Abstract
The maritime transport has grown significantly in the Baltic Sea over
recent years, which in turn has increased the risk of maritime accidents. As a
result, the Finnish Maritime Administration (FMA) has started a fairway
development programme for 2007– 2016 (Meri- ja sisävesiväylien
kehittämisohjelma) to ensure the safety and quality of maritime services of
the existing coastal and inland waterways, and to provide sufficient transport
capacity by building new waterways. As a result, the maintenance costs can be
predicted to grow. Therefore FMA has put more effort on cost-efficient
fairway maintenance and construction. The aim of this research work was to
develop a common radar reflector prototype that would be easily scalable to
different sizes of aids to navigation. The second aim was to develop a
simulation environment where the radar visibility on a selected fairway could
be studied in a real-like environment.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 30-35 |
| Journal | European Journal of Navigation |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| MoE publication type | B1 Article in a scientific magazine |
Keywords
- Baltic sea
- safety
- navigation
- aids to navigation
- AtoN
- fairway markings
- radar reflector