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DUKC S5Use of Web-Based Support
Technology for In-Transit Under Keel Clearance Management
OMC International – Chris Hens
Overview
• DUKC S5 - Concept
• DUKC S5 - Product overview
• DUKC S5 – Torres Strait
• DUKC S5 - Benefits
DUKC S5 - CONCEPT
Concept
• What?– Real-time UKC management software– Web-based (secure)– Mobile– On-board!– Modular / scalable solution
• Who?– Regulators– Terminal operators / agents– Ship operators– Marine pilots
Flexible and scalable design
• Provides cost benefits
• Allows tailoring to needs
• Allows changing requirements
• Applicability:
– Small port to large port
– One to many users
– Simple to complex waterways
– River to coastal
DUKC S5 - Modules
• Planning:– Short term– Long term– Multiple vessels on a tide
• Operations– Real-time UKC
• On-shore• On-board
– Met-ocean sensors
• Business– User management– System health monitoring– Reporting
Module
PLA
NN
ING
Voyage Planning Service
Transit Planning Service
Optimiser Service
OP
ERA
TIO
NS
Transit Monitoring Service
Shore Version
Transit Monitoring Service
On board Version
Met-ocean Data Service
BU
SIN
ESS
Vessel Service
Reporting Service
Business Message Service
System Health Service
User Management Service
DUKC S5 - PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Voyage Planning Service
• Long range UKC planning – Days to months into future– Tidal windows & maximum drafts– Based on climate statistics – Specific level of certainty
• Allows exploring of ‘what-if’ scenarios• Who:
– Schedulers– Pilots– Agents
Source: The complex network of global cargo ship movements, Bernd Blasius
Voyage Planning Service
Transit Planning Service
• Short term planning– Tidal windows and maximum
drafts– Now to 5 days into future– More accurate and more control– Incorporates met-ocean sensor
data– Automatically updated
• Who:– Pilots– VTSO– Terminal operators
Sample Transit Plan
Sample Transit Plan
Insufficient UKC!
Information sharing
Optimiser Service
• Short term planning– Multiple vessels on a tide– Maximises port throughput and channel capacity– Balances sailing drafts and departure slots– Considers:
• Booking priorities• Tug availability• Current restrictions• Vessel separation
• Who:– Schedulers– Port operators– Terminal operators
Optimiser Service
Optimiser Service
Optimiser Service
Optimiser Service
Transit Monitoring – Onshore
• Shore-based UKC monitoring
– Automatically tracks and monitors UKC
– Uses actual speeds and positions (AIS)
– One or more vessels simultaneously
– Provides UKC alerts (screen, email, SMS etc.)
• Who:
– VTSOs
– Pilots
Transit Monitoring - Onshore
Transit Monitoring - Onshore
Plan at critical point:- Speed 15 kn- ETA 1312
Breach predictedDue to early arrival
Transit Monitoring – On-board
• On-board UKC monitoring
• Further integration of ship & shore
• DUKC overlay (MIO)
• Integration with charting packages (Qastor)
• Displays ‘go’ and ‘no-go’ areas
• Work in progress
• Who:
– Pilots
Test case – 12k Area 1
Test case – 14k Area 1
Test case – 16k Area 1
Test case – 12k Area 2
• High waves / Low waves
Test case – 14k Area 2
• High waves / Low waves
Test case – 16k Area 2
• High waves / Low waves
Test case - Effect of swell
TORRES STRAIT CASE STUDY
Torres Strait
• Designated as PSSA by IMO (2005)
• Shipping / routing regulated by AMSA
• UKC management complications:
– Remote
– Shallow waters
– Numerous reefs and islands
– Complex tidal dynamics
– Subject to cyclonic activities
Torres Strait
Complex tidal dynamics
Source: National Tidal Centre – Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)
Complex tidal dynamics
Information sharing
Distributed stakeholders:• Regulator (AMSA)• Pilots (national)• Shipping industry
(national & international)• Marine Safety
Queensland (ReefVTS)
Information sharing through secure portal over internet
DUKC S5 – SUMMARY OF BENEFITS
DUKC S5 - Benefits
1. Increased safety and efficiency through optimised work flows
2. Simple access for both internal users & clients
3. Optimisation of the scheduling of multiple vessels on a tide
4. Improved auditability and traceability
5. Potential to lower organisational IT requirements
6. Flexible and scalable design
Thank you for your time.
• Questions please
OMC International Pty Ltd6 Paterson StreetAbbotsford, Victoria 3067, AustraliaTelephone: +61 (0)3 9412 6500Facsimile: +61 (0)3 9415 9105Email: [email protected]
OMC International (Europe) Pty Ltd19B Moor RoadBroadstoneDorset, BH18 8AZ, UKTelephone: +44 (7833) 517 006Email: [email protected]