Can Monitor Ship Traffic In Real-Time, RI Pamer I-Motion At The Asia-Pacific Maritime Forum

The Ministry of Transportation, through the Directorate General of Sea Transportation, representing Indonesia, conveyed the development of the Indonesian Integrated Monitoring System on Navigation or I-Motion system at the 23rd Asia Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agents (APHoMSA) annual meeting.

At this meeting held in Sydney, the Indonesian Delegation, represented by the Head of the Sub-Directorate for Transportation and Workshop of the Kenavigasian Directorate, Yudhonur Setyaji, conveyed the paper to the shipping safety sector, including the question of the welfare of sailors by presenting the I-Motion.

I-Motion is a system built by the Directorate General of Sea Transportation cq. The Directorate of Kenavigasian, which integrates data from Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) and Coastal Radio Stations (SROP) in the form of an Automatic Identification System (AIS) Base Station, Radar, Voice, CCTV by terrestrial system with AIS data through satellite services.

"I-Motion can be used to monitor ship traffic in real-time and historically, improve shipping navigation safety and efficiency, as well as support maritime environmental protection services," said Yudho, in an official statement, quoted Thursday, June 8.

In addition to real-time monitoring, Yudho also said, I-Motion has several other features such as density maps, data exploration, ship information details and shipping, weather information support, CCTV surveillance and VHF radio communication flow, as well as sea traffic analysis and user management.

According to Yudho, in addition to supporting the implementation of tasks and functions in monitoring shipping traffic in Indonesian waters in realizing shipping safety and maritime environmental protection.

"I-Motion can also be used and can synergize with systems owned by other Ministries/Institutions," he said.

Furthermore, the Directorate General of Sea Transportation has also communicated and consulted with relevant stakeholders and agencies through the implementation of workshops. This is done in addition to providing the latest information about the I-Motion so that the development of the system can comply with cybersecurity standards, as well as to increase awareness of the safety of shipping navigation.

"For this reason, on this occasion we explained the development of the I-Motion System at the APHoMSA meeting, to get input and comments from members, as well as to open opportunities for collaboration between other member countries and Indonesia in terms of I-Motion development," said Yudho.

For information, APHoMSA is a cooperation forum related to shipping safety and security as well as maritime environmental protection in the Asia-Pacific region to identify and coordinate international cooperation and technical efforts.

The forum, which has been held annually since 1996, discusses issues related to maritime environmental protection, safety and shipping security including the welfare of sailors, responses to marine accidents, regional cooperation, and other related maritime issues.