SATELLITE AIS FOR GLOBAL MARITIME TRAFFIC MONITORING

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Technology & Applications for Disaster Management International Conference 2015
27 & 28 October 2015

AIS - Automatic Identification System
S-AIS – Satellite based Automatic Identification System
VTS – Vessel Traffic Service
ITU - International Telecommunication Union
IMO - International Maritime Organization
SAR - Search and Rescue
Astronautic Technology Sdn. Bhd.

AIS is a maritime navigation safety communications
system standardized by the ITU and adopted by the IMO
that provides vessel information, including the vessel's
identity, type, position, course, speed, navigational status
and other safety-related information automatically to
appropriately equipped shore stations, other ships, and
aircraft; receives automatically such information from
similarly fitted ships; monitors and tracks ships; and
exchanges data with shore-based facilities.

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS),
1974
Regulation 19 of SOLAS Chapter V - In 2000, IMO adopted a
new requirement (as part of a revised new chapter V) for all
ships to carry AIS capable of providing information about the
ship to other ships and to coastal authorities automatically.
The regulation requires AIS to be fitted aboard all ships of
300gt and upwards engaged on international voyages, cargo
ships of 500gt and upwards not engaged on international
voyages and all passenger ships irrespective of size. The
requirement became effective for all ships by 31 December
2004

1. Collision
2. Fire
3. Oil spill
4. Bad weather
5. Piracy and
Armed Robbery
When there is a
SAR operation,
consider it as a
disaster

The MV Sah Lian which
was reported missing on
September 7 while on its
way from Kuching to
Limbang was found 26
nautical miles from Tanjung
Baram, Miri, this afternoon.

Ship Collision just do not leave the ships damaged; they can also lead to
major pollutions and claim several innocent lives

The latest figures released by the International Maritime
Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Center corroborate ReCAAP’s
findings and show a similar increase in attacks in 2013 and
2014. Since a total of 245 attacks took place worldwide in
2014, Asia now accounts for up to 75 percent of all piracy
and armed robbery (PAR) incidents in the world, up from 60
percent in 2013. The continent’s share in global PAR
statistics is rapidly increasing as the number of attacks in
other parts of the world – most notably the Gulf of Aden –
continues to decline.

- National security threat
- Maritime Industry
- Increased insurance costs - passed on to consumers
- Tourism and fishing

source: www.fas.org

A mere 50-nautical-miles
after a ship leaves port,
the signal from its AIS
transponder (required to
be onboard by
International Maritime
Law) becomes blocked by
the curvature of the Earth.
S-AIS, provide The
Ultimate High Ground to
capture and relay critical
information from every
ship to those that need it
most.

- Ability to track any AIS-transmitting vessel globally
- Ability to support search-and-rescue and anti-
piracy measures by increasing the visibility of ships
at sea by first responders and security personnel
- Ability to provide market intelligence through
aggregating data across many vessels and regions
to answer business questions
- Ability to support compliance and law enforcement
activities

- Much lower reporting frequency. While terrestrial AIS
can report vessel positions in near-real-time (with multiple updates
each minute), satellite AIS has significantly higher latency and lower
frequency of reporting. Current satellite AIS service providers typically
provide position updates on specific vessels only a few times each
day. While this lower frequency of reporting still provides compelling
value to track the progress of ships at sea
- Limited detection of vessels. The ability to detect AIS
signals from space is currently an imperfect “art”. Electromagnetic
interference (particularly in dense areas) often limits the ability to
detect vessels in congested areas, even when vessels are transmitting
their AIS signal.
- Cost. It is expensive to launch a satellite, and the commercial
satellite operators need to recoup that investment. As such, satellite
AIS typically carries significantly higher licensing fees than terrestrial-
only AIS providers

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