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By consolidating both visual and numerical data from multiple ship systems, including radar, cameras, ECDIS and the Automatic Identi? cation System (AIS), using a single surveillance command and control platform, operational teams are afforded heightened levels of situational awareness.

and protect against threat to crew health detected. In a scenario where gas levels Much more is possible.

and vessel integrity. By integrating vital rise beyond set parameters for example, While the systems and approaches emergency and security systems, a dedi- the system can be programmed to alert discussed enable unprecedented lev- cated operator can monitor potentially dedicated safety personnel, trigger area els of on-board situational awareness hazardous areas and be immediately evacuation procedures and lock down for threat prevention, detection and re- alerted to a range of different threat sce- affected vessel areas – all accompanied sponse, the next stage in this equation – narios – from breaches in access control with live visual feed which can also then onshore data sharing and control support to ? uctuations in temperature, humidity, be used to guide response teams in fur- – is hampered by overreliance on VSAT gas levels or water ingress, all accom- ther investigation. capabilities. However, as Wi-Fi capabili- panied by real time visual data to verify ties at sea improve, this next level of risk actual risk. The Future detection and management will ? rmly

The Author

In many cases, the ability to moni- Everything discussed here is possible move from theoretical application to tor vessel status in this way removes now using technologies that are already commonplace practice. Until then, how-

Dimitris Nikoleris is the Business Devel- the need for personnel to physically in- available to market. In this respect one ever, the challenge is to increase aware- opment Manager for global integrated spect hazardous areas – thus reducing of the biggest challenges is simply rais- ness of the practical risk management surveillance solutions specialist Synec- risk – but also enables more consistent ing awareness of the opportunities avail- bene? ts of adopting a connected ap- tics.

and ef? cient responses should threats be able to shipping and marine operators. proach to ship systems and surveillance.

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