Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2007 of 13 March 2007 concerning the technical guidelines for the planning, implementation and operational use of river information services (RIS) referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community
Date: 2007-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, information network, information technology, inland waterway shipping, inland waterway transport, network of navigable waterways, service, technical specification

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 414/2007

of 13 March 2007

concerning the technical guidelines for the planning, implementation and operational use of river
information services (RIS) referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways
in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

maritime vessel
services.

traffic management and information

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

the European
Having regard to Directive 2005/44/EC of
Parliament and of
the Council of 7 September 2005 on
harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways
in the Community (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

(5)

In order to ensure a mutual understanding regarding the
planning, implementation and operational use of RIS, the
terms and definitions given in these RIS guidelines shall be
used in further standardisation work and in application
design.

Whereas:

(6)

The RIS architecture given in these guidelines shall be
applied when developing services, systems and applications.

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 1 of Directive 2005/44/EC, river
information services (RIS) shall be developed and imple-
mented in a harmonised, interoperable and open way.

(7)

In planning RIS, a systematic procedure as described in
these RIS Guidelines shall be followed.

In accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC,
technical guidelines for the planning, implementation and
operational use of river information services (RIS), hereafter
referred to as RIS guidelines, shall be defined.

(8)

The guidelines, which are the subject of this Regulation,
correspond to the current
the art.
Experiences gained from the application of Directive
2005/44/EC as well as future technical progress may make
it necessary to amend the guidelines in accordance with
Article 5(2) of Directive 2005/44/EC.

technical state of

(3)

The RIS guidelines shall be based on the technical principles
set out in Annex II to the Directive.

(4)

In accordance with Article 1(2) of Directive 2005/44/EC,
the RIS guidelines shall take due account of the work
carried out by relevant international organisations such as
PIANC, CCNR and UNECE. Continuity shall be ensured
with other modal traffic management services, in particular

(1) OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 152.

(9)

The draft RIS guidelines have been examined by the
Committee
referred to in Article 11 of Directive
2005/44/EC.

(10) The measures provided for

in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred to
in Article 11 of Directive 2005/44/EC.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 2

Article 1

This Regulation defines guidelines for the planning, implementa-
tion and operational use of river information services (RIS). The
guidelines are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2007.

For the Commission

Jacques BARROT

Vice-President

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ANNEX

RIS guidelines

CONTENTS

1.

2.

2.1.

2.2.

2.3.

2.4.

2.5.

2.6.

2.7.

2.8.

2.9.

2.10.

2.11.

2.12.

3.

4.

4.1.

4.2.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

River information services (RIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Inland VTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VTS area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VTS centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Competent authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Levels of RIS information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vessel tracking and tracing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Participating vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS stakeholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.2.1.

Policy makers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.2.2.

Regional managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.2.3.

System engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.2.4.

Service providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.2.5.

RIS users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.3.

4.4.

4.5.

4.6.

4.7.

4.8.

5.

5.1.

RIS objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

River information services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS functions and information needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recommendations for individual services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fairway information service (FIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5.1.1.

5.1.2.

5.1.3.

5.1.4.

5.2.

5.2.1.

5.2.2.

5.2.3.

5.3.

5.3.1.

5.3.2.

5.3.3.

5.4.

5.5.

5.6.

6.

6.1.

6.2.

6.3.

6.4.

6.5.

7.

8.

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Radiotelephone service on inland waterways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Internet service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Electronic navigational chart service (Inland ECDIS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Traffic information service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tactical traffic information (TTI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Strategic traffic information (STI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Traffic management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Local traffic management (vessel traffic services — VTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Navigational support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lock and bridge management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Calamity abatement support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Information for transport logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Information for law enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Planning of RIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Planning process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stepwise development of RIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIS standardisation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix: Example of an information processing loop to Chapter 4.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ABBREVIATIONS

ADNR

Accord européen relative au transport international des marchandises dangereuses par voie de navigation
intérieur du Rhin

AIS

Automatic identification system (transponder)

ARGO

Advanced river navigation

AVV

BICS

CAS

CCNR

CCTV

CEVNI

Adviesdienst Verkeer en Vervoer (The Netherlands)

Binnenvaart informatie en communicatie systeem (electronic reporting system)

Calamity abatement support

Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine

Closed circuit television

Code européen de voies de la navigation intérieure (European code for inland waterways), edited by
UN/ECE

COMPRIS

Consortium operational management platform river information services (R&D project of the EU,
2003 — 2005)

D4D

DGPS

ECDIS

ECE

EDI

Data warehouse for the River Danube

Differential global positioning system

Electronic chart and display information system

Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations

Electronic data interchange

EDIFACT

Electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport (UN/ECE Standard)

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ETA
ETD
ETSI
FI
FIS
GLONASS
GNSS
GSM
HF
HS Code
IALA
IEC
IHO
IMDG Code
IMO
INDRIS
ISO
IT
ITU
LAN
LBM
OFS
PIANC
PTM
RIS
RTA
SAR
SIGNI
SMS
SOLAS
SOTDMA AIS
STI
TCP/IP
TI
TTI
UMTS
UTC
VDL
VHF
VTC
VTMIS
VTS
WAP
WCO
WI-FI
ZKR/CCNR

Figure 2.3.
Figure 4.1.
Figure 4.4a.
Figure 4.4c.
Figure 4.4d.

Electronic navigational chart
Estimated time of arrival
Estimated time of departure
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Fairway information
Fairway information service
Global orbiting navigation satellite system
Global navigation satellite system
Global system for mobile communication
High frequency
Harmonised commodity description and coding system of WCO
International Organisation of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
International Electrotechnical Commission
International Hydrographic Organisation
International maritime dangerous goods code
International Maritime Organisation
Inland navigation demonstrator of river information services (R&D project of EU, 1998–2000)
International Standardisation Organisation
Information technology
International Telecommunication Union
Local area network
Lock and bridge management
Official ship number
International Navigation Association
Port and terminal management
River information services
Required time of arrival
Search and rescue
Signs and signals on inland waterways, edited by UN/ECE
Short message service
International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea
Self organising time division multiple access AIS
Strategic traffic information (image)
Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol
Traffic information
Tactical traffic information (image)
Universal mobile telecommunication system
Universal time coordinated
VHF data link
Very high frequency
Vessel traffic centre
Vessel traffic management and information services (maritime navigation)
Vessel traffic services
Wireless application protocol
World Customs Organisation
Wireless fidelity
Zentralkommission für die Rheinschifffahrt

FIGURES

Relation between RIS area and VTS area
RIS development and redesign
Arenas roles and management tasks in inland shipping
Elements of an information processing loop
Information processing loop

TABLES

Table 4.4b.

Derivation of RIS services

Table 4.5.

Table 4.6.

Table 4.8.

River information services

Functional decomposition of river information services

Relation between services and systems

Table 5.2.3.

Data set for ship reporting

Table 6.4.

Table 7.

The planning process for RIS

Possible stepwise development of the different parts of RIS

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1.

