Communicating intended routes in ECDIS: Evaluating technological change
Journal article, 2013

Misunderstanding each other's intentions is one of the most common causes of shipping accidents. By sending out a number of waypoints ahead and displaying them on the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) a ship's intentions would be clearly visible for other ships. Displaying ships' intentions would be a major change compared to navigation today. It could be very beneficial but it could also have unintended consequences. This paper reports on findings from an evaluation looking for unintended consequences of change using system simulation. During the simulation an unanticipated behavior was observed. Bridge crews started to click and drag waypoints too negotiate crossing situations ahead of time. The behavior could be compared to agreeing over the VHF. However further research is needed to evaluate this new behavior and how it aligns to COLREGS.

Intended routes

e-Navigation

VTS

route exchange

ECDIS

Electronic charts and display information system

Author

Thomas Porathe

Chalmers, Shipping and Marine Technology, Division of Maritime Operations

Margareta Lützhöft

Chalmers, Shipping and Marine Technology, Division of Maritime Operations

Gesa Praetorius

Chalmers, Shipping and Marine Technology, Division of Maritime Operations

Accident Analysis and Prevention

0001-4575 (ISSN)

Vol. 60 60 366- 370

Subject Categories

Other Computer and Information Science

Transport Systems and Logistics

Human Computer Interaction

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Transport

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Innovation and entrepreneurship

DOI

10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.012

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