot in Tampa Bay Example of category “C” PPU

e-Navigation requires: Data Knowledge Systems

These come from: • Data: • Tide, weather, movements, position, external factors …. • Systems: • VTS, DUKC, RADAR, ECDIS, PPU …. • Knowledge: • “Were am I”; “What is happening”; Where am I going?” • Key component: • Communication (all aspects, both technical and people) • Expert knowledge / interpretation • User / Pilot

Data Flow Other Ports User Interface Central Data Shore based data collection processing User Interface Communications / PPU Ships’ Systems Sea based data (Oceanographic)

E-Navigation is the future ( In some form)

Pilots involvement • Accept what happens? • Don’t accept what is happening? • Help shape the future

Supplier Involvement • $ • Technology enabler • Work with the industry

Australia & NZ Involvement • Consider how e-Navigation can help our own situation • Ports of Australia / Co-ordination • Get involved early to increase voice