Navigators’ Behavior in Traffic Separation Schemes

Abstract

One of the areas of decision support in the navigational ship conduct process is a Traffic Separation Scheme. TSSs are established in areas with high traffic density, often near the shore and in port approaches. The main purpose of these schemes is to improve maritime safety by channeling vessel traffic into streams. Traffic regulations as well as ships behavior in real conditions in chosen TSSs have been analyzed in order to develop decision support algorithms. http://www.transnav.eu the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation Volume 9 Number 1

Medidas regionales de planeamiento espacial marino para mejorar la sostenibilidad del Área Marina Protegida de Seaflower en el mar Caribe colombiano

“…Por otra parte, la OMI ha definido los Separadores de Tráfico Marítimo (STM) como una propuesta efectiva para el manejo del tráfico de grandes buques mercantes dentro de un área en particular, promoviendo la seguridad en la navegación y la eficiencia en la operación de los buques; asimismo, propender por la protección de los recursos marinos, físicos y biológicos (Brown, 2001;Pietrzykowski y Magaj, 2016). Los STM se aplican, en principio, a los buques tanqueros, graneleros, y grandes buques porta contenedores (Brown, 2001).…”

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