Enhancing the Rule 10 compliance by automated T.S.S. monitoring via AIS

摘要

ATraffic Separation Scheme (T.S.S.) is a Virtual object displayed in a nautical chart to enhance the safety of vessel traffic by orientation depending Separation of traffic flow. In advance of the passage the ship master by himself has to make sure about the T.S.S. to navigate in a safe manner conform with the mandatory recommended rule 10 of COLREGs (Convention on the International Regulations for Pre-venting Collisions at Sea). Generally, the common risk potential increases by the human factor in high vessel traffic density situations. Assistance from an overlooking outside party cannot be expected as only fewest T.S.S. are observed by shore-based Vessel Traffic Service Centres (VTS).