INTRODUCTION

(1)

The RIS guidelines describe the principles and general requirements for planning, implementing and operational
use of river information services and related systems.

(2)

They are equally applicable to the traffic of cargo vessels, passenger vessels and pleasure craft.

(3)

They should be used in conjunction with international regulations, recommendations and guidelines, such as:

(a)

Guidelines and Criteria for Vessel Traffic Services in Inland Waters (Inland VTS Guidelines), (world-wide),
IALA recommendation V-120, June 2001, 2001;

(b)

Regional Arrangement Concerning the Radiotelephone Service on Inland Waterways (Basel), 2000;

(c)

technical specifications for Inland ECDIS as defined under the RIS Directive (1);

(d)

(e)

technical specifications for vessel tracking and tracing systems, such as Inland AIS, as defined under the
RIS Directive;

technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation as defined under the RIS
Directive;

(f)

technical specifications for notices to skippers in inland navigation as defined under the RIS Directive;

(g)

Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System of the WCO (worldwide);

(h) UN Code for Trade and Transport Locations UN/LOCODE (worldwide);

(i)

(j)

EDIFACT Standard of the UN (worldwide);

Standardised UN/ECE Vocabulary for Radio Connections in Inland Navigation (Europe), 1997.

(4) A number of concepts and standardisation proposals for river information services have been developed in the

research and development project INDRIS of the European Union (2). These are:

(a)

Guidelines and recommendations for RIS, 1999 (used as starting point for the RIS Guidelines by PIANC);

(b)

Functional definition of the RIS concept, 1998;

(c)

Standardisation of data communication (AIS, GNSS, Internet), 1999;

(d)

Standards for tactical data exchange, communication and messages (Inland AIS), 1998;

(e)

Standardisation of data, 1998:

— standards of codes (country, location, terminal, type of vessel, cargo),

— RIS scenarios (functions),

— data-interchange standards (EDIFACT, S-57 update mechanism);

(f)

reporting databases, 1999.

(5)

The concept for Inland ECDIS has been developed in the German ARGO (3) project in cooperation with INDRIS.

(1) Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services

(RIS) on inland waterway in the Community (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 152).

(2) Results available on CD from the Transport Research Centre (AVV), Rijkswaterstaat, PO Box 1031, 3000 BA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
(3) The final report of 15 March 2003 on the ARGO test operation with depths information can be downloaded from the web page

www.elwis.de under the rubric ‘RIS-Telematikprojekte (ARGO)’.

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(6)

The concept for a RIS architecture has been developed by the WATERMAN (4) thematic network, an action
under the Fifth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the EU in the fields of
VTMIS (maritime navigation) and RIS. Using these achievements, the RIS architecture has been elaborated
comprehensively and in detail in the research and development project COMPRIS (5) of the European Union in
2003.

(7) When reference is made in this document to Inland ECDIS (and electronic navigational charts), Inland AIS (or
vessel tracking and tracing systems in general), electronic ship reporting and notices to skippers, the technical
specifications as defined under the RIS Directive are meant.

2.

DEFINITIONS

The following terms are used in connection with river information services in these RIS Guidelines (see also some
specific definitions in Chapters 4 and 5).

2.1. River information services (RIS)

River information services means harmonised information services to support traffic and transport management in
inland navigation, including, wherever technically feasible interfaces to other transport modes. RIS aim at contributing
to a safe and efficient transport process and at utilising the inland waterways to their fullest extent. RIS are already in
operation in manifold ways.

Explanatory notes:

(1)

RIS include interfaces with other transport modes, sea, roads and railways.

(2)

Rivers in the context of RIS include all inland waterways and ports as defined in Article 2(1) of the RIS Directive.

(3)

RIS is also the generic term for all individual information services to support inland navigation in a harmonised
way.

(4)

RIS collect, process, assess and disseminate fairway, traffic and transport information.

(5)

RIS are not dealing with internal commercial activities between one or more of the involved companies, but RIS
are open for interfacing with commercial activities.

2.2. RIS system

For the purpose of RIS, modern river information systems consist of one or more harmonised IT systems. An IT
system (information technology system) is the totality of human resources, hardware, software, communication
means and regulations in order to fulfil the task of processing information.

(4)
Information available from the Transport Research Centre (AVV), Rijkswaterstaat, PO Box 1031, 3000 BA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
(5) Results available from the Transport Research Centre (AVV), Rijkswaterstaat, PO Box 1031, 3000 BA Rotterdam, The Netherlands and

www.euro-compris.org.

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2.3. RIS area

The RIS area is the formally described area, where RIS are active. A RIS area may comprise the waterways in a
geographical river basin, including the territories of one or more countries (e.g. in a situation where a waterway forms
the borderline between two countries) (Figure 2.3).

Figure 2.3.

Relation between RIS area and VTS area

2.4. RIS centre

A RIS centre is the place, where the services are managed by operators. A RIS may exist without a RIS centre (e.g. an
Internet service, a buoys service). When ship/shore interaction in both ways (e.g. by VHF service) is intended, one or
more RIS centres are needed. If a VTS centre or a lock exists in a RIS area, they may also be used as RIS centres. It is
recommended to concentrate all services in a RIS area into one single RIS centre.

2.5.

Inland VTS

Inland vessel traffic services are a service, implemented by a competent authority, designed to improve the safety and
efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment. The service should have the capability to interact with the
traffic and to respond to traffic situations developing in the VTS area.

VTS should comprise at least an information service and may include others, such as navigational assistance service,
or a traffic organisation service, or both, defined as below:

— an information service is a service to ensure that essential information becomes available in time for on-board

navigational decision-making,

— a navigational assistance service is a service to assist on-board navigational decision-making and to monitor its
effects. Navigational assistance is especially of importance in reduced visibility, or difficult meteorological
circumstances or in case of defects or deficiencies affecting the radar, steering or propulsion. Navigational
assistance is given in due form of position information at the request of the traffic participant or in special
circumstances when deemed necessary by the VTS operator, using technologies such as GNSS/Galileo,

— a traffic organisation service is a service to prevent the development of dangerous vessel traffic situations by
managing traffic movements and to provide for the safe and efficient movement of vessel traffic within the VTS
area (Chapters 4.5 and 5.3.1).

Where present, VTS are part of river information services (Figure 2.3). Within RIS, Inland VTS belongs to the group of
traffic management services with the emphasis on information service and traffic organisation (Chapter 4.5 and
5.3.1).

2.6. VTS area

A VTS area is the delineated, formally declared service area of a VTS. A VTS area may be subdivided in sub-areas or
sectors.

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2.7. VTS centre

A VTS centre is the centre from where the VTS is operated. Each sub-area of the VTS may have its own sub-centre.

2.8. Competent authority

The competent authority as referred to in Article 8 of the RIS Directive is the authority made responsible for safety, in
whole or in part, by the government, including environmental friendliness and efficiency of vessel traffic. The
competent authority usually has the tasks of planning, arranging funding and of commissioning of RIS.

2.9. RIS authority

The RIS authority is the authority with the responsibility for the management, operation and coordination of RIS, the
interaction with participating vessels, and safe and effective provision of the service.

