Organization of the stream of the ships movement in the area of VTS

In areas where ships’ traffic is heavy an organization of the stream of their movement is becoming an important issue. Due to the fact that ships go all over the world, this process should be standardized. A standardization of regulations and devices applied in VTS are taken into consideration in the designing process. In the article the author presented essential information for the VTS operator for the correct organization of the stream of the ships traffic.A participation of ships with dangerous cargo was taken into consideration.
In the final part a futurist look at the traffic organization of ships was described in a global sense.
ORGANIZATION OF THE STREAM OF SHIPS MOVEMENT IN THE VTS AREA
In areas with high traffic density, the organization of the stream of ship movement becomes a significant problem. Due to the fact that ships engage in international shipping, this process should be standardized. This is influenced by the standardization of regulations and devices used in VTS. In the article, the author presented what information is necessary for a VTS operator for the proper organization of the ship traffic stream. The participation of ships with dangerous goods was taken into account.
In the final part, a futuristic look at the organization of ship traffic in a global dimension was presented.
1. INTRODUCTION
The increased number of vessels employed in sea transport causes a higher risk of collisions, grounding, and beaching. These dangers are most frequently observed in port approaches, narrow passages, and areas with large amounts of navigational dangers. Depending on the size of ports, we deal with different intensities of ship traffic. All these factors cause sea areas to become very sensitive. That is why there is a need for special traffic organization to control the safety of ship traffic and for service. This is called Vessel Traffic Service – VTS. Such a service came into existence with the thought of traffic organization in every basin of the world’s sea area, where the probability of dangerous (…)

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