platform for the implementation of NAIADES

River Information Services in Europe – results of a survey

Andreas BäckDeputy Project Coordinator of PLATINA

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Introduction RIS Directive applies to 12+1 countries (RO, BG, HU,

SK, PL, CZ, AT, DE, NL, BE, LU, FR and HR (as candidate country))

Objective of activity: Summarize the Status of River Information Services by means of a questionnaire

Questionnaire sent to 13 countries, i.e. 12+1 and Serbia

13 countries responded until 25.2.

– Approx. 3.800 km of Class IV

– Approx. 10.500 km of Class Va and higher

– Approx. 12.000 vessels

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Notices to Skippers (NtS) Provision of Fairway & Traffic, Water Related and Ice

Messages– 12/2010: 7 fully operational, 2 pilot, 4 in preparation– 12/2012: 10 fully operational, 2 pilot, 1 in preparation

Provision of full text message and code format Notices to Skippers - international data exchange

– 12/2010: 1 fully operational, 3 pilot, 8 in preparation– 12/2012: 9 fully operational, 3 pilot, 1 in preparation

Usage of 3 different versions of XSD

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Vessel Tracking & Tracing (1/2) Shore-based infrastructure of Class Va and higher

– 12/2010: 1.600 km fully operational, 950 km pilot– 12/2012: 4.300 km fully operational, 550 km pilot– Total length: 10.500 km

Shore-based infrastructure of Class IV– 12/2010: 50 km fully operational, 200 km pilot– 12/2012: 500 km fully operational, 200 km pilot– Total length: 3.800 km

Position information - international data exchange– 12/2010: 1 fully operational, 6 pilot, 3 in preparation– 12/2012: 5 fully operational, 4 pilot, 1 in preparation

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Vessel Tracking & Tracing (2/2) Services of shore-based infrastructure (over Inland AIS)

vary between countries AIS equipment program

– 12/2010: 5.500 transponders provided– 12/2012: 11.500 transponders provided– Total approx. 12.000 vessels

AIS operation requirements (usage of a Inland AIS transponder - if on board): 4 in force, 4 planned

AIS carriage requirements (carriage and operation of Inland AIS transponder): 1 in force, 5 planned

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Electronic Reporting Reporting of ERINOT message

– 12/2010: 2 fully operational, 3 pilot, 6 in preparation– 12/2012: 5 fully operational, 6 pilot

BERMAN and PAXLIST Message implemented in the Netherlands and Croatia

ERINOT - international data exchange– 12/2010: 3 fully operational, 1 pilot, 7 in preparation– 12/2012: 3 fully operational, 8 pilot, 1 in preparation

Reporting requirement: 2 in force, 2 planned

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Electronic Navigational Charts (1/2) Electronic Navigational Charts of Class Va and higher

– 12/2010: 7.500 km fully operational, 400 km pilot

– 12/2012: 8.900 km fully operational, 400 km pilot

– Total length: 10.500 km Electronic Navigational Charts of Class IV

12/2010: 1.000 km fully operational 12/2012: 1.000 km fully operational Total length: 3.800 km

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Electronic Navigational Charts (2/2) Actual depth data for critical stretches (e.g. free flowing

sections) provided only in 3 countries ENC available free of charge: 12/2011

10 free availability, 1 in preparation Usage of 4 different versions of the standard

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Hull Data Processing National Hull Databases

– 12/2010: 6 fully operational, 4 in preparation, 1 not planned

– 12/2012: 8 fully operational, 3 pilot Exchange of information with European Hull Database

– 12/2010: 3 pilot, 5 preparation, 3 not planned (partly depending on amendment of 2006/76/EC)

– 12/2012: 7 fully operational, 2 pilot, 2 not planned (partly depending on amendment of 2006/76/EC)

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RIS Index Object of highest and high priority are not prepared in a

harmonized way Use of RIS Index for VTT, ERI and NtS not yet in all

countries Exchange with RIS Data Reference Management

System

– 12/2010: 6 in preparation, 2 not planned

– 12/2012: 5 fully operational, 1 pilot, 2 in preparation

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On board equipment According to information from expert groups, RIS

equipment is estimated on board of vessels: 6.000 Inland ECDIS Viewers Electronic Reporting

98% of the container vessels are reporting electronically 30% of the tanker vessel 5% of the dry cargo.

5.450 Inland AIS transponders (see before) Total approx. 12.000 vessels

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Thank you for your attention!

Andreas Bäck via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

PLATINA Project Office Brusselsandreas.baeck@via-donau.org, www.via-donau.org