2.10. RIS users

The users of the services can be described in a number of different groups: skippers, RIS operators, lock/bridge
operators, waterway authorities, terminal operators, operators in calamity centres, fleet managers, cargo shippers,
consignors, consignees, freight brokers, and supply forwarders.

2.11. Levels of RIS information

River information services work on the basis of different information levels. Fairway information contains the data of
the waterway only. Traffic information has the information on vessels in the RIS area. Traffic information can be
divided into tactical traffic information and strategic traffic information. Traffic information is provided by traffic
images.

There are three levels of information:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Fairway information (FI) contains geographical, hydrological, and administrative information regarding the
waterway (fairway) in the RIS area that is required by the RIS users to plan, execute and monitor a voyage.
Fairway information is one-way information: shore to ship or shore to office (users’ office).

Tactical traffic information (TTI) is the information affecting the skipper's or the VTS operator's immediate
decisions with respect to navigation in the actual traffic situation and the close geographic surroundings. A
tactical traffic image contains position information and specific vessel information of all targets detected by a
radar and presented on an electronic navigational chart, and — if available — enhanced by external traffic
information, such as the information delivered by an Inland AIS. TTI may be provided on board a vessel or on
shore, e.g. in a VTS centre.

Strategic traffic information (STI) is the information affecting the medium and long term decisions of RIS users.
A strategic traffic image contributes to the planning decision capabilities regarding a safe and efficient voyage. A
strategic traffic image is produced in a RIS centre and delivered to the users on demand. A strategic traffic image
contains all relevant vessels in the RIS area with their characteristics, cargoes and positions, stored in a database
and presented in a table or on an electronic map. Strategic traffic information may be provided by a RIS/VTS
centre or by an office.

2.12. Vessel tracking and tracing

Vessel tracking means the function of maintaining status information of the vessel, such as the current position and
characteristics, and — if needed — combined with information on cargo and consignments.

Vessel tracing means the retrieving of information concerning the whereabouts of the vessel and — if needed —
information on cargo, consignments and equipment.

Part of this service can be fulfilled for example by Inland AIS. Other parts can be fulfilled by an electronic ship
reporting system.

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3.

PARTICIPATING VESSELS

(1)

Vessels navigating in a RIS area shall make use of mandatory services and are recommended to make use as far
as possible of the information provided by RIS and relevant services.

(2) Decisions concerning the actual navigation and the manoeuvring of the vessel remain within the responsibility
of the skipper. Any information provided by the RIS cannot replace any decision made by the skipper.

(3) Depending on the level of information available and on the requirements of the competent authority, the vessels

(except pleasure craft) are recommended to be equipped step by step with (see Chapter 4.8):

(a)

a radio equipped for the simultaneous reception of inland navigation radio on two VHF channels
(ship/ship and ship/shore);

(b)

a radar for the presentation of the traffic in the close surroundings of the vessel;

(c)

a PC with mobile communication facilities (GSM) for the reception of e-mail and Internet, and for
electronic reporting;

(d)

an Inland ECDIS device with electronic navigational charts (ENCs);

— in information mode,

— in navigation mode (with radar overlay);

(e)

a vessel tracking and tracing system, such as Inland AIS, with position receiver (GNSS/Galileo) and radio
transceiver using Inland ECDIS for visualisation.

4.

RIS ARCHITECTURE

4.1. General

The idea of the thematic network WATERMAN (Chapter 1(6)) behind the development of the framework architecture
for RIS was to translate policy objectives into specifications for application design. The RIS architecture should be
defined in such a way that RIS applications will be produced to be efficient, expandable and able to interact with other
RIS applications or applications for other modes of transport. RIS architecture development should lead to an
integrated environment of RIS applications in a way that the performance, usefulness and efficiency of the applications
will be enhanced.

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River information services may be developed and redesigned according to Figure 4.1.

Figure 4.1.

RIS development and redesign

4.2. RIS stakeholders

RIS will be realised and kept operational by a set of cooperating stakeholders. The most important of them are:

4.2.1. Policy makers

Policy makers want the RIS to solve (or diminish) traffic and transport problems. One party of policy makers are the
authorities responsible for safety on the waterways. Other policy makers, e.g. organisations of ship owners, want to
provide transport/logistical information services to cargo shippers and terminal operators. The different groups of
policy makers have their own policy objectives, tasks and ideas about the required services to achieve its objectives.
Once the services have been selected, the functions and information needs with their restrictions and interactions for
providing these services should be determined.

4.2.2. Regional managers

Regional managers control the RIS applications, e.g. waterway managers of the competent authority, traffic control
managers, managers of search and rescue services, ship owners, and cargo shippers. They define requirements for
applications with more detailed and accurate descriptions of the services and the functions, regarding local aspects or
aspects of man/machine interface.

4.2.3. System engineers

System engineers prepare system specifications and integrate hardware and software components into system
components. RIS and VTS suppliers, system integrators, and telecommunication operators will combine the system
components into complete systems which enable RIS services.

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4.2.4. Service providers

Service providers make and keep RIS operational and therefore they develop, maintain and operate the RIS
applications. They control the autonomous applications and, where necessary, they provide the main input into the
applications either by themselves or by RIS users.

4.2.5. RIS users

RIS users can be described as a number of different groups: skippers, RIS operators, lock/bridge operators, waterway
authorities, terminal operators, operators in calamity centres, fleet managers, cargo shippers, consignors, consignees,
freight brokers, supply forwarders.

4.3. RIS objectives

An objective is the description of intention. The objective may also be called the goal or aim. RIS have three main
objectives:

(1)

transport should be safe:

— minimise injuries,

— minimise fatalities,

— minimise voyage incidents;

(2)

transport should be efficient:

— maximise throughput or effective capacity of waterways,

— maximise the carrying capacity of vessels (length, width, draught and height),

— reduce travel time,

— reduce workload of RIS users,

— reduce transport costs,

— reduce fuel consumption,

— provide efficient and economical link between transport modes,

— provide efficient harbours and terminals;

(3)

transport should be environmentally friendly:

— reduce environmental hazard,

— reduce polluting emissions and spills due to accidents, illegal actions or normal operations.

These objectives should be met under the constraints that all RIS are supplied in a manner that is reliable, cost efficient
and legally sound.

4.4. RIS tasks

River information services support a number of management tasks in inland shipping. These tasks are related to the
objectives (Chapter 4.3) and performed in three different ‘arenas’:

— transport logistics where parties that cause the transport cooperate with parties that organise the transport (e.g.

consignors, consignees, shippers, supply forwarders, freight brokers, fleet owners),

— transport where parties that organise the transport cooperate with parties that execute the transport (e.g. fleet

owners, terminal operators, customers),

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— traffic where parties that execute the transport (e. g. ship masters and navigators) cooperate with parties that

manage the resulting vessel traffic (e.g. traffic manager, competent authorities).

