• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.29 no.7
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• pp.939-949
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• 2023

In South Korea, a cloud-based vessel traffic service (Cloud VTS) system integrating the fourth industrial revolution technologies such as cloud and AI is currently under development in contrast to the existing VTS systems. A pilot center for at Busan VTS is being established based on differentiated technology and operational programs. The roles of operators and maintenance personnel who operate the innovative Cloud VTS system must be redefined. Additionally, a demand exists for the development of new educational programs to ensure the smooth operation of the Cloud VTS. Therefore, this study introduces the development details of a Cloud VTS system and explores educational strategies aimed at operators and maintenance personnel to ensure its safe operation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.29 no.7
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• pp.893-901
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• 2023

The International Association Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) proposed guidelines for VTS manual operation in 2016 for safe and efficient operation of ship. The Korea Coast Guard (KCG) established and operated 19 VTS centers in ports and coastal waters across the country by 2022 based on the IALA VTS manual and VTS operator's education and training guidelines. In addition, IALA proposed the Inter-VTS Exchange Format (IVEF) Service recommendation (V-145), a standard for data exchange between VTS, in 2011 for efficient e-Navigation system services and safe and efficient VTS service support by VTS authorities. The IVEF service in a common framework for ship information exchange, and it presents seven basic IVEF service (BISs) models. VTS service providers can provide safer and more efficient VTS services by sharing VTS information on joint area using IVEF standards. Based on the BIS data, interaction, and interfacing models, this paper introduced the development of the cloud-based VTS integration services performed by the KCG and the results of the VTS integration platform test-bed for IVEF service implementation. In addition, the results of establishing a cloud VTS integrated platform test-bed for the implementation of IVEF service and implementing the main functions of IVEF service were presented.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.314-323
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• 2022

Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) operators perform traffic management tasks using VTS systems and sensor equipment designated as VTS facilities to promote the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic. The necessary VTS information for effective operations could be obtained through the additional access of various information channels other than the designated VTS facility. To unify these various information access windows, the development of the VTS cloud system is in progress. In this study, the operational information analysis for VTS was performed through VTS tasks-facility linkage analysis to identify the user required information according to the introduction of the VTS cloud system. The VTS task analysis was performed through research of the international and domestic literature, and expert interviews. The necessary information were identified and linked according to the VTS facilities. As a result of the analysis, 37 categories of necessary information were identified for internal and external information windows, and 8 information windows were selected other than the present VTS equipment. The identified user requirements would be applied to the structure design of the VTS cloud system. In the future, it is necessary to update user requirements through scenario-based user operation analysis and to conduct additional research on the system interface design.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.164-170
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• 2015

This study proposes the improvement of maritime traffic management for domestic ships and fishing vessels by introducing the e-navigation environment. This study discusses the development of present Vessel Traffic service (VTS) in a systematic aspect and a fuctional aspect. The concept and architecture of e-navigation operation system based on the General Information Center on Maritime Safety and Security (GICOMS) are proposed as a solution for the improvement of maritime traffic management in Korean coastal waters. Especially, means of data exchange between ships and ship-shore based on the Maritime Cloud and regional e-Data Center are discussed. This study will help to the implementation of the Korean e-navigation project which focuses on the safety of small ships and fishing vessels. In the future, it is needed to study for the development and operation of accident prevention system under the e-navigation environment.