ABSTRACT: This article presents the EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) performance observed along several maritime campaigns carried out in European waters with the objective to demonstrate the availability of corrections and the suitability of the accuracy to support maritime navigation. The regions selected correspond to those located in the border area of EGNOS coverage and include the following campaigns: Norwegian coast in 2018, Southwest of Europe in 2018 & 2019, Finnish coast in 2019, Baltic Sea in 2021 and Irish coast in 2022. These results in real maritime environment aim at demonstrating that EGNOS L1 service is suitable to support maritime navigation in ocean waters, coastal waters and harbour entrances/approaches according to the operational requirements defined in the IMO Res. A.1046 (27), being beneficial for maritime community.

KEYWORDS: Safety at Sea, GNSS, Radio Navigation, Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS), EGNOS Performance, European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), Testing Campaigns, Shipborne Receiver

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