The IMO Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), which took place 19-23 February 2018, informed that it will continue its work on matters related to e-navigation, in order to improve safety and efficiency.
Namely, Draft Interim Guidelines for the harmonized display of navigation information received via communications equipment were agreed for submission to the MSC 99 for approval. These guidelines want to ensure that information received from communications equipment displayed on ECDIS, radar and INS is displayed in an efficient, reliable and consistent format to support decision-making. The guidelines are intended to be revisited once interrelated e-navigation items have been completed.
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The Sub-Committee also agreed to the updated IMO e-navigation Strategy Implementation Plan (SIP), for approval by the Committee. The SIP was approved in 2014 and the update reflects the work that has been completed until now. Newly included in the updated SIP is a table with prioritized tasks.
The Sub-Committee also agreed to recommend to next MSC the holding of a second meeting of the IMO-IHO Harmonization Group on Data Modelling (HGDM) to continue and finalize the Guidance on definition and harmonization of the format and structure of Maritime Services within a Maritime Service Portfolio (MSP). The list of Maritime Services is set out in the SIP and the HGDM is tasked to provide solutions for the provision of harmonized digitalized maritime information services to ships.
Furthermore, NCSR agreed a draft MSC resolution on Recognition of Maritime Satellite Services provided by Inmarsat, for adoption by the MSC 99th session, due in May 2018.
