The VTCS (Vessel Traffic Control System), this is the service provided by the officer in charge of vessel traffic within a given zone. Typical services are based on helping ships (civil and military) enter and pass through a zone of traffic such as a port or canal. These areas are defined as high risk and so without said officer, have a high probability of accidents occurring.
The service is therefore to identify the various risk points, whether it be distance between two vessels, speed, angle of entry, etc. and then to assign levels of danger and a protocol of how an officer must react in each circumstance.
Identifying dangers in a timely manner is what vessel traffic systems are developed forthat they have always needed effective systems to ensure the safety of vessels and infrastructure, and today software is available to provide vessel traffic management with the tools they need.
Whether is’s managing marine traffic or guarding your infrastructure, ship tracking through vessel traffic systems uses AIS, radar, cameras, alarms, data and video monitoring to all seamlessly integrate into one software to be controlled remotely. Finally, remote access should not be forgotten as it is one of the main advantages of creating a Vessel Traffic Control System.
Vessel traffic systems are deisgned for different types of services such as: monitoring of fishing vessels; oil and gas extraction, fish farms, marine reserves, ports, etc.
Information systems now play a major part in allowing information to arrive on time, making it possible to see if there is an issue and then send the necessary information back to the recipient.
In this way, all the information can be evaluated in real time and put in place preventative actions that will rapidly diminish the risk of events from happening. Information in this case, such as: position, heading and speed allow for a better understanding of potential risks. This information can be combined with the specificities of how the traffic passes through each unique zone to develop and advanced understanding of what constitutes a possible risk and with this in mind, a unique traffic organization system can be put in place.
In reality, with a powerful information system, creating a traffic organization system instantly becomes more precise and better placed to prevent events from occurring.
