Workshop

on e-navigation
21 and 22 October 2013
Via del Mar, Chile
Javier Yasnikouski
Technical Officer - Operational Safety Section
Maritime Safety Division
International Maritime Organisation

SOLAS regulation V/19-1

Establishes the obligation of certain ships to transmit
LRIT information and the rights, duties and
obligations of Contracting Governments and of
Search and rescue services with regard to LRIT.

Purpose: Mainly for security and search and rescue

of persons in distress at sea. Expanded later for
safety and protection of the marine environment.
Function: To obtain regular position reports from
certain SOLAS ships
and make them available to authorised
(government) users only.

LRIT architecture (1)

4 reports
daily
Communication
Service
Provider

LRIT Data
Centre

Application
Service
Provider

Position
Date/Time
Ship ID

Flag State
and other
National users

LRIT architecture (2)

Other
DCs

4 reports
daily

International LRIT
Data Exchange

LRIT Data
Distribution
Plan

Communication
Service
Provider

Application
Service
Provider

Position
Date/Time
Ship ID

Data
Centre

Flag State

Port, coastal
States and
SAR services

LRIT architecture (3)

Journal

International LRIT Data Exchange

LRIT Data
Centre 001

LRIT Data Distribution Plan server

LRIT Data
Centre 002

Application Service
Provider(s)

Communication
Service Provider(s)

Application Service
Provider(s)
Contracting Government A
(flag State, port State,
coastal State, SAR service)

Contracting Government B,
C, D, . . .
(flag State, port State,
coastal State, SAR service)

Communication
Service Provider(s)

Exchange of information

DC 1

(Rules)

DC

DC 2

IDE

DC 7

DDP

(Exchange)

DC 6

DC 3

DC 4
DC 5

International LRIT Data Exchange (IDE)

DC 1
DC

IDE

DC 7

(Exchang
e)

DC 6

Routes LRIT messages between

DCs. It is the hub of the LRIT
System.
DDP

Primary IDE currently being

(Rules)
DC
2
operated
by the European
Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
in 2 locations.
DC 3 Recovery IDE operated
Disaster
by the United States.

DC 4
DC 5

LRIT Data Distribution Plan (DDP)

Established, operated and maintained by
the Secretariat as a module of GISIS.
DC 1

Contains the information required by DCs

DC
2
for determining
how DCLRIT
information

should be distributed to the various

SOLAS Contracting Governments, such
IDE
as:
DC 7

(Exchang
e)

DC 3

List of Contracting Governments, DCs,

recognized ASPs, SAR services, and
their contact details, ports and port
DC 6
DC 4
facilities,
geographical
polygons (i.e.
DC 5
internal waters,
territorial seas, 1,000
NM, coastal State standing orders),
exclusions, etc.

DDP
(Rules)

LRIT Data Distribution Plan (DDP)

Change/Update

Notification

DC 1
DC

DD
P

DDP
(Rules)

DC 2
DD
P

DD
P

DDP versions
in XML format

IDE

DC 7

DC 3

(Exchang
e)

DD
P

DD
P

DD
P

DC 6
DD
P

DC 4
DC 5
DD
P

DD
P

LRIT Data Centres (DCs)

IDC

Provides LRIT Position reports to authorised users

(Coastal States, Port States and SAR services)
. . . bearing in mind the rules provided in the LRIT Data
Distribution Plan (DDP)

Testing process
Testing protocols and procedures for developmental, integration and
modification testing

IDE

Testing environment

IDE

Production environment

Some technical considerations

Common requirements for shore-based components:
Standard protocol for communications
Standard secure transmission and authentication method
Standard and expandable message format for communications

Quality of service
XML schemas
Testing environments
Procedures and protocols for developmental, integration and
modification testing

Other related aspects

Performance review and audit
of LRIT Data Centres

Financial contracts between

all LRIT Data Centres
flag State CG R11

CG R12
CG N20

flag State CG N10

CG R11
CSP-3

ASP-3

ASP-2

CSP-2

CG N10

flag State CG R12

NDC-N2
CG N20

CG R13

RDC-R1
CG R11
CG R12
CG R13

NDC-N1
CG N10

LRIT
Data Distribution
Plan
The geographical areas within which Contracting
Governments request LRIT information as coastal
States are defined in the DDP. The rest of the
criteria (and instructions) for obtain LRIT
information as coastal State are given to the DC
serving the Contracting Government concerned.

