About Maritime Domain Awareness Solutions
Maritime domain awareness solutions include an array of products and services from port management solutions, to vessel monitoring services etc and ensure maritime safety using advanced vessel traffic systems to monitor activities at sea.
Vessel Traffic System
A Vessel Traffic System (VTS) is a service recommended by the IMO and IALA, which is implemented by a competent authority and designed to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and protect the environment. The service shall have the capability to interact with the traffic and respond to traffic situations developing in the vessel traffic service area. An advanced Vessel Traffic System incorporates various means of monitoring and surveillance sensors, such as, Radar, AIS, Camera, Radio communication, Meteorological instrument, etc., to provide a real time situational awareness to the VTS Operator to enable safe and efficient traffic management within its area of responsibility. A Vessel Traffic Service is usually implemented by Competent Authorities to monitor the Ports, Harbours, Rivers, Busy Waterways, Coastal Areas, Oil and Gas Production Areas.
Marine Electricals offers two such systems to enable smooth transit into the seas namely:-
- TITAN SENTINEL – A VTS for Solving Complex Issues of Large and Medium Sized Ports
- TITAN AVIPS – A VTS Designed for Small Ports
TITAN SENTINEL
Titan Sentinel us a first of its kind & the only indigenous VTMS Solution made in India. The TITAN Sentinel VTS System Interface is a comprehensive platform that displays all the integrated sensors in a single display. The interface is user-friendly, fully customizable and has over 50 features to assist operators in vessel surveillance.
Benefits
- Integrates AIS Satellite, Radar, Electro Optical Sensor (CCTV), RDF, VHF and Meteorological Sensors
- IALA V-128 recommendations and G-1111 guidelines compliant
- Offers accurate and timely sensor data integration eliminating guesswork
- Includes Collision Monitoring and Geo fencing
- Offers High Quality Vector Electronic Charting
- Alarms for AIS tampering or malfunctioning
- Automatic target tracking with EOS
- Automatic sound and spoken alarms
Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) at Port of Dover, United Kingdom.
System architecture tracking over 2,000 targets at any given time at Marine Electronic Highway, malacca strait - overseen by IMO.
TITAN Sentinel and Data Distribution Unit (DDU) implementation at Tasmanian Ports, Australia.
TITAN AVIPS
TITAN AVIPS is a budget friendly VTS designed for small and medium ports. The system provides reliable and timely information for quick and accurate decision making. TITAN AVIPS has built in alarms for Operators who have a varied job description and cannot always be in a control room. Aligned with IALA V-128 recommendations and G-111 guidelines, TITAN AVIPS helps manage the safe arrival & departure of vessels.
Features and Benefits
AVIPS Key Features Include:
- Easy Installation
- Real-time display of AIS / Radar targets; Multi-sensor integration
- Record / Replay vessel tracks
- Professional Charts w/ editing tools
- Auto-tracking of targets with camera, Auto-camera acquisition of targets
- Extensive user-defined Alarms
- Customizable targets and track display
- Monitor targets in multiple windows
- User-friendly interface – Windows based
- Route management w/ automated alerts
- Configurable vessel groups
- Automated user-defined reports
- Visual display of real time Weather reporting
- Attaching operator notes to individual ships for future visits
- Auto surveillance rounds with the CCTV
- Fast search of any AIS targets
- Incorporates various tools such as Distance measurement tool; ETA prediction tool
- Growth pattern built in