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Vessel Traffic Service (Vts): A Maritime Information Service Or Traffic Control System? Understanding Everyday Performance And Resilience In A Socio-Technical System Under Change, Gesa Praetorius Aug 2014

Vessel Traffic Service (Vts): A Maritime Information Service Or Traffic Control System? Understanding Everyday Performance And Resilience In A Socio-Technical System Under Change, Gesa Praetorius

Gesa Praetorius

Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) is a shore-side maritime assistance service that supports bridge teams in their safe navigation of port approaches and other areas that present navigational difficulties. The VTS is implemented in national waters and provides vessels with information through transmissions and broadcasts on Very High Frequency (VHF) radio. With a continued growth in the number, size and cargo volumes of merchant vessels, the role of the VTS has recently become a matter of discussion, and it has been argued that changes, such as implementing an aviation-like control system, would be of an enormous benefit for stakeholders and guarantee …


The Conference Proceedings Of The 2003 Air Transport Research Society (Atrs) World Conference, Volume 3, Brent D. Bowen, Sveinn Gudmundsson, Tae Hoon Oum Feb 2014

The Conference Proceedings Of The 2003 Air Transport Research Society (Atrs) World Conference, Volume 3, Brent D. Bowen, Sveinn Gudmundsson, Tae Hoon Oum

Brent Bowen

UNOAI Report 03-7


The Conference Proceedings Of The 1997 Air Transport Research Group (Atrg) Of The Wctr Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, Tae Hoon Oum, Brent Bowen Feb 2014

The Conference Proceedings Of The 1997 Air Transport Research Group (Atrg) Of The Wctr Society, Vol. 1, No. 1, Tae Hoon Oum, Brent Bowen

Brent Bowen

UNOAI Report 97-2


The Symposium Proceedings Of The 1998 Air Transport Research Group (Atrg), Volume 2, Aisling Reynolds-Feighan, Brent D. Bowen Feb 2014

The Symposium Proceedings Of The 1998 Air Transport Research Group (Atrg), Volume 2, Aisling Reynolds-Feighan, Brent D. Bowen

Brent Bowen

UNOAI Report 98-4