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National Boating Safety Advisory Council. 21 st Century Waterway Future of navigation. CDR John Stone Mr. Dave Lewald LT Ben Earling Office of Navigation Systems. United States Aids to Navigation System (USATONS).
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National Boating Safety Advisory Council 21st Century Waterway Future of navigation CDR John Stone Mr. Dave Lewald LT Ben Earling Office of Navigation Systems
United States Aids to Navigation System (USATONS) The primary objective of the USATONS is to mitigate transit risks to promote the safe, economic, and efficient movement of military, commercial, and other vessels by assisting navigators with determining their position, a safe course, and warning them of dangers and obstructions. Marine Safety Information The Coast Guard issues Notice to Mariners to advise mariners of new hydrographic discoveries, changes in channels and navigational aids, and information concerning the safety of navigation
Nationwide Listening Sessions Seattle, WA Boston, MA Port Huron, MI New York, NY Alameda, CA Hampton Roads, VA St. Louis, MO Online Feedback 504 Respondents 67% Recreational 33% Commercial Long Beach, CA New Orleans, LA Ft. Lauderdale, FL Listening Session Attendance Primarily Commercial Mariners Honolulu, HI Juneau, AK
Feedback Results • LNM process is outdated • Desire for Electronic Geo-tagged pull of MSI for Voyage Planning • Both recreational and professional desire electronic based updating of charts and publications. • Large quantity of recreational boaters use mobile devices for navigation, desire an integrated mobile app • iPhone screens too small for marine use • Majority interested in using AIS broadcasted information for navigation and marine safety information • Users would highly value marine push-notifications or alerts
Synthetic AIS Virtual AIS Physical AIS Virtual AIS
Local Notice to Mariners (PDF) via USCG NAVCEN Web Page Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF Radio Marine Band Broadcast “The Navigation Lights on William P. Lane Bridge have been reported to be extinguished.” MSI via Web Service MSI via NAIS
Future Capability Temporary Restricted Area ATON Outage Notice to Mariners? What do you need? How best to deliver?
Integrated Navigation System with Radar, Echo Sounder, & AIS
NBSAC QUESTIONS? CDR John Stone Mr. Dave Lewald LT Ben Earling Office of Navigation Systems