IMOModelCourse4.05EnergyEfficientOperationofShipsLecture2-5:E-navigationHangzhou,China8to9December2016DrZabiBazariEnergyandEmissionsSolutionsLondon,UKE-NavigationIMOMSC(MarineSafetyCommittee)hassetastrategyonfivesolutionstoprovideabasisforsupportinge-navigation:S1:Improved,harmonizationanduserfriendlybridgedesign;S2:Meansforstandardizedandautomaticreporting;S3:Improvedreliability,resilienceandintegrityofbridgeequipmentandnavigationalinformation;S4:Integrationandpresentationofavailableinformationingraphicaldisplaysreceivedviacommunicationequipment;andS5:ImprovedcommunicationofVTS(VesselTrafficServices)serviceportfolio.ThesolutionsS2,S4andS5aredesignedtoimprovecommunicationbetweenshipandshoreforsafetypurposes.Theseinitiativeswillhaveimplicationsforshipenergyefficiencythroughbetterroutingandreducingdelays.E-NavigationIALA(InternationalAssociationofMarineAids)definesthee-navigationas:“Theharmonizedcollection,integration,exchange,presentationandanalysisofmaritimeinformation…byelectronicmeanstoenhanceberthtoberthnavigation…..forsafetyandsecurityatseaandprotectionofthemarineenvironment”.Theimplementationofe-navigationinvolvesthedevelopmentofonboardnavigationsystemsthatintegrateallrelevantshipssensorsandsupportinginformation.TheIMOconsiderstheimplementationofe-navigationintheworld’sfleetasalongtermobjectiveratherthanashorttermfix.ECDIS(ElectronicChartDisplayandInformationSystem)isthemainitemofthebroadere-navigationinitiativethathasevolvedasaresultofIMOactivities.E-NavigationmodelTheIMOandIALAhaveprovidedthefollowinge-navigationmodeltodescribetheoverallconceptsandbasicelementsofthesystem.E-NavigationrelatedtoolsVoyageperformanceanalysis:Thissystemmeasuresshipspeed,shaftpropulsionpowerandexternalenvironmentalsituationandhelpwithvoyagemanagement.ECDIS(ElectronicChartDisplayandInformationSystem):Theelectronicchartandinformationsystemhasthepotentialforimprovingnavigationalpractices.Autopilotprecisionandeffectiveness:Amoreadaptiveautopilotsthatcanprovidebetterautomaticsteeringactionstoprevailingweatherconditionsandseastate.Maneuveringassistancetools:Withtheintroductionofmoderninformationandcommunicationtechnologies,moreandmoreassistancetoolshavebeenintroducedadditionallytostandardmandatorynavigationalbridgeequipment.E-NavigationrelatedtoolsIntegratednavigationalsystems:Thiscanachievefuelsavingsbykeepingcrosstrackerrortoaminimumwhileinpassage.ThistechnologyhasbeenbroughtaboutbyextremelyaccurateGPSpositioninformation.Computerizedmaneuveringassistancetools:Thistakesintoaccounttheprevailingenvironmentalconditionssuchaswindandcurrent,shipcondition,currentcourse,speed,draughtandthetrimofthevessel.Ascanbeseen,e-navigationprovidessignificantnewopportunitiesforoptimizingnavigationactionsinfavourofsafetyandenvironmentalprotection.ToolstosupportenergyefficientshipoperationsatseaWeatherrouting:/issues/articles/id1252-Strategic_Weather_Routing.htmlECDIS

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