The tasks are performed by different actors playing their role and being involved in transport objects and transport
processes. One actor can be a stakeholder in one or more arenas at the same time. The activities of the actors are
combined at transfer points and transfer processes. Figure 4.4.a gives an overview of all the relevant roles (and thus the
stakeholders fulfilling these roles) responsible for traffic, transport and transport logistics in inland shipping. The tasks
in Figure 4.4.a are also called communal tasks in the sense that individual tasks of the involved roles have to be tuned to
each other by mutually informing each other, by negotiation or — in some cases — by passing on directions. This
overview is the basis for defining RIS (Source: COMPRIS: RIS architecture, reference model).

Figure 4.4.a.

Figure 4.4.a.

Arenas, roles and management tasks in inland shipping

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The management tasks allow deriving the following RIS in relation to the objectives, where one RIS service can fulfil
one or more management tasks (Table 4.4.b):

Table 4.4.b.

Derivation of RIS

Objectives Chapter 4.3)

Management tasks (Figure 4.4 a)

RIS (Table 4.5)

Efficiency

Transport
object related

Consignment manage-
ment

ITL cargo management
(5.d)

Stock management

Transport service man-
agement

ITL outside the scope of
RIS

Terminal management

ITL terminal management
(5.c)

Fleet management

ITL cargo and
fleet management (5.d)

Infrastructure manage-
ment

Fairway information service
(1)

Safety, environmental
friendliness,
efficiency

Efficiency

Transport process
related

Supply chain manage-
ment
Transport chain manage-
ment

Statistics (7)

Waterway charges and
harbour dues (8)

ITL cargo and fleet man-
agement (5.d)

ITL transport management
(5.b)

ITL inter-modal port
and terminal management
(5.c)

ITL voyage planning (5.a)

Safety, efficiency

Traffic process related

Traffic management

Traffic information (2)

Traffic management (3)

Safety, environmental
friendliness, efficiency

All objects and processes

Incident management
and calamity abatement

Calamity abatement sup-
port (4)

Law enforcement

Information for law enfor-
cement (6)

ITL = Information for transport logistics () = numbering in Table 4.5

The tasks in all RIS arenas are performed by the actors in cycles as shown in Figures 4.4.c and d. Moreover, the tasks
may take place on an operational, tactical or strategic level (good examples are the tactical and strategic traffic
information levels, defined in Chapter 2.11). This concept allows to draw for each individual task an information
processing loop including the actions of the different actors. Every step in the information processing loop can be
supported by river information services, which help the actor in his observations, evaluations, decisions, and actions.
The information processing loop can be used to define the river information services (Chapter 4.5) and RIS functions
(Chapter 4.6). An example for an information processing loop is given in Appendix A (COMPRIS: RIS architecture,
information architecture).

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Figure 4.4.c

Elements of an information pro-
cessing loop

Figure 4.4.d

Information processing loop

4.5. River information services

A service provides and uses information. It supports the user in achieving an improvement in performance. Services
are developed by development projects and initiatives (driven by stakeholders or by technology push). Services are the
means for the user to achieve the objectives. The execution of a task can be enhanced by using one or more services.

River information services as identified in Chapter 4.4 are rearranged and subdivided according to Table 4.5.

Table 4.5

River information services

Mainly traffic related

1.

Fairway information service (FIS)

a)

b)

c)

d)

Visual aids to navigation

Radiotelephone service on inland waterways

Internet service

Electronic navigational chart service

2.

Traffic information (TI)

a)

b)

Tactical traffic information (TTI)

Strategic traffic information (STI)

3.

Traffic management (TM)

a)

b)

c)

Local traffic management (vessel traffic services - VTS

Navigational support (NS)

Lock and bridge management (LBM)

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4.

Calamity abatement support (CAS)

Mainly transport related

5.

Information for transport logistics/management (ITL)

a)

b)

c)

d)

Voyage planning (VP)

Transport management (TPM)

Intermodal port and terminal management (PTM)

Cargo and fleet management (CFM)

6.

7.

Information for law enforcement (ILE)

Statistics (ST)

8. Waterway charges and harbour dues (CHD)

Abbreviations in Table 4.5 are used only to provide the connection to Table 4.6.

4.6. RIS functions and information needs

A RIS function is understood as a contribution to a service. The functional decomposition of river information
services allows the allocation of information supply to user demand. Table 4.6 shows the connections between
services (Chapter 4.5), functions (Chapter 4.6), users (Chapter 4.2.5) and information levels (Chapter 2.11). It also
shows that in many cases the same function serves many participants in the transport process. Table 4.6 gives an
example as a guide to anybody else and may remind the reader in making his/her own list.

Table 4.6.

Functional decomposition of river information services

No

RIS service
RIS sub-service
RIS function

FIS

Fairway information service

Provision of information on:

FIS.1

Geography of the navigation area and their updates

FIS.2

Navigation aids and traffic signs

FIS.3

Water depths contours in the navigation channel

FIS.4

Long time obstructions in the fairway

FIS.5

Actual meteorological information

FIS.6

Temporary obstructions in the fairway

FIS.7

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RIS sub-service
RIS function

FIS.9

Restrictions caused by flood and ice

FIS.10

Malfunctions of aids to navigation

FIS .11

Short term changes of lock and bridge operating times

FIS .12

Short term changes of aids to navigation

Regular lock and bridge operating times

Physical limitations on waterways, bridges and locks

Navigational rules and regulations

Rates of waterway infrastructure charges

Regulations and recommendations for pleasure navigation

Traffic information

Tactical traffic information (short term related)

Presentation of own vessel's position

Presentation of other vessels' positions

Strategic traffic information (medium and long term related)

Presentation of fairway information (=FIS)

Presentation of vessel's positions in large surroundings

Medium and long term assessment of traffic situation

Presentation of vessel's characteristics

Presentation of cargo's characteristics

Presentation of intended destination

FIS.13

FIS.14

FIS.15

FIS.16

FIS.17

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TTI

TTI.1

TTI.2

STI

STI. 1

STI. 2

STI.3

STI.4

STI.5

STI.6

STI.7

STI.8

TM

VTS

VTS.1

VTS.2

VTS.3

VTS.4

NS

NS.1

Presentation of
coverage area

information on incidents/accidents in the

STI

Organisation and regulation of traffic flow

Traffic management

Vessel traffic services (local)

Presentation of vessel's positions in large scale

Monitoring of passing and manoeuvring arrangements

Short term assessment of traffic situation

Organisation and regulation of traffic flow in RIS coverage
area

Navigational support

STI

TTI

TTI

TTI

TTI

Information to pilots (navigational support)

TTI

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RIS sub-service
RIS function

Information to tug boats (nautical support)

Information to bunker boats, waste oil removal boats, vessel
equipment firms (vessel support service)

