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6.1.2 IMO E-Navigation strategy
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4 There is a clear need to equip the master of a vessel and those responsible for the safety of
shipping ashore with modern proven tools to make marine navigation and communications
more reliable and thereby reduce errors - especially those with a potential for loss of life, injury,
environmental damage and undue commercial costs. More substantial and widespread benefits
for States, shipowners and seafarers can be expected to arise from the increased safety at sea
which is the core objective of E- Navigation. According to the United Kingdom‘s Marine
Accident Investigation Branch, navigational errors and failures have been a significant element in
over half of the incidents meriting a full investigation in the last three years (to February 2005).
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5 There are already a great many electronic navigational and communication technologies and
services available or in development - such as Automatic Identification System (AIS),
Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), Integrated Bridge
Systems/Integrated Navigation Systems (IBS/INS), Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA),
radio navigation, Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) systems, Vessel Traffic
Services (VTS) and the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) - which can
provide the master and those ashore with the necessary information they require.
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6 In addition to reducing navigational errors and failures, these technologies can deliver benefits
in areas such as search and rescue, pollution incident response, security and the protection of
critical marine resources, such as fishing grounds. They can also offer operational benefits by
enabling the capture of advance information on cargo arrival and increased throughput capacity
in congested ports, fairways, and waterways, or in poor visibility conditions.
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7 However, if such technological advancement remains uncoordinated, there is a risk that the
future development of the global shipping industry will be hampered through lack of
standardization on board and on land, incompatibility between vessels, and an increased and
unnecessary level of complexity.
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8 By taking a pro-active lead through the development of a strategic vision, IMO also has the
opportunity to contribute to improvements in the international organizational structure
overseeing marine navigation, improve international co-operation and give guidance to other
organizations involved, such as the IHO and IALA and key stakeholders such as equipment
designers, suppliers, navigation practitioners, shipowners and the port industry.
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9 Furthermore, the strategy has the potential to contribute positively to the reduction of the
burden on all countries, including developing countries, in having to maintain physical aids to
navigation. It should also assist separate initiatives such as those currently under consideration
in the Facilitation (FAL) Committee e.g. the development of electronic means for the clearance
of ships and the submission of information to a single point (the ”Single Window‘ concept),
which are aimed at reducing the range of reporting obligations on the ship-owner and ship
master.
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