Long-range identification and tracking of ships
The EU-funded Safemed II project is organising a workshop on the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT) at the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) premises in Lisbon, Portugal, between 19 and 20 March 2012.
The main objectives of this workshop are to familiarise the participants with LRIT requirements, both legally (International Maritime Organisation Rules & Regulations) and also technically; with the roles of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO), Long-Range Identification and Tracking International Data Exchange (LRIT-IDE) Operator, LRIT Data Centres (DC) and other Application Service Providers (ASP).
It will seek to provide the participants with an overview of the operational and technical activities required operating and maintaining a Data Centre at required standard of performance, and exchange views on the experiences gained so far on the LRIT.
The 5.5 million SafeMed II project seeks to mitigate the existing imbalance between the participating partners that are EU Mediterranean member states and the non EU members from the region in the application of maritime legislation. Among its activities, it funds scholarships to internationally recognized maritime universities
Source: SafeMed
