RIS Lock Management System

Damir Obad, RGO komunikacijeDISC

Beograd 04.12.2013.

Agenda

• RGO Communications Ltd. company profile

• Introduction

• Lock operator application

• Central application

• RIS integration

• Plans for the future

Company profile

� Formed in 2008

� Key expertise:

� RIS

� System integration

� Software development

� Project management

� Consulting

� System design

Company profile

� Projects:

� RIS Serbia

� Co-Po

� Master Plan of the Sisak New Port

� Feasibility study of the PanonRIS upgrade

� RIS Poland (lower Oder)

� Action plan for Croatian shipping

� Team:

� Experience in several countries

� RIS expert groups members

� Dedicated to complete customer satisfaction

Company profile

� Products:

� Tracking & Tracing

� dGPS

� ERI

� NtS

� Hull DB

� Lock Management System

� Voice VHF

Introduction

• LMS applications need to provide, a reliable and simple way to log lock operations

• Planning of lock operation using visual representation of the lock chambers

• Centralized system for data storage and synchronization between the locks

• Integration with RIS systems

• Usage of ETA/RTA times for further planning improvements

Lock Operator Application

• Convoy – multiple hulls data structure

• All data stored locally so loss of internet connection does not block logging of lock operations

• Connection of the lock operator applications to the LMS central application enables forwarding of announcements to the next lock(s) in line

• Multiple next locks are possible

• Support for one or two lock chambers

• Different algorithms for arranging convoys in the chamber

Lock Operator Application

LMS Central Application

• Central data storage for easy backup of data

• Synchronization of used hull data between the locks

• Interface for RIS systems

• The LMS central server allows a large number of lock operator applications to be connected (forwarding of announcements)

• Web based GUI

• Overview of the current status of all the lock chambers

• Effortless creation of lock operation statistic reports (daily/monthly/annual)

LMS system

Forwarding of announcements

RIS Integration• Advantages:

• Automatic announcements of vessels

• Automatic population of convoy and hull data

• Less work for operators

• Connected RIS sub-systems:

• VTT (Vessel Tracking & Tracing)

• Voice VHF

• ERI (Electronic Reporting)

• Hull Database

RIS Integration – VTT & VHF

• Usage of AIS data for creating the announcements

• Identification of incoming vessels using the MMSI and ENI numbers

• Population of convoy data using appropriate data from AIS messages (size, name, MMSI, etc.)

• Creating announcements using the ATIS code (from VHF)

RIS Integration – ERI• ERINOT details are used to fill in all of the convoy

details, including automatic calculation of the amount of cargo

RIS Integration – Hull DB• Search Hull Database using ENI, IMO or MMSI

• Search EU Hull database through National Hull Database (if supported by Hull Database)

Plans for the future

• Development of the ETA calculation algorithm based on combination of AIS data, statistical data and inputs from the skipper

• Support for announcements using the ETA message (Inland AIS message 6-FI-21)

• Creation and sending of addressed RTA messages to ships (Inland AIS message 6-FI-22)

• Pre-announcement of vessels using the web based interface

Thank You!

Damir Obad

RGO komunikacije

obad@rgo.hr