%0 Journal Article %A Popa, Liliana-Viorica %T Ships Monitoring System %J TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation %V 5 %N 4 %P 549-554 %D 2011 %U ./Article_Ships_Monitoring_System_Popa,20,327.html %X Due to the increasing of the piracy attacks all over the world, the maritime transport is now fac-ing increased risk and security problems. To prevent and minimize the impact of the piracy, the owners and the maritime administrations must take preventive actions/measures. One of these actions is the implementa-tion at a global level of the Long Range Identification and Tracking system (LRIT). The system, mandatory under SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19-1, is now operational since one year and proved to be a useful secu-rity tool against piracy. %@ 2083-6473