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1 INTRODUCTION

Terrestrial maritime radio communication system

using digital selective calling (DSC) during the

practical operation as the core part of the GMDSS

revealed obvious imperfections for the user - the

officer of the watch (OOW) of a marine vessel.

Evident shortcomings of DSC were noted from the

first years of the GMDSS operation to the present [7, 8,

11]. The complexity of DSC operational procedures,

the choice of frequencies and the variety of transceiver

control panels evidently do not contribute to the

correct implementation of radio communication

procedures by the OOW, and often leads to neglecting

the DSC at all. Attempts to correct the situation within

the framework of improving only the DSC equipment

(enlarged screen, soft keys, scroll handles) did not

give much result.

The idea of radically improvements DSC interface

on the base of integration communication and

navigation equipment was suggested first in [8]. This

suggestion is fully compatible with the E-navigation

strategic direction which (that) envisages further

development of means of radiocommunication and

navigation on the base of their integration (on the

platform of Integrated Navigation System (INS)) and

the implementation of modern digital information

technologies in navigation.

In fact in document “First draft of revision of

resolution A.806 (19)” [11] the improvements of

MF/HF DSC were suggested to be provided in the

frame of E-navigation concept.

SMART Digital Selective Calling User Interface on the

Base of Integration Maritime Navigation and

Radiocommunication Equipment

V.M. Koshevyy, V.I. Konovets & O.V. Shyshkin

National University „Odessa Maritime Academy”, Odessa, Ukraine

ABSTRACT: High level solution S4 of the IMO E-navigation Strategy Implementation Plan provides integration

and presentation of available information in graphical displays received via communication equipment. At the

same time, the problem of the correct application of digital selective calling (DSC) operational procedures in

navigation practice has existed since the introduction of the GMDSS and requires a solution. This problem may

be resolved on the base of integration maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment. The article

proposes approach for practical realization of this integration by implementing a SMART (specific, measurable,

assignable, realistic, and timely) DSC interface within S4. Using this approach the practical realisation

integration of AIS – DSC – Information display was implemented. It makes possible implementation of user-

friendly human-machine interface (HMI) for navigator. An experimental prototype of communication graphical

interface is designed, which allows effective decision-making on radio communication control/monitoring. The

use IEC 61162-1/2 (Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment – Digital interfaces) data transfer

provides standard inter-module connections and eliminates the negative impact of the equipment diversity

from different manufacturers by means uniform HMI implementation.

http://www.transnav.eu

the International Journal

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Volume 15

Number 2

June 2021

DOI: 10.12716/1001.15.02.03