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1 INTRODUCTION
e‐Navigation is defined by International Maritime
Organisation (IMO) as: “The harmonised collection,
integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of
maritime information on board and ashore by electronic
means to enhance berth to berth navigation and related
services,forsafetyandsecurityatseaandprotectionofthe
marine environment,”(IMO‐MSC 85/
26). As it is well
understoodbyabovegivendefinition,e‐navigationis
averycomplexandoverallconceptthatneedstobe
presented with its components deeply. If it is
consideredwiththenewinternationaldiscussionson
safety of navigation, e‐navigation occupies more
important role as well. Many of International and
national organisations such as MSC subcommittee
underIMO, IALA,GLAi.e.,leadtodeterminehowit
shouldbe regulate in national orint
ernational level.
So that, we can say there are two dimensions of e‐
navigation, namely; technical dimension and legal
dimension. Technical dimension of e‐navigation
consists of mainly charting, navigation and
communication. A navigator needs va
rious types of
information under all of these main topics. We can
classifytheseinformationas;ElectronicChartDisplay
and Information System (ECDIS) data, aids to
navigation (Aton) data, satellite and terrestrial
systemsdataandGMDSSdata.etc.Itiseasiertouse
theseseveralinformat
ioninacommonpoolasmuch
as possible. In order to provide such kind of pool,
integratedbridgesystems(IBS) isbuiltup. Together
withIBS,somenewrequirementscamealongaswell.
Forinstance,differenttypesofinformationneedtobe
availableforsameprocesses.Atthi
spoint,ithastobe
determinedthat whatare the using instructions and
deadlinesofthesenewtechnical improvements.From
thisperspective,discussionsaboutsuchkindofnew
determinations can be listed under the legal
dimensionofe‐navigation.
A Discussion on e-Navigation and Implementation in
Turkey
Y.V.Aydogdu,E.Yalcin&C.Yurtorren
DepartmentofMaritimeTransportationandManagementEngineering,ITU,Turkey
S.Aksoy
DepartmentofMarineEngineering,ITU,Turkey
ABSTRACT: Electronic navigation, which has great important for ship management, has taken a step with
technologicalimprovements. Inthe resultofthese enhancements,new systems appeared aswell asexisting
systemsandthesesystemsbegantobeintegratedeachotheroruseddataofobtainingfromtheothersliketha
t
AIS,Radar,ECDISetc.Alltheseandlikelyfuturesystemshavebeenputtogetherundertheroofofenhanced
navigation (e‐navigation) is defined by organizations such as International Maritime Organization (IMO),
International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA), General
Lighthouse Authority (GLA) etc. Especially IALA guidelines serve as model fut
ure applications in Turkish
waterways.Inthisstudyaimtoredefinee‐navigationconceptbasedonmaritimesafetyawareness,maritime
serviceportfolio(MSC85/26)anddiscusspossibleapplications.
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the International Journal
on Marine Navigation
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Volume 8
Number 1
March 2014
DOI:10.12716/1001.08.01.9