LBM

Lock and bridge management

LBM.1

Lock/bridge operation

LBM.1.1

Presentation of actual status of lock/bridge process

LBM.1.2

Presentation of short term planning of
RTAs of vessels, waiting places, lock/bridge positions)

lock/bridge (ETAs/

LBM.2

Lock/bridge planning

LBM.2.1

Provision of ETAs of approaching vessels

LBM.2.2

Provision of information on medium and long term schedule
of lock/bridge process

LBM.2.3

Provision of medium and long term RTAs of vessels

CAS

CAS.1

CAS.2

CAS.3

CAS.4

CAS.5

CAS.6

CAS.7

ITL

VP

VP.1

VP.2

VP.3

VP.4

VP.5

VP.6

VP.7

Calamity abatement support

Information on incidents focused on traffic situation

Assessment of the traffic situation in the situation of an
incident

Coordination of the assistance of patrol vessels

Assessment of
environment, people and traffic

the possible effects of

the accident on

TTI

Presentation of information to patrol vessels, police boats, fire
squad boats

TTI

Initiation and coordination of search and rescue activities

TTI

X

Taking measures on traffic,
protection

environmental and people

TTI

Information for transport logistics/management

Voyage planning

Provision of information on port of destination, RTA at final
destination, type of cargo

Provision of information on and presentation of the fairway
network at different scales

Presentation of lock and bridge opening times and general
waiting times

Presentation of long term weather information

Presentation of mid and long term prediction of water levels

Presentation of
RTAs, ETAs, ETDs at waypoints

information on route characteristics with

Presentation of information affecting travel information

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RIS service
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Transport management

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Provision and presentation of ETAs of vessels

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4.7. RIS applications

RIS applications are regional or dedicated uses of systems under specific requirements: local, functional, process-
oriented. RIS application means the provision of river information services through dedicated systems. A single
application can use one or more systems to provide a service.

4.8. RIS systems

A wide range of technical systems has been developed for RIS, most of them used for more than one service, function
or application (Table 4.8):

Table 4.8.

Relation between services and systems

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logistics

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5.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL SERVICES

Because technology changes fast, the emphasis is laid more on services and less on technology dependent systems in
this Chapter.

5.1. Fairway information service (FIS)

5.1.1. General

(1)

Traditional means to supply FIS are e.g. visual aids to navigation, notices to skippers on paper, broadcast and
fixed telephone on locks. The mobile phone using GSM has added new possibilities of voice and data
communication, but GSM is not available in all places and at all times. Tailor-made FIS for the waterways can be
supplied by:

(a)

radiotelephone service on inland waterways;

(b)

Internet service;

(c)

electronic navigational chart service (e.g. Inland ECDIS with ENC).

These three FIS categories are dealt with in this Chapter. They are mainly based on the current situation, but for
example notices to skipper may be supplied also via ENC service in the future.

(2)

Types of fairway information are listed in Table 4.6.

(3)

Fairway information contains static and dynamic as well as urgent information regarding the fairway. Static and
dynamic information should be communicated on a scheduled basis. The urgent information needs to be
updated very frequently and/or should be communicated on a real time basis (e.g. by voice VHF or electronic
data interchange, Internet, WAP).

(4)

Safety related fairway information should be provided by or on behalf of the competent authority.

(5)

Fairway information for an international river area should be given by one single dissemination point provided
with data from the concerned competent authorities.

(6)

Provided safety related data should be certified by the competent authority.

(7)

Values should only be given with an indication of the accuracy that can be attached to it.

(8)

(9)

Fairway information services should be provided through the approved communication tools (e.g. notices to
skippers via the Internet or by VHF) and be given tailor-made as much as practicable.

In order to enable navigation in poor visibility by means of radar, the fairway should be equipped with radar
reflecting top marks on buoys and beacons and with radar marks in front of bridge piles. The equipment of the
fairway for radar navigation is the infrastructure task of radar reflecting aids to navigation. This task is related to,
but not part of RIS. Therefore, it is not dealt with in these RIS guidelines.

5.1.2. Radiotelephone service on inland waterways

(1)

The radiotelephone service on inland waterways enables the establishment of radio communication for specific
purposes by using agreed channels and an agreed operational procedure (service categories). The radiotelephone
service comprises five service categories:

(a)

ship-to-ship;

(b)

nautical information;

(c)

ship-to-port authorities;

(d)

on-board communications;

(e)

public correspondence (service on a non-mandatory basis).

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Of these five categories, only the first three are important for RIS. The radiotelephone service enables direct and
fast communication between skippers, waterway authorities and port authorities. It is best suited for urgently
needed information on a real time basis.

(2)

The radiotelephone service is based on the following rules and regulations:

(a)

Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union ITU (worldwide);

(b)

(c)

Regional Arrangement Concerning the Radiotelephone Service on Inland Waterways (Basel, 6 April
2000);

Standardised UN/ECE Vocabulary for Radio Connections
Commission for Europe No 35, 1997);

in Inland Navigation (UN Economic

(d)

national inland waterway rules for navigation.

(3)

(4)

In the service categories ship-to-ship, nautical information and ship-to-port authorities, the transmission of
messages should deal exclusively with the safety of human life, and with the movement and the safety of vessels.

Fairway information by voice in the nautical information (shore/ship) service category is recommended to be
implemented:

(a)

for urgent information needing to be updated frequently and having to be communicated on a real time
basis;

(b)

for dynamic information having to be communicated on a daily basis.

(5)

The urgent and dynamic information to be communicated by voice radio could concern for example:

(a)

temporary obstructions in the fairway, malfunctions of aids to navigation;

(b)

short-term changes of lock and bridge operation times;

(c)

restrictions in navigation caused by flood and ice;

(d)

present and future water levels at gauges.

(6)

The RIS area should be fully covered by the range of the VHF base stations for nautical information.

(7)

In the nautical information service category, information may be transmitted ‘to all users’ as:

(a)

scheduled reports on the state of the waterways incl. water level reports at the gauges at fixed times of the
day;

(b)

urgent reports at special events (e.g. traffic regulations after accidents).

(8)

It should be possible for the operator in the RIS centre to answer specific questions of skippers on demand and
to receive reports from skippers.

5.1.3. Internet service

(1) An Internet service is recommended to be established for the following types of fairway information:

(a)

(b)

(c)

dynamic nautical information on the state of the waterways that needs to be communicated not faster
than on a daily basis;

dynamic hydrographical information, as actual water levels, water level predictions, navigation channel
depths (if available), ice and flood predictions and reports;

static information (e.g. physical limitations of the waterway, regular operating times of locks and bridges,
navigational rules and regulations).

The abovementioned information shall be provided via notices to skippers or via Inland ECDIS for waterways of
class Va and above.

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(2) A standard vocabulary should be used for the notices to skippers in order to enable easy or automatic

translation into other languages.

(3)

For a dense and/or extended waterway network, the dynamic information may be organised in interactive
databases (content management system) in order to enable easy access to the data.

(4)

In addition to the Internet presentation, the notices to skippers may be mailed by:

(a)

E-mail subscription to computers on board of vessels and in offices;

(b)

SMS subscription to mobile phones;

(c) WAP pages to mobile phones.

(5)

In order to facilitate route planning by the skipper, all fairway information needed for a route from port of
departure to port of destination may be presented on one page on demand by the user.

(6) Notices to skippers via the Internet or via data exchange between authorities should be communicated in an

agreed format in order to enable automatic translation in other languages.

