Decided to spice up vessel communication, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Security Company, NIMASA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sternula Denmark on full-scale Very Excessive Frequency Information Alternate System house capabilities.
The event was disclosed in a press release on Tuesday by the Assistant Director of Public Relations, NIMASA, Osagie Edward.
He famous that the event would make NIMASA Africa’s main maritime administration with seamless communication between shores and ships, enhancing the security of lives at sea.
Whereas signing on behalf of NIMASA, the Director Basic of the company, Dr Bashir Jamoh, famous that the worldwide partnership to boost vessel-to-vessel/land communication in Nigeria wouldn’t solely improve the security and safety of navigation in Nigerian waters but in addition enhance the productiveness of seafarers.
Sternula-1 and the built-in AIS 2.0 expertise, additionally referred to as VDES, is a brand new communication resolution for implementing a world e-navigation technique.
AIS 2.0 is an extension to AIS, including two-way information channels over VHF through the use of particular satellite tv for pc channels which signifies that each ship with a VHF antenna will have the ability to talk globally.
The MoU signed by Jacob Weibrent of Sternula and witnessed by the Danish Consul Basic to Nigeria Jette Bjerrum would allow a VHF Information Alternate System connectivity through Sternula fleet micro satellites.
Jamoh described the transfer as a lift to the company’s digitalisation efforts.
He mentioned that it might additional present alternate communication channels for vessels in step with provisions of the Worldwide Maritime Organisation, and the Worldwide Affiliation of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities.
“Entry to well timed data is essential to a viable seaborne transport, significantly on this dispensation of blue financial system. On this new actuality, there’s a want for ship managers to realize entry to high quality information, which is important for ship managers to make selections, whereas additionally performing on market alternatives
“A well-digitalised system results in quicker entry to data, improved buyer expertise, elevated productiveness, decrease operational prices, improved choice making, improved data safety, greater mobility, and automation of enterprise processes amongst others,” Jamoh defined.
He famous that the IMO (Worldwide Maritime Organisation) units the necessities for the e-navigation technique implementation plan whereas “IALA (Worldwide Affiliation of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities) develops the technical options reminiscent of AIS as a part of measures to ease and promote digital communication within the maritime trade”.
