EUs MarNIS model delivered for Singapore
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT’ s C-Scope Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system has been selected by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
The project, valued at some €12.5m, is extensive and encompasses a core C-Scope VTS system with maritime communications, AIS, CCTV, RDF and GMDSS with multiple interfaces to enable interoperability. The entire system will be set up at a new Port Operation Control Centre (POCC) in Changi. ‘At its narrowest point, the Singapore Strait is only 1.5 nautical miles wide. Providing a Vessel Traffic Information Service (VTIS) on a 24/7 basis to both transiting vessels and vessels bound for the Port of Singapore in a clear and unambiguous manner presents challenges, said Steve Guest, managing director of Kongsberg Norcontrol IT’s office in Singapore.
‘The C-Scope VTS system provides significant decision support tools in an ergonomic way, including VTS Operator prompts to ensure that vessels are managed in accordance with applicable Collision Regulations and the Authority’s in-house standard operating procedures.’
Having recently moved from Europe to Singapore, Steve Guest continued, ‘It is interesting to see the similarities between the Changi C2 Centre joint operations model and the research work we’ve recently completed as part of the EU MarNIS project. In MarNIS the joint operations model is centred on a Maritime Operations Service (MOS) Centre. This research project was only completed in late 2008, so it is really pleasing to already be under contract to deliver a key element for such a joint operation system.’
The core technology for the Project is the C-Scope VTS system, which has advanced features such as:
-VTS Operator Client with enhanced visualisation including 3D Views
-Decision support functions to dynamically identify contraventions, congestion and risk
-Embedded Search And Rescue (SAR) and Traffic Analysis tools
-Radar Video Web Map Service
-Web based viewing
-Interoperability module.
C-Scope is Kongsberg Norcontrol IT’s 7th generation maritime domain awareness system and is already in use by the Norwegian Coastal Administration, the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency, and customers in the Middle East and Americas.
