@article{Standerline_2014, author = {Standerline, Barry}, title = {The Need for VTS in the 21st Century - A Personal Perspective}, journal = {TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation}, volume = {8}, number = {3}, pages = {467-469}, year = {2014}, url = {./Article_The_Need_for_VTS_in_the_21st_Century_Standerline,31,531.html}, abstract = {This article is a personal view on why the need for port and coastal VTS services are needed around the world and in places where the need was never perceived before. From a professional formers mariners perspective the growth of VTS exactly mirrors the reduction in the standards of marine officer and the resulting reduction in the regard for the profession as a whole.}, doi = {10.12716/1001.08.03.19}, issn = {2083-6473}, publisher = {Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Navigation}, keywords = {Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), VTS Operator, Sea Service, Traffic Organization Service (TOS), Forum, Personal Perspective, Marine Officer, Port of Aberdeen} }