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INTRODUCTION
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implementationofaunified,integratedtelematicssystemofmaritimetransportsafety/se-
curity.merefore,thedevelopmentoftheconceptofCISE(CommonInformationSharing
Environment)aswellastheIMDatEinstrument(IntegratedMaritimeDataEnvironment)
havebeenpointedoutasawindowofopportunityforfurthersystemicintegration.
Startingwiththesamemethodology,thefourthChapterpresentsanattemptatthe
identificationoftelematicssystemsinintelligentinlandwaterwaytransport.meclassifi-
cationoftelematicsandvessel/bargemonitoringsystemsininlandwaterwaytransporta-
tionprocessesopensadiscussionontheirroleandsignificanceinthisparticularmodeof
transport.Takingintoaccountthespecifictransportationenvironmentofinlandwater-
waytransport,themorphologicalelementsandtaxonomyofappliedtelematicsandvessel
monitoringsystems(includingriverterminaloperatingsystemImprovedPortShipInter-
face-IPSI)havebeendescribed.memainfocusisontheRIS(RiverInformationService)
asanEUoriginatedtelematicssystemofinlandwaterwaytransportmanagement.Apart
fromtheidentificationofthemaintasksoftheRIS,theorganisationalandoperational
structureiswidelydescribed.Furthermore,themainfunctions(functionalities)oftheRIS
areidentifiedforbetterunderstandingofthistelematicssystemadvantages.Itallowsusto
providereaderswithsomeexamplesofbenefitsresultingfromtheapplicationoftheRIS
systemininlandwaterwaytransportmanagement.OneofthemainfeaturesoftheRIS
systemisanapplicationoftheInlandECDIS(ElectronicChartDisplayandInformation
SystemforInlandNavigation),whichequipsskipperswithamuchmoreaccurateandreli-
ablenavigationtool.Inordertoavoidthesamemistakes(massivedispersionobservedin
maritimetransporttelematics)ininlandwaterwaytransporttelematicssystems,theprob-
lemofintegrationandcompatibilityhasbeenaddressedfromtheverybeginning.mus,
aconceptoftheNavigationandInlandWaterwayActionandDevelopmentinEurope
(NAIADESII)andthePLATINAsupportingplatformclearlyindicateshowimportant
theintegrationandcooperationoftheVTMIS(maritime)andRIS(inlandwaterway)
transportsystemsbecomes.
Whileworkingonthisstudyandcarryingoutscientificresearch,theAuthorhasben-
efitedfromconsultationsandbibliographicmaterialsprovidedbyvariousforeigncivilian
andmilitaryinstitutions,themostsupportiveofwhichhavebeen:InternationalMaritime
Organisation(IMO),EuropeanMaritimeSafetyAgency(EMSA),NATOHeadquarters
ofMaritimeCommandinNorthwood(aunitofNCAGS-NavalCooperationandGuid-
anceforShipping),NATOShippingCentre(NSC),Eurostat,Rolls-Royce(ShipIntelli-
genceDivision),ScottishCanals,KongsbergandsońwarecompaniessuchasTideWorks,
SpecTec,Avante,StarCom,Orca.
meconsiderationsincludedinthisstudycomeasacontinuationoftheresearchon
maritimetransportsafetywhichhasbeenpublishedasamonographMaritimeTransport
Safety.Itshouldbealsonotedthatexpertliteratureofthesubjectdoesnotprovideany
syntheticmonographstudyontheissuespresentedinthisbook.Consideringdynamic
changesintheareaofmaritimeshippingandinlandwaterwaytransportmonitoringsys-
temsandsystemicsupportofmanagerialdecisionsthattookplaceduringthelastdecade
(dynamicdevelopmentofthetelematicssystems),ithasbeensofardifculttofollow