CG C11

flag State CG C11

IDE

CDC-C1
CG C11
CG C12

IDC

ASP-1

CSP-3

flag State CG C12

CSP-1

RDC-R2
CG R21
CG R22

ASP-2

NDC-N3
CG N30
CG C12

flag State CG R22

CSP-1

flag State CG R21

ASP-1

CG R22

CG R21

CG N30

ASP-2

CSP-1

flag State CG N30

Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS)

LRIT
International
exchange

LRIT inf. only

Data
Centre

Flag, port, and

Coastal States

AIS, radar, VTS,

Non-LRIT ships
single window?

SAR services

Other national
users

Unilateral agreements can be established

Data
Centre

Governance of the LRIT system

Maritime Safety Committee (policy issues)
COMSAR Sub-Committee (technical issues)
LRIT Operational governance body (immediate
decisions to safeguard the system)

Establishment of LRIT Data Centres

3002

Algeria LRIT National Data Centre

National

Algeria

3004

Antigua and Barbuda National LRIT Data Centre

National

Antigua and Barbuda

3005

Argentina National LRIT Data Centre

National

Argentina

3006

Australia National LRIT Data Centre

National

Australia; Cook Islands; New Zealand;

Palau; Papua New Guinea

3008

Azerbaijan National LRIT Data Centre

National

Azerbaijan

3009

Bahamas National LRIT Data Centre

National

Bahamas

3010

Bahrain National LRIT Data Centre

National

Bahrain; Kuwait; Qatar; United Arab

Emirates

3011

Bangladesh National LRIT Data Centre

National

Bangladesh

3012

Barbados National LRIT Data Centre

National

Barbados

3017

Plurinational State of Bolivia National LRIT Data Centre

National

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

3019

Brunei Darussalam National LRIT Data Centre

National

Brunei Darussalam

3021

Cambodia LRIT National Data Centre

National

Cambodia

3023

Canada National LRIT Data Centre

National

Canada

3025

Chile National LRIT Data Centre

National

Chile; Mexico

3026

China National LRIT Data Centre

National

China; Hong Kong, China; Macao, China

3027

Colombia LRIT National Data Centre

National

Colombia

Establishment of LRIT Data Centres

LRIT ID

Name

Type

Contracting Governments/Territories

3028

Comoros National LRIT Data Centre

National

Comoros

3036

Democratic People's Republic of Korea National

LRIT Data Centre

National

Democratic People's Rep. of Korea

3040

Dominica National LRIT Data Centre

National

Belize; Dominica; Guyana; Jamaica

3042

Ecuador National LRIT Data Centre

National

Ecuador

3043

Egypt National LRIT Data Centre

National

Egypt

3065

India National LRIT Data Centre

National

India

3066

Indonesia National LRIT Data Centre

National

Indonesia

3067

Islamic Republic of Iran National LRIT Data Centre

National

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

3070

Israel National LRIT Data Centre

National

Israel

3073

Japan National LRIT Data Centre

National

Japan

3074

Jordan National LRIT Data Centre

National

Jordan

3076

Kenya National LRIT Data Centre

National

Kenya

3081

Liberia National LRIT Data Centre

National

Liberia

3087

Malaysia National LRIT Data Centre

National

Malaysia

3090

Marshall Islands National LRIT Data Centre

National

Marshall Islands

3092

Mauritius National LRIT Data Centre

National

Mauritius

Establishment of LRIT Data Centres

LRIT ID

Name

Type

Contracting Governments/Territories

3096

Montenegro National LRIT Data Centre

National

Montenegro

3097

Morocco National LRIT Data Centre

National

Morocco

3099

Myanmar National LRIT Data Centre

National

Myanmar

3104

Nigeria National LRIT Data Centre

National

Nigeria

3107

Pakistan National LRIT Data Centre

National

Pakistan

3108

Panama National LRIT Data Centre

National

Panama

3112

Philippines National LRIT Data Centre

National

Philippines

3116

Republic of Korea National LRIT Data Centre

National

Republic of Korea

3119

Russian Federation National LRIT Data Centre

National

Russian Federation

3120

Saint Kitts and Nevis National LRIT Data Centre

National

Saint Kitts and Nevis

3122

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National LRIT

Data Centre

National

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