(7)

The requirements of the technical specifications for notices to skippers as defined under the RIS Directive shall
be fulfilled.

5.1.4. Electronic navigational chart service (Inland ECDIS)

(1)

Electronic navigational charts (ENC) as a means of presenting fairway information shall fulfil the requirements
of the Inland ECDIS technical specifications as defined under the RIS Directive.

(2)

The chart information to be used in Inland ECDIS should be the latest edition of information.

(3)

(4)

(5)

If the ENC is intended to be used in the navigation mode of Inland ECDIS, at least the safety relevant geo-objects
should be included into the ENC. The competent authority should verify the safety relevant information in the
ENC.

It is recommended to include all geo-objects of the object catalogue of the Inland ECDIS technical specifications
into the ENC.

It is recommended to include the water depths to the ENC (depths contours). The water depths may be related to
a predefined water level or to the actual water level.

5.2. Traffic information service

5.2.1. General

Information concerning the traffic situation may be provided in two ways (Chapter 2.11):

(a)

(b)

as tactical traffic information (TTI), using radar and — if available — a vessel tracking and tracing system such as
Inland AIS with underlain electronic navigational charts;

as strategic traffic information (STI) using an electronic ship reporting system (e.g. database with ship and cargo
data, reports by VHF or other mobile communication facilities — voice and data).

5.2.2. Tactical traffic information (TTI)

(1)

Vessels should be equipped with radar in order to monitor all other ships in the close navigational surroundings
of the skipper in poor visibility.

(2) A tactical traffic image on board (Chapter 2.11 (2)) should be enhanced at least by displaying the radar

information and — if available — Inland AIS vessel information on an electronic navigational chart (ENC).

(3)

The integrated display should be in accordance with the requirements for the navigation mode of the technical
specifications for Inland ECDIS as defined under the RIS Directive.

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(4)

(5)

In the navigation mode of Inland ECDIS, the vessel's position should be derived from a continuous positioning
system of which the accuracy is consistent with the requirements of safe navigation.

The use of a vessel tracking and tracing system (such as Inland AIS) as an additional position sensor for detection
of surrounding vessels should fulfil the requirements of the technical specifications for such systems as defined
under the RIS Directive. The vessel information should be identified on the tactical traffic image, and other
additional information on the vessels should be available.

(6)

Tactical traffic information on shore is used also in local traffic management (e.g. VTS centres) (Chapter 5.3.1).

5.2.3. Strategic traffic information (STI)

(1)

Strategic traffic information (Chapter 2.11(3)) should be established, when a permanent survey of the shipping
situation in the RIS area is needed for medium term and long term decisions (e.g. for the emergency
management at flood and ice).

(2)

Strategic traffic information can be helpful to the following services:

(a)

lock and bridge management (calculation of estimated time of arrival — ETA — and required time of
arrival — RTA);

(b)

voyage planning;

(c)

calamity abatement support (vessel and cargo data);

(d)

terminal management (calculation of ETA and RTA).

(3)

(4)

For strategic information a ship reporting system (e.g. in connection with a RIS centre) should be established by
the competent authority. The system has the task of collecting, verifying and disseminating the reported data.

The STI should be delivered to RIS users (Chapter 2.10) on demand (Chapter 5.5 (7)) taking into account privacy
regulations.

(5)

Vessel and cargo data should be collected in a database. The database can be filled up by:

(a)

voice reporting via mobile phone;

(b)

voice reporting via VHF (Chapter 5.1.2 (6));

(c)

electronic reporting via on-board computer (e.g. BICS application) and mobile communication facilities (e.
g. mobile phone data) or shore based computers and fixed communication lines for initial reports (vessel
identity and cargo);

(d)

vessel tracking and tracing (e.g. by Inland AIS) for progress reports (vessel's position and ETA).

(6)

Reports from inland vessels should fulfil the requirements of the technical specifications for Electronic Ship
Reporting as defined under the RIS Directive.

(7) A possible composition of data sets for different services like lock and bridge management, calamity abatement

support or terminal management is given as an example in Table 5.2.3.

Table 5.2.3.

Data set for ship reporting (example)

Static data of vessels in composition

Type

Name

Official vessel No (for sea vessels IMO-No)

MV

Arcona

4,620,004

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Length

Width

Variable data

Number of crew on board

Position (by waterway and km)

Sailing direction

Number of vessels in composition

Length of composition

Width of composition

Draught

Next reporting point (lock/bridge, terminal)

ETA at reporting point with accuracy

For each partial cargo

Category of cargo

Harmonised system code of cargo

Loading point (UN location code)

Destination point (UN location code)

Amount of cargo (tons)

Only if dangerous cargo

Name of cargo

Code of cargo

Class

Package code

UN-No (if available)

Quantity of blue cones/lights

110 m

11,40 m

3

Emmerich, km 857,0

upstream bound

2

187 m

11,40

3,20 m

Meiderich lock

17:30 ± 0:30

Chemical product

310 210

Rotterdam

Dortmund

2 800

Na-Nitrit

ADN, ADNR

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1 500

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(8) A strategic traffic image on shore may be restricted to special types of vessels (e.g. extraordinarily big vessels,

vessels with dangerous cargo, special transports, and special tug combinations).

(9) Data interchange should be established between neighbouring authorities. In case of neighbouring authorities in
Member States which fall under the scope of the RIS Directive, the data interchange should be done
electronically. In other cases and depending on the number of vessels involved, it should be done by telephone,
fax, e-mail or electronic data interchange.

5.3. Traffic management

5.3.1. Local traffic management (vessel traffic services — VTS)

(1)

Reference is made to the Inland VTS Guidelines of IALA (Chapter 1.3.a).

(2) A VTS centre for local traffic management by means of a tactical traffic image on shore (Chapter 2.11) should be
established for the safety of navigation in difficult local situations and the protection of the surrounding human
population and infrastructure from potential dangers of shipping. It emphasises on traffic organisation. The
difficult local situations may be:

(a)

narrow fairway and/or shoals,

(b)

narrow bends,

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(c)

narrow and/or many bridges,

(d)

fast water currents and/or cross currents,

(e)

fairway with traffic regulations, e.g. one-way-traffic,

(f)

conjunction of waterways,

(g)

high traffic density.

(3)

The tactical traffic image (TTI) is produced by collecting shore-based radar and vessel tracking and tracing
information, and displaying the vessel information on an Inland ECDIS based on the technical specifications for
Inland ECDIS and inland vessel tracking and tracing systems as defined under the RIS Directive. For a long river
stretch and heavy traffic, the TTI may be enhanced by target tracking.

5.3.2. Navigational support

Navigational support is the generic term for some services to assist inland navigation.

In the traffic arena (Chapter 4.4), navigational support is provided by pilots to prevent the development of dangerous
vessel traffic situations on board or in special circumstances on shore. Nautical support is provided by tug boats or
boatmen to assist in safe navigation and mooring.

In the transport arena, vessel support services are services given to the skipper by e.g., bunker boats, waste oil removal
boats, vessel equipment firms, and repair organisations.

