exactEarth Europe (Africa) Small vessel safety
Operational Take up of a Satellite Automatic Identification System (SAT-AIS) for small vessels in South Africa
Man using Automatic Identification System in small fishing boat. Credit: exactEarth Europe Limited.
Project Title
South Africa Safety Initiative for Small vessels바카라 사이트™ Operational Take-Up (OASIS-TU)
Target Countries
South Africa and Madagascar
Proposal Lead
exactEarth Europe Limited
Project Consortium / International Partners
South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) - South Africa, National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) 바카라 사이트“ South Africa, Marine Data Solutions (MDSol) - South Africa, Stone Three Venture Technology 바카라 사이트“ South Africa, Le Centre de Fusion de l바카라 사이트™Information Maritime (CFIM) 바카라 사이트“ Madagascar
Project Summary
eEE have developed a satellite 바카라 사이트˜Automatic Identification System바카라 사이트™ (SAT-AIS) based technology to address the problem of practical tracking of small boats in developing countries - exactTrax - as demonstrated on eEE바카라 사이트™s IPSP-funded OASIS project. This saw a successful trial of exactTrax in partnership with the 바카라 사이트˜South African Maritime Safety Authority바카라 사이트™. Small fishing, work and leisure boats account for the majority of South African maritime accidents and incur millions of pounds annual expenditure on 바카라 사이트˜Search and Rescue바카라 사이트™ (SaR) activities. Knowing the up-to-date location of a boat is vital to saving lives and reducing SaR costs by thousands a year.
SAMSA is now mandating the use of satellite-AIS tracking for small boats, but requires initial assistance in its operational roll-out. OASIS-TU will deploy, under a new marine regulation, an initial 1,500 em-trak I100 AIS Identifiers across the poorest / most at-risk small boat sector in South Africa 바카라 사이트“ artisanal fishing boats <10 metres. Underlying operational data services will be established through the South African company, MDSol, to underpin the project and beyond as the mandate rolls-out. OASIS-TU will also partner with the South African 바카라 사이트˜National Sea Rescue Institute바카라 사이트™ (RNLI equivalent) to broaden the availability/use of tracking data by safety organisations.
Finally, to widen platform options downstream to the economic benefit of South Africa through exports, we will partner with another South African company, Stone Three, who will integrate exactTrax into their AIS product line and trial this with the Madagascan 바카라 사이트˜Le Centre de Fusion de l바카라 사이트™Information Maritime바카라 사이트™.
Objectives
Contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.8: Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, in particular those in precarious employment. Specifically, the project should:
- Save Lives 바카라 사이트“ if a boat바카라 사이트™s last location is known, or the Identifier바카라 사이트™s SOS function is activated, authorities can better target where to search, and can rescue sailors more quickly.
- Reduce Search and Rescue (SaR) Costs 바카라 사이트“ if a boat바카라 사이트™s last location is known or the Identifier바카라 사이트™s SOS function is activated, authorities can better target where to search. Savings can then be spent elsewhere.
- Grow South African Business 바카라 사이트“ locally offer wider maritime information services & engagement of South African software and electronic developers in the development of new technologies.