3129

Sierra Leone National LRIT Data Centre

National

Sierra Leone

3130

Singapore National LRIT Data Centre

National

Singapore

3134

South Africa National LRIT Data Centre

National

Cape Verde; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana;

Mozambique; Seychelles; South Africa

3142

Thailand National LRIT Data Centre

National

Thailand

3147

Turkey National LRIT Data Centre

National

Turkey

Establishment of LRIT Data Centres

LRIT ID

Name

Type

Contracting Governments/Territories

3149

Ukraine National LRIT Data Centre

National

Ukraine

3152

United Republic of Tanzania National LRIT Data

Centre

National

United Republic of Tanzania

3153

United States National LRIT Data Centre

National

United States

3155

Vanuatu National LRIT Data Centre

National

Vanuatu

3156

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) National LRIT

Data Centre

National

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

3158

Yemen National LRIT Data Centre

National

Yemen

3206

Bermuda (United Kingdom) National LRIT Data

Centre

National

Bermuda (United Kingdom)

3208

Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) National LRIT

Data Centre

National

Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)

3212

Isle of Man (United Kingdom) National LRIT Data

Centre

National

Isle of Man (United Kingdom)

3217

Faroe Islands (Denmark) National LRIT Data Centre

National

Faroe Islands, Denmark

Establishment of LRIT Data Centres

LRIT ID

Name

Type

Contracting Governments/Territories

3302

EU Cooperative LRIT Data Centre

Cooperative

Belgium; British Virgin Islands (United

Kingdom); Bulgaria; Croatia; Curaao
(Netherlands); Cyprus; Czech Republic;
Denmark; Estonia; Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
(United Kingdom); Finland; France; Germany;
Gibraltar (United Kingdom); Greece; Greenland
(Denmark); Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Latvia;
Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands;
Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Slovakia;
Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom

3303

Brazil Regional LRIT Data Centre

Regional

Brazil; Uruguay

3304

Pacific Cooperative LRIT Data Centre

Cooperative

Kiribati; Niue; Tuvalu

3900

Information Distribution Facility

Cooperative

European Union Naval Force Somalia; North

Atlantic Treaty Organization

E-navigation architecture
Information Domain

Ship-side

Links

Shipboard environment

Shore-Side
Shore-based authority / stakeholder

Operational
services
Shore-based user
(such as VTS operator etc.)

Shipboard user

Stated information
needs/
information items
requested

Stated information needs /

information items
requested

Data Domain

Human-MachineInterface(s)

Data provided in
required format

Data provided in
required format

Shipboard technical
equipment supporting
e-Navigation
(incl. its Human-Machine-Interfaces)

Human-MachineInterface(s)

Functional links
used by
Technical services

Physical links
used by
Technical services

common data structure =

proposed Common Maritime
Data Structure (CMDS)

Maritime
Service
Portfolio

Common technical
shore-based system
harmonized for e-Navigation
(incl. its Human-Machine-Interfaces)

Data provided
Stated data
in required
request
format
Machine-to-MachineInterfaces
Stated data
request

Data provided in
required format

Shore-based
system
of different
stakeholder

Shore-based
system
of different
stakeholder

World Wide Radionavigation System (WWRNS) of IMO (incl. GNSS, GNSS augmentation and terrestrial backup)
Note: There are operational and technical interactions between different shipboard environments. These are not shown for simplicitys sake in this figure.

Summary
More than 60 LRIT Data Centres established
worldwide operated 24/7
Standard message format can be expanded

Existing shore-based infrastructure can be expanded

Testing environment available

Summary
Testing procedures in place (developmental,
integration and modification testing)
Secure exchange of information

Financial system in place

Operational governance

Questions?