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Management (STM) System in the Adriatic Sea

In maritime navigation, the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) represents a sea traffic organisation and surveillance system for the particular sea area. Its most important services are the information support and traffic management with the aim of safety of navigation improvement and the marine environment protection. In pace with the increasing market, and related increase of the maritime transport and traffic in the Adriatic region, the risks of maritime accidents are increasing as well. Although, as per respective standards and official VTS guidelines, the legislative and operational traffic control measures are established, the number of accidents still represents a significant threat to the safety of navigation. In order to cope with this challenge, the Sea Traffic Management system (STM) represents a new means for improvement of the vessels’ surveillance and management. The proposed paper elaborates the STM from the organisational, safety and operational point of view, as well as analysing its establishment feasibility in terms of integration with other related services. Further, the advantages of the system and its features are analysed with regards to existing means of surveillance and sea traffic organisation. For the purpose of the research on existing services as well as potential improvement options, the structured interviews and surveys were conducted among VTS operators. The results indicate that the further usage of the STM represents a significant progress towards sea traffic monitoring and VTS services’ organisation in the area in terms of integration and mutual communication between all related stakeholders.

maritime navigation, vessel traffic service, sea traffic management, safety of navigation, marine environment protection

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