5.3.3. Lock and bridge management

(1)

RIS should optimise the traffic flow by:

(a)

(b)

support of the lock/bridge master in short-term decisions for planning of the lock and bridge cycle by
presentation of an electronic lock diary, by a database, and by registration of waiting times;

support of the lock/bridge master in medium term decisions by data exchange with the neighbouring
locks;

(c)

support of the skipper by transmission of waiting times;

(d)

optimising of lock circles by calculation of ETAs/RTAs for a chain of locks, transmission of RTAs to
skippers.

(2) A vessel tracking and tracing system with a database and appropriate means of communication (e.g. VHF,

GSM — voice and data) (Chapter 5.2.3) can support lock and bridge planning.

5.4. Calamity abatement support

(1)

Calamity abatement support registers the vessel and transport data at the beginning of a voyage in a RIS centre
and updates the data during the voyage. In case of an accident, the RIS centre delivers the data without delay to
the emergency services.

(2) Depending on the risk assessment (Table 6.4 point B.2.a), a calamity abatement service may register only certain

types of vessels and compositions (Chapter 5.2.3(8)) or all vessels.

(3)

It should be the responsibility of the skipper to report the required data (Table 5.2.3).

(4) A ship reporting system with a database and appropriate means of communication should be established

(Chapter 5.2.3).

(5)

Position and sailing direction of the vessel should be reported:

(a)

when entering or leaving the area of a RIS centre;

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(b)

at specified reporting points within the area of the RIS centre;

(c)

when the data has been changed during the voyage;

(d)

before and after stops of longer than a specific period.

5.5.

Information for transport logistics

(1)

Logistic applications of RIS comprise:

(a)

voyage planning;

(b)

transport management;

(c)

intermodal port and terminal management;

(d)

cargo and fleet management.

(2)

Voyage planning is the task of the skipper and the vessel owner. Voyage planning comprises the planning of the
loading and the draught of the vessel, as well as the planning of the ETA and of possible loading or unloading
during the voyage. RIS should support voyage planning by:

(a)

fairway information service (Chapter 5.1);

(b)

strategic traffic information (Chapter 5.2.3);

(c)

lock and bridge management (Chapter 5.3.3).

(3)

Transport management means the management of the transport chain beyond the scope of navigation driven by
freight brokers and transport service quality managers. It is aimed at:

(a)

controlling the overall performance of the contracted fleet managers/skippers and terminal operators;

(b)

controlling the progress in the contracted transports;

(c) monitoring unexpected threats for the reliability of these transports;

(d)

finalising the transport (delivery and invoice).

(4)

(5)

(6)

The competent authorities should design their information systems in a way that the data flow between public
and private partners is possible. The standards and technical specifications according to Chapter 1, points 3.e to
j shall be used.

Communication and information exchange between private and public partners in RIS for logistic applications
should be carried out according to the procedures and technical specifications that are being agreed for RIS.

The competent authorities should provide ample room for logistics applications within the bounds of their
possibilities, such as:

(a)

the exchange of information between users and customers relating to vessels and terminals;

(b)

fleet planning support;

(c)

ETA/RTA negotiations between vessels and terminals;

(d)

vessel tracking and tracing;

(e)

electronic market places.

The competent authorities should indicate the data structure in use to application builders.

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(7)

Confidentiality of data exchange in a RIS needs to be ensured in accordance with Article 9 of the RIS Directive.
In cases where logistic information is provided by systems operated by a competent authority, this authority
should take the necessary steps to ensure the protection of confidentiality of commercial information. When
confidential data are provided to third parties, privacy regulations have to be taken into account.

5.6.

Information for law enforcement

Law enforcement ensures that people within a given jurisdiction adhere to the laws of that jurisdiction. RIS supports
law enforcement in inland navigation in the fields of:

(a)

cross-border management (e.g. the movement of people controlled by the immigration service, customs);

(b)

compliance with the requirements for traffic safety;

(c)

compliance with the environmental requirements.

6.

PLANNING OF RIS

6.1. General

In accordance with Article 4 of the RIS Directive, Member States shall take the necessary measures to implement RIS
on inland waterways falling within the scope of Article 2.1 of that Directive. Member States may apply the Directive
also to those inland waterways and ports which are not referred to in Article 2.1.

The concerned competent authority usually should provide the necessary expertise and arrange funding to provide the
desired levels of technology and expertise to meet the objectives.

6.2. Responsibilities

(1)

The competent authority has the responsibility — as far as RIS are traffic related — to plan RIS, to commission
RIS and to arrange funding of RIS. In case of existing RIS, the competent authority should change the scope of
the RIS if circumstances dictate so.

(2) Where two or more governments or competent authorities have a common interest in establishing RIS in a

particular area, they may decide to develop common RIS.

(3) Attention should be paid to the possibilities of monitoring and maintaining the desired level of reliability and

availability of RIS.

(4) During the planning of RIS, the concerned competent authority should:

(a)

have a legal basis for the actions of the RIS and assure that the RIS are in conformity with national and
international laws;

(b)

determine the objectives of the RIS;

(c)

appoint a RIS authority;

(d)

describe the area of coverage of the RIS;

(e)

determine the services and functions which will be rendered;

(f)

define the requirements for the applications;

(g)

provide the equipment necessary to carry out the tasks given to the RIS;

(h)

provide and train sufficient and competent personnel;

(i)

harmonise the demands of traffic and transport management by cooperation with the organisations of
cargo shippers, fleet owners and port owners.

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6.3. Liability

The liability element of compliance with RIS guidance is an important consideration which can only be decided on a
case-by-case basis in accordance with national law. Consequently, a RIS authority should take into account the legal
implications in the event of a shipping accident, where RIS operators may have failed to carry out their duty
competently.

6.4. Planning process

Table 6.4 illustrates the steps to follow when planning for the development and implementation of RIS.

Table 6.4

The planning process for RIS

A.

PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

1.

Description and analysis of the existing and future situation in the area

a)

Hydrographical, hydrological and meteorological conditions

b) Waterway conditions

e.g. dimensions of waterways (locks, bridges, fairways), visibility along fairways, specific constraints
(bends, narrows, shoals, narrow and low bridges), navigation patterns, bottlenecks, operating times
of locks

c)

Current and future traffic and transport situation

d)

e)

number of passengers, tons of cargo, kind of cargo, composition of fleet

Number, type and impact of accidents including analysis of consequences

Legal situation

authorities, incident/calamity regulations

f)

Regional management and organisational situation

e.g. lock operators, harbour and terminal companies

g)

h)

Existing RIS systems

Other problems in the area,

e.g. delays

Objectives see Chapter 4.3

Tasks see Chapter 4.4

Services and functions to be provided see Chapter 4.5 and 4.6

Regulations required

Requirements for the applications

Proposal for decision on further procedure

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

B.

APPLICATION DESIGN

1.

Design of one or more future RIS applications

short description, representation of performance and cost estimation of the potential IT systems

a)

Design on a functional basis

external and internal functions dependant on the local situation

Translation of the functional design into a technical design (systems)

Definition of equipment needed on vessels and on shore

b)

c)

2.

