COMPUTER CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC SHIP POSITIONING IN ROTTERDAM HARBOUR

Pilots, equipped with a 24-channel VHF set communicate with the appropiate radarstation, use the assigned channel for the radarcoverage area concerned and switch to the next channel after hand-over has taken place. The information supplied to pilots consists of the position of the ship, relative to familiar landmarks and leading lines, amplified with additional information, such as sur- face pictures, shipping movements in the area, possible navigational hazards etc. Most of this information is extracted directly from the (shore) radarscreens Rivercraft, which are not under ob- ligation to be piloted, usually monitor these channels to acquire information on traffic on the river, needed for a safer passage. The present systems has proved to be a invaluable aid to the safety of navigation. It has reduced the number of accidents and collisions spect- acularly under conditions of reduced visibility. The available statistics show that in the period 1959-1963 an average of 0,28 collisions per 1000 shipping movements took place, compared to for example 0,83 on the river Scheldt and 0,68 on the river Thames.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • "Symposium Papers on Electronics in Harbor Operations," presented at RTCM Assembly Meeting, April 29-30 and May 1, 1970, San Francisco, California, with the participation of Tug Communications, Incorporated.
• Corporate Authors:

  Radio Technical Commission for Marine Services

  /Federal Communications Commission
  Washington, DC  United States  20554
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Volume: I

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Control systems; Harbors; Highway traffic control; Information processing; Radar; Voyage management systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Automatic ship positioning; Harbor advisory radar; Shore based radar
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00007299
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 84-70/DO-52 Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1973 12:00AM