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manoeuvring capabilities for the shipʹs evasive
manoeuvre (Baldauf & Benedict et. al., 2012). This
meansincasethestandonvesselfindherselfsoclose
to a give way vessel that a collision can only be
avoidedbyherownmanoeuvrealone(determinedby
fast time simulation‐based dynamic
prediction of a
coursechangemanoeuvre)than,finally,theredmark
shouldappearintheaugmentedrealityaddedbyan
audible alarm, to indicate and initiate necessary
actionsbytheOOWaccordingly.
The potential for improvement of shore‐based
supportiswellrecognized.Itisespeciallycruiseand
containershipping
companiesthatarealready using
those enhanced capabilities and are aware of the
potential of virtual online monitoring and decision
support. This furthermore already includes route
monitoring, keeping a certain corridor, not only a
simple cross‐track error but also considering actual
shipstatusaswellasweatherforecastsandsea
state
data. Consequently the corridor is no longer the
centre line of the corridor but the corridor is more
enhancedbyconsideringthedriftingtoacertainside.
Theaddedshore‐basedmonitoringactsasakind
of an additional safety barrier and moreover allows
for optimization of the operational
regimes of the
company fleet. Taking those enhanced monitoring
opportunitiesintoaccount it seems that the existing
services offered by VTS could also be improved
accordingly.ComparedtoaVTSoperator
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CONCLUSION
TechnologicaldevelopmentsintheframeoftheIMOʹs
e‐Navigation initiative allows for substantial
improvement of regarding the support of the
navigator onboard and operators monitoring traffic
from a shore‐based centre. The functionality of
dynamic path prediction using fast‐time‐simulation
technology can be utilised for calculating the
operationallimitsofmanoeuvringtakingintoaccount
theprevailingcircumstancesoftheenvironmentand
theshipsstatusandthatareneededforharmonized
decisionmakingandcoordinatedcollisionavoidance
procedures.
Applicationsforonboardusewillallowforamore
precise estimation of the last time to take action to
avoid
acollision.Fortheimplementationofenhanced
applicationinshore‐basedmonitoringfacilitiesopens
for a much more detailed surveillance of a shipʹs
routeandpotentialrisks.
However, in relation to any enhanced future e‐
Navigation services, it is to be noted that the legal
aspectsofsuchserviceswould
needtobeaddressed
aswellasthetrainingrequirementsfromthepointof
viewofinvolvedstakeholders.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Some of the results and parts of the investigations
presented in this paper are presently performed
undertheEuropeanInterregIVb‐project–ACCSEAS
AccessibilityforShipping,EfficiencyAdvantagesand
Sustainability
and from the European FP 7 project
MUNIN–MaritimeNavigationThroughIntelligence
inNetworks).
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