Evaluation of future RIS applications

a)

Risk assessment, e.g. types of risks and weighing of risks by pair wise comparison

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b)

Efficiency of transport by cost/benefit analysis

reduction of waiting times for vessels, higher reliability, shorter voyage duration, costs of incidents,
accidents and delays

c)

Environment impact study

if appropriate, for urban areas and the river

3.

Organisational structure of the future RIS applications

a)

b)

c)

Liability in the legislation and regional legal basis

Competent authority for planning and construction

RIS authority for operation

authority that is carrying out the task

d)

Personnel facilities

eventually fully automated, training aspects

6.5. Training

The successful delivery of RIS depends upon competent and experienced personnel to fulfil the responsibilities of a
RIS authority. The recruitment, selection and training of suitable personnel are a pre-requisite to the provision of
professionally qualified personnel capable of contributing to safe and efficient vessel operations. Such personnel will
help to ensure that full regard is given to the diverse tasks inherent in RIS activities.

7.

STEPWISE DEVELOPMENT OF RIS

(1) An overview of the possible step by step development of the different parts of RIS is given in Table 7.

(2)

Because of the widely varying parameters, it is not possible to give general recommendations on RIS solutions
for certain circumstances.

Table 7

Possible stepwise development of the different parts of RIS

(in italics: system tested, but not implemented yet)

Type of service

Step

System configuration

Chapter

1.
Fairway information services

1.1
Voice communication shore/ship

1.2
Internet

1.3
Electronic navigational chart

1

2

1

2

3

4

1

2

Local nautical information by VHF
at locks and bridges

5.1.2

Central nautical information by
VHF system with RIS centre

5.1.2

Internet homepage with notices to
skippers and water levels, static
pages without content management
system

5.1.3(1)

As No 1, but additionally dynamic
pages with content management
system

5.1.3(3)

E-mail subscription of notices to
skippers and water levels

5.1.3(4)

On demand, presentation of all
fairway information from port of
departure to port of destination for
route planning on one web page

5.1.3(5)

Electronic raster chart (scan from
paper chart)

Inland ECDIS in information mode

5.1.4(1)

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Type of service

Step

System configuration

Chapter

2.
Traffic
information

2.1
Tactical traffic information (TTI) on
board by radar, Inland ECDIS, and
vessel tracking and tracing

2.2
Strategic traffic information by ship
reporting system

3.
Traffic
management

3.1
Vessel traffic services (VTS)

3.2
Lock and bridge management

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

3

1

2

3

4

TTI by radar

5.2.2(1)

TTI by radar and Inland ECDIS in
navigation mode, only safety rele-
vant objects in the ENC

5.2.2(2) to (4)
5.1.4(3)

As No 2, all objects in ENC

5.1.4(4)

Inland ECDIS as No 3, additionally
with water depths

5.1.4(5)

Inland ECDIS as No 1, additionally
with vessel tracking and tracing

5.2.2(5)

Database at RIS centre, reports via
voice GSM, input in RIS centre
manually

5.2.3(5a)

Database at RIS centre, reports via
voice VHF, input in RIS centre
manually

5.2.3(5b)

Database at RIS centre, initial
reports via electronic ship reporting
(data GSM), input in RIS centre
automatically, position reports via
voice VHF

5.2.3(5c)

As No 3, add. reports on positions and
ETAs via vessel tracking and tracing
systems, input in RIS centre automa-
tically

5.2.3(5d)

Database at RIS centre, add. elec-
tronic data interchange between
RIS centres

Shore based radar stations, VTS
centre, Inland ECDIS with radar
overlay

5.2.3(9)

5.3.1(1)

As No 1, Inland ECDIS with radar
overlay and target tracking

5.3.1(3)

Inland ECDIS with vessel tracking
and tracing information

5.3.1(3)

Database for lock diary, registration
of waiting times, local

5.3.3(1a)

As No 1, add. data exchange with
other locks

5.3.3(1b)

As No 2, add. transmission of waiting
times to skippers (support of voyage
planning)

5.3.3(1c)

Optimising of lock circles by calcula-
tion of ETAs/RTAs for a chain of
locks, emission of RTAs to skippers,
input of positions of vessels by vessel
tracking and tracing system

5.3.3(1d)

4.
Calamity abatement support

4.1
Ship reporting system for certain
types of vessels and compositions

1 — 5

System configurations as No 2.2

5.4

4.2
Ship reporting system for all vessels

1 — 5

System configurations as No 2.2

5.4

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Type of service

Step

System configuration

Chapter

5.
Voyage planning

5.1
Fairway information

5.2
Lock/bridge management, transmission of
RTAs and waiting times

1

2

System configurations as Nos 1.1
to 1.3

5.5(2)

System configurations as No 3.2.4

8.

RIS STANDARDISATION PROCEDURES

(1)

Standardisation of RIS is needed because:

(a)

inland navigation does not stop at borders of countries;

(b)

new IT developments in other modes of transport should be adopted in inland navigation in order to
enable an integration of transport (multimodal transport on road, rail and waterway);

(c)

the different RIS systems reach their full benefit only when they are harmonised;

(d)

suppliers of equipment will not start producing hardware and software for RIS, if the standards and
technical specifications are not drawn up.

(2)

RIS shall be developed and operated, following agreed standards and technical specifications, such as:

(a)

these RIS guidelines as a framework;

(b)

IALA inland VTS guidelines;

(c)

inland ECDIS technical specifications;

(d)

Eelectronic ship reporting technical specifications;

(e)

notices to skippers technical specifications;

(f)

vessel tracking and tracing technical specifications (such as Inland AIS technical specifications);

(g)

inland radar requirements (future ETSI standard);

(h)

regional arrangement concerning the radio telephone service on inland waterways.

(3)

(4)

Technical specifications should be developed in compatibility with the maritime world in order to enable mixed
traffic in the estuaries of rivers/sea-river trade.

International organisations being already involved in maritime standardisation should be asked to take into
account standardisation developments in the inland waterway sector, such as:

(a)

IHO, IEC as regards Inland ECDIS;

(b)

IALA as regards Inland VTS;

(c)

PIANC as regards river information services;

(d)

ITU, ETSI; IEC, IALA as regards Inland AIS;

(e)

ITU as regards inland VHF;

(f)

UN/ECE as regards special standards to be used in electronic ship reporting (e.g. EDIFACT, UN/LOCODE).

(5)

Those organisations should be invited to participate and cooperate in the development and maintenance of the
technical specifications and standards (as it already happens).

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(6)

The international bodies like UN/ECE; the Central Commission for the Navigation on the Rhine, the Danube
Commission and similar bodies in other parts of the world, are asked to either adopt or recommend the
technical specifications as defined under the RIS Directive.

(7)

The national governments are asked to certify the equipment produced according to the technical specifications
as defined under the RIS Directive.

(8) National governments are requested to cooperate in a bilateral or multilateral way to achieve the greatest

amount of harmonisation.

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Appendix

Example of an information processing loop to Chapter 4.4