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The Marine Electronic Highway and Routeing Scheme Along the West World Maritime University The Maritime Commons: Digital Repository of the World Maritime University World Maritime University Dissertations Dissertations 2014 The am rine electronic highway and routeing scheme along the west coast of India and Sri Lanka : feasibility study : "aiming towards a sustainable maritime transportation system" Sellakkannu I. Abul Kalam Azad World Maritime University Follow this and additional works at: http://commons.wmu.se/all_dissertations Part of the Electrical and Electronics Commons Recommended Citation Azad, Sellakkannu I. Abul Kalam, "The am rine electronic highway and routeing scheme along the west coast of India and Sri Lanka : feasibility study : "aiming towards a sustainable maritime transportation system"" (2014). World Maritime University Dissertations. 453. http://commons.wmu.se/all_dissertations/453 This Dissertation is brought to you courtesy of Maritime Commons. Open Access items may be downloaded for non-commercial, fair use academic purposes. No items may be hosted on another server or web site without express written permission from the World Maritime University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY Malmö, Sweden THE MARINE ELECTRONIC HIGHWAY AND ROUTEING SCHEME ALONG THE WEST COAST OF INDIA AND SRILANKA – FEASIBILITY STUDY “Aiming towards a Sustainable Maritime Transportation System” By SELLAKKANNU I. ABUL KALAM AZAD India A dissertation submitted to the World Maritime University in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE In MARITIME AFFAIRS (MARITIME SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATION) 2014 Copyright Sellakkannu I. Abul Kalam Azad, 2014 i ii Acknowledgements I express my sincere gratitude to the Ministry of Shipping and the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) for nominating me to the Master’s degree program at the prestigious World Maritime University. I am particularly grateful to Shri. Gautam Chatterjee, the Director General of Shipping, for granting me the permission. I also express my profound gratitude to Dr. Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman, The Nippon Foundation and the Ocean Policy Research Foundation for generous fellowship granted to support my professional development as well as for this dissertation. I am sincerely thankful to Capt.M.M. Saggi, erstwhile Nautical Adviser to the Government of India, for proposing my name for this course. I would also express my gratitude to Capt. L.K. Panda, Nautical Adviser to the Government of India, for his kindness and generosity for allowing me to proceed for this study. Moreover, I am greatly indebted to Capt. L.K. Panda for suggesting me to take up this timely topic for dissertation as well as for providing me all the necessary support, including access to the Indian LRIT National Data Centre and the National AIS Chain, without which this dissertation would not have been possible. I am also thankful to Capt. Deepak Kapoor, Capt. H. Khatri, Capt. Nitin Bawa, Capt. Man Singh and Shri. K.H. Mehta for providing me all the necessary information and support for this study. I am particularly thankful to Capt. S.K. Shukla, Deputy Nautical Adviser, for his unstinted guidance and support during my tenure at the DGS and for supporting my nomination for this study. I am also grateful to all my senior officers, colleagues and friends in the DGS and the Shipping industry, especially the mariners, for providing me all the support and feedback for completing this dissertation successfully. The highest appreciation goes to my distinguished supervisor, Professor Michael Baldauf, for his valuable guidance and suggestions, which made this dissertation meaningful. I am also obliged to Professor Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs, for accepting this dissertation proposal. Gratefulness goes to Professor Clive Cole for linguistic supervision, to Chris Hoebeke and Anna Volkova for their timely assistance in purchasing navigational charts and providing other research materials. I am thankful to all my friends, who have given valuable inputs and feedback for this study. Above all, my sincere gratitude goes to my mother, Kathija Beevi, whose blessings and prayers have always empowered my life. Lastly, my heartfelt appreciation goes to my lovely family, wife Mohammed Balkhees, daughter Mahjabeen and son Sheikh Abdullah, for their encouragement and for enduring the suffering of this prolonged separation for the sake of my study. iii ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: The Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) and routeing scheme along the West coast of India and Sri Lanka – Feasibility study. Degree: Master of Science in Maritime Affairs For centuries, ships have enjoyed the freedom of navigation at sea. However, the situation has changed, over the years, from the introduction of voluntary traffic separation, in the beginning of 20th century, to the implementation of mandatory ship’s routeing measures, Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Ship Reporting Systems (SRS) in many parts of the world, under the auspices of IMO, to enhance safety. The dissertation is a study, to examine the need for the establishment of traffic management solutions along the West coast of India and Sri Lanka, to identify the critical areas of the coastline which require urgent attention because of traffic density as well as environmental sensitivity and to propose suitable solutions to manage the shipping traffic in this region safely and effectively. Furthermore, it is a study on the feasibility of implementation of Marine Electronic Highway system along-with futuristic e-Navigation concepts as an overarching solution for this region, similar to the IMO led pilot project being implemented in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. Moreover, it has revisited the historical evolution of Maritime Traffic Management (MTM) solutions till date. Emerging trends have also been reviewed. The study has undertaken the exercise of collection and analysis of traffic statistics, traffic density and traffic patterns for this region. The Analysis revealed that the establishment of a Traffic Separation Scheme, precautionary areas and coastal Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) combined with a Ship Reporting System, in the identified critical areas, will reduce the risk of collisions and groundings in this region. Thereafter, the draft layouts of the Traffic Separation Scheme for these areas were designed in accordance with the IMO criteria and forwarded to the stakeholders for comments. The comments received were collated, evaluated and the necessary modifications suggested by the mariners have been incorporated in the proposed routeing measures. Additionally, the architecture for the proposed Marine Electronic Highway system for this region has been conceptualized. Key deliverables of the system have been identified considering the needs of India and Sri Lanka. Gap analysis was conducted between the existing infrastructure vis-à-vis the components of the proposed system. Lastly, some recommendations are made to the authorities underlining the feasibility of the proposal and way forward towards the establishment of routeing measures, VTS and SRS in this region as a first step, followed by the establishment of the Marine Electronic Highway system. KEYWORDS: Traffic management, MEH, e-Navigation, Ship’s Routeing, TSS, VTS, SRS. iv Table of Contents Declaration…………………………………………………………………………....ii Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………...iii Abstract………………………………………………………………………………iv Table of Contents………………………………………………………………….….v List of Tables……………………………………………………………………….viii List of Figures………………………………………………………………………viii List of Abbreviations…………………………………………………………………x Chapter 1 - Introduction ........................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background and rationale ...................................................................................... 1 1.2 Research Objectives ............................................................................................... 5 1.3 Methodology and Scope ........................................................................................ 6 Chapter – 2 Evolution of Traffic management in Shipping ................................. 12 2.1 Introduction to vessel traffic management ........................................................... 12 2.2 Development of ship’s routeing measures ........................................................... 14 2.3 Vessel Traffic Services ........................................................................................ 17 2.4 Ship Reporting Systems ....................................................................................... 22 2.5 Role of latest systems AIS and LRIT in traffic management .............................. 25 CHAPTER 3 – Concept of the Marine Electronic Highway and E-Navigation 30 3.1 Background .......................................................................................................... 30 3.2 Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) .................................................................... 31 3.3 MEH project in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore ........................................ 33 v 3.4 Background of e-Navigation ................................................................................ 36 3.5 Definition, user needs and key elements of e-Navigation ................................... 38 3.6 E-Navigation Strategy Implementation Plan by IMO ......................................... 41 3.7 Impact of E-Navigation on future MEH Projects ...............................................
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