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6.1.1 MARINE eNAVIGATION
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Making it Happen
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19. A single international institution must take 'lead ownership'
of the vision for e- Navigation. This institution must have the
ability to integrate and manage the essential contributions of key
stakeholders, in such a way as to promote constructive development
and standardisation. The logical choice of lead institution is the
International Maritime Organisation.
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20. This role would build upon the considerable work already
done by IMO in the development of AIS and ECDIS and its
involvement in regional developments and trials, notably the Marine
Electronic Highway project in the Malacca Straits. AIS and ECDIS
clearly point the way towards the development of e-Navigation,
although they require further development and, especially in the
case of ECDIS, expanded take-up in order to progress towards the
delivery of e-Navigation as a practical reality.
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21. IMO will need to work in close alliance with IALA (whose
members have done much constructive groundwork in this field) and
IHO, which has worked hard to promote the spread of ENCs. There
will be a substantial, wider stakeholder management role involving
the professional community, including navigation practitioners, ship
owners, the ports industry and equipment designers and suppliers.
Security and enforcement agencies will also have a part to play.
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22. Ultimately, e-Navigation can only be made to work as an
international - indeed, global - system. That is why it is right that
IMO should take the lead. But there is also much being done at
national and regional level, and value in developing it.
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23. For example, the USCG and certain European countries are
trialling Loran C as a potential 'fail-safe' backup to satellite
positioning systems. These trials have the potential to inform and
facilitate progress at international level. Experience with early AIS
networks in areas such as the Baltic will also be extremely valuable,
and potentially provides a 'launch pad' from which the e-Navigation
centre networks of the future could be developed through regional
co-operation, subject to international protocols and standards.
Discussions are developing on long-range AIS, of particular interest
to security authorities. This paper has already mentioned the
Marine Electronic Highway project in the Malacca Straits: the
development of an interactive electronic navigation regime for the
Inner Route of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is another
noteworthy example of a regional contribution to e-Navigation.
Canada has also been active in this field. The United States
Coastguard is exploring the potential of a more comprehensive
approach to safety and security management through the Maritime
Domain Awareness initiative. With all these projects, our aim must
be to capitalise on the knowledge and investments already made.
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24. We must continue to use bilateral and multilateral channels
to strengthen regional collaboration between coastal states and we
must also work to align our domestic institutional and other
stakeholders in support of the e-Navigation vision.
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