본 연구에서는 실제 외항선에 종사하는 선장 및 항해사 260명을 대상으로 GMDSS 통신장비와 항해사가 정보를 인식할 수 있는 대표적인 항해장비 ECDIS에 대하여 사용실태, 만족도, 만족 및 불만족의 이유를 조사하였다. 응답자들은 통신장비 중 MF/HF와 INMARSAT (telex)를 각각 자주 사용하는 장비 3, 4위로 선택하였지만 동시에 불필요한 장비 2, 3위에 해당된다고 응답하였고 이러한 응답 결과는 일부 통신 장비의 경우, 잦은 사용 빈도가 항해 안전의 유용성 크기와 비례하지 않다는 것을 보여준다. 특히 통신장비를 사용할 때 응답자의 42.3%와 50%는 ‘장비의 운용상 편리’와 ‘해당 정보의 필요’가 해당 장비 사용의 만족도를 높이는데 중요하다고 답변하였다. 이를 통해 선박의 안전을 위해서는 새로운 설비, 기술, 서비스의 도입 뿐 아니라 ‘정보의 접근성’, ‘정보의 적절성’, ‘장비의 용이성’이 중요하다는 사실을 알 수 있다. IMO에서 논의되는 다양한 정책과 규정이 선박의 안전을 보장하는 장치로 충분히 활용되기 위해서는 최종 사용자를 대상으로 한 구체적이고 실질적인 검증이 보완되어야 한다.

It is clearly understood that e-navigation is beneficial to prevent collision and grounding of ships. The purpose of this study is to define and present a future ship operation system under the e-navigation environment in order to provide clear direction for the design of Korean e-navigation system. The future ship operation system consists of shipboard navigational system, shore supporting system and maritime communication system. To achieve the objectives of this study, the ship operation system was discussed separately into SOLAS ships and non-SOLAS ships in this study. In SOLAS ships, mariners become a system manager, choosing system presets, interpreting system output, and monitoring vessel response. In small ships and fishing vessels, mariners may enjoy their navigation by using the automatic tracking of ship’s position on the portable electronic chart display. The improved bridge design, integrated and harmonized navigational system and single window reporting will reduce significantly the administrative and physical workload of mariners. Mariners can concentrate their attention more on navigational duty under the e-navigation environment. To build an effective Korean e-navigation system, the essential navigational functions and e-navigation services for small ships and fishing vessels must be identified and developed taking into account user needs.

본 연구에서는 연안 선박과 소형 어선의 안전관리 개선을 위해 한국형 e-navigation을 활용하여 기존의 해상교통관리체계를 개선할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다. 시스템적인 측면과 기능적인 측면에서 기존 해상교통관제(VTS)의 고도화방안을 제시하였고, 해양안전종합정보시스템(GICOMS)를 기반으로 한 통합 e-navigation 운영시스템의 구성도와 해역별 해상교통관리체계의 운영방안을 제시하였다. 특히, 연안에서의 소형 선박과 어선에 대한 해상교통관리 강화를 위하여 해사클라우드 기반의 선박-선박/육상 간 데이터통신방안과 지역별 해사안전지원센터의 설치를 제안하였다. 본 연구가 연안선박과 소형어선에 중점을 둔 한국형 e-navigation의 추진에 도움이 될것으로 보며, 향후 e-navigation을 활용한 해양사고예방시스템의 개발과 운영 등에 관한 후속연구가 필요하다고 본다.

In the era of e-Navigation, it is important to deliver maritime traffic information from a shore based station to all navigating vessels. However, in a vessel boarding system, there is a limit to the amount of raw traffic data that can be processed. In this paper, we used the Automatic Identification System (AIS) data as metadata to build up the maritime traffic gridded database by projecting traffic data on a geographic coordinate system. In order to apply this database to the image layer for transferring to the ship efficiently, we have developed a maritime traffic display layer and route traffic information layer. All simulated data was collected and analyzed with the AIS in a Vessel Traffic Service(VTS) center.

New e-navigation strains require new technologies, new infrastructures and new organizational structures on bridge, on shore as well as in the cloud. Suitable engineering and safety/risk assessment methods facilitate these efforts. Understanding maritime transportation as a sociotechnical system allows the application of system-engineering methods. Formal, simulation based and in situ verification and validation of e-navigation technologies are important methods to obtain system safety and reliability. The modelling and simulation toolset HAGGIS provides methods for system specification and formal risk analysis. It provides a modelling framework for processes, fault trees and generic hazard specification and a physical world and maritime traffic simulation system. HAGGIS is accompanied by the physical test bed LABSKAUS which implements a physical test bed. The test bed provides reference ports and waterways in combination with an experimental Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system and a mobile integrated bridge: This enables in situ experiments for technological evaluation, testing, ground research and demonstration. This paper describes an integrated seamless approach for developing new e-navigation technologies starting with simulation based assessment and ending in physical real world demonstrations.

While IMO’s e-Navigation project’s scope is to enhance safety of navigation by improved shipto- shore-cooperation, the EU’s FP7 project MUNIN’s aim is to develop a concept for an autonomous dry bulk carrier, that is at least as safe as a manned vessel. As e-Navigation has a strong focus on improving the human element in shipping and MUNIN tends towards an unmanned bridge, a common baseline might look quite contradictory at first, but they share the need to ensure and enhance the safety of navigation. After an introduction into e-Navigation and the MUNIN project, this paper will demonstrate with two examples, how MUNIN’s results address identified e-Navigation’s gaps and addresses e-Navigation’s user needs. Thus, MUNIN contributes to the development and implementation of the prioritized e-Navigation solutions.