Status of RIS in the Czech Republic

Vojtěch DabrowskiHead of Inland Navigation UnitRail and Waterborne Transport Department

DISC CONFERENCE13.12.2018 Bratislava

Inland Waterways Network

Upper Vltava142 km now, 146 km since2017class I(pleasurenavig.)

Elbe - Vltava waterwaycore network TEN-T – class IV, Va338 kmBaťa canal

53 km now72 km since2020class 0(pleasurenavig.)

Elbe state border -Mělník 111 km – CEMT classVa

Elbe Mělník - Přelouč112 km – CEMT class IV, 135 km since 2020Vltava Mělník - Slapy

92 km – CEMT class IV

Organisational structure of RIS

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Strategic concept: Ministry of transport

RIS development: Waterways Directorate of the Czech republic(ŘVC ČR)

RIS Operator: State Navigation Authority SPS

RIS centre: Děčín – operated by SPS

RIS portal: www.lavdis.cz

State companies Povodí and their tasks

IENC charts

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• Inland ECDIS charts

• 100% coveradgeof class IV IWW (315 km)

• Free of chargedownload fromLAVDIS web page

• Actual depth infoon free flowingElbe (40 km)

• Actualisation ofdata should berealised twice a year

• Plan forenlargement –other waterways

Nts service

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NtS available forFTM, WLM and ICEM

WLM generatedautomaticallywith currentstatus and forecasts

Available on web page, email subscription

Plannedenlargement forother waterways

AIS shore infrastructure

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2 base stations in operation Prague -

Strahov Decin –

Bukova hora Further stations in

preparation – full coveradge of allwaterways withRIS is expected

Logical shore station (central system) in State Navigation Authority, Prague

AIS transponders on board

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In 2014-2015 100 AIS transponders purchased in order to equipevessels – part of programme cofinanced by IRIS Europe 3 project: AIS transponder Board computer with:

IENC viewer in info mode Wifi antenna with access to Internet

Approx 90% of fleet equipped Mandatory AIS and IENC´s viewers ussagesince 2019New national legislation

ERI

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Mandatory reporting about all voyages to RIS centre By VHF, phone,

email, LAVDIS Mandatory

confirmation oflocking

Preparation of data exchange

RIS COMEX

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Participation on the multinational projekt, projekt leader AT Enhance River Information Services for users in the scope of

the whole corridor (Elbe and Vltava)

General issues:• Cooperation on the field of

standardisation, including implemenationof the last version of RIS standards to RIS services which are already operational

• Cooperation on design and implementation of Single European Services, as recommended within CORISMA project (eg. NtS Portal, ENC´s Portal, ERI Portal), incl. Interfaces with National RIS services in the Czech Republic

Specific issues:• Extension of AIS shore infrastructure in

order to enhance the quality of AIS data availability especially for safety and logistic purposes

• Establishement of pilot international data exchange using real data along the appropriate corridor

• Investigation, design and pilot implementation of Calamity Abatement System for enhancement of cooperation among authorities, resque services and logistic users in the case of accidents, floods and dangerous situations of large scale having impact to the transport corridor concerned

RIS COMEX on the Elbe Corridor

Preparation of international data Exchange Aids to Navigation Coordination of AIS coveradge Further communication with skippers

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Thank you for your attention

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