Innovation and Developments in Safety Communications Howard Hughes Safety Engineering Manager, Inmarsat Maritime

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1 Innovation and Developments in Safety Communications Howard Hughes Safety Engineering Manager, Inmarsat Maritime Athens 27 th November 2013

2 Over 30 years setting the standard

3 Did you Know? ~250,000 maritime terminals ~150,000 Inmarsat C/mini-C terminals 1K last year and >10k in past 5 years - Distress alerts on Inmarsat C >3000 Distress calls on B and F77 in past 5 years 875k PVT ( Distress tests) on C An overall network reliability of >99.95% 505 emergency service on all FB Terminal Inmarsat has assisted in saving lives for over 30 years

4 Safety first! The Standard setter GMDSS compliance Inmarsat C the only approved for Mandatory carriage requirement for satellite reception of MSI Inmarsat Fleet F77 voice distress with preemption and prioritisation in ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship direction Inmarsat B - voice distress, closure now due 2016 Seeking IMO approval at the earliest opportunity for new services

5 Inmarsat satellite constellation Inmarsat 2 Inmarsat 3 Inmarsat 4 AMER 98W PAC-C 142W POR 178E APAC 143.5E AOR-W 54W AOR-E 15.5W EMEA 25E IOR 64E

6 Alphasat L-Band supplement Agreement with European Space Agency (ESA) for Inmarsat to become commercial operator Satellite built by Astrium, launched July 2013 Alpha will supplement the I-4 satellite constellation Coverage over EMEA Future proofing I4 services

7 Inmarsat s I-3 primary satellite constellation Four ocean regions for Existing and Evolved services incl. GMDSS AOR-E AOR-W IOR POR Inmarsat s I-4 satellite constellation Three ocean regions for all Broadband services: AMER EMEA APAC Alphasat 4I4

8 What happens when things go wrong?

9 MOL COMFORT The MV Yantian Express was first to arrive on scene and picked up the crew. There were no reported injuries. "The quick rescue would have not been possible without the use of Inmarsat," said Mumbai MRCC Commandant NV Rama Rao. "We could not communicate with the stricken vessel as the crew had already communicated their intention to abandon. "We used Inmarsat to communicate with the ships in the vicinity and established MV Yantian Express was one nautical mile from the MOL Comfort."

10 The Complete Portfolio C and Mini C

11 Continuing the heritage

12 The Complete Portfolio FleetBroadband FB500 FB250 FB150

13 The Complete Portfolio Fleetphone Oceana 400 Oceana 800

14 The Complete Portfolio IsatPhone Pro

15 The Complete Portfolio IsatPhone Pro IsatPhone Pro helps rescue 82 from stranded vessel Eighty-two people have been rescued from the sea near Java following a distress call using IsatPhone Pro. At 08:21 (UTC) on 9 August, Australia Maritime Safety Authority's (AMSA's) Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) was contacted by Australian Federal Police after they received a distress call via IsatPhone Pro from a vessel requesting assistance.

16 The Complete Portfolio IsatPhone Pro Inmarsat s expertise as the safety at sea and satellite communications experts has been officially recognised by the Australian Government in the shape of an award from AMSA the Australian Maritime Safety Authority In the past 12 months, we ve probably rescued nearly 450 vessels, each with approximately 60 people per vessel, so that s 27,000 lives that have been directly saved in partnership with Inmarsat,

17 Voice Distress on FleetBroadband

18 Voice Distress on FleetBroadband Three I4 satellite regions: 98ºW, 25ºE and 143.5ºE Started with Shortcode only. Not GMDSS and no Pre-emption or Priority Voice Distress Similar technical principle to 505 but with Pre-emption and Priority Distress activation by Red button only No Charge Non-SOLAS available since 2011

19 Voice Distress on FleetBroadband Introduced in July 2011 on T&T FB MESs, meet requirements of IMO of IMO A.1001(25) Resolution for priority and pre-emption Services Urgency calls in ship-to-shore direction SAC 32 Medical advice SAC 38 Medical assistance SAC 39 Maritime assistance Distress test Distress priority voice shore-to-ship

20 Shore Ship distress working Comsar 16/5 FleetBroadband - available NOW E&E - available NOW

21 Maritime Safety Data Services

22 MSDS Functionalities Distress Alert Priority messaging Maritime Safety Information Broadcast Distress Chat MSIPs/ RCCs Inmarsat-C

23 Maritime Safety Data Services What is it? Central Server with remote back up Providing Central Server with remote back up Distress Alerting and messaging Ship/Shore Urgency priority messaging (32/38/39) Safety priority messaging (41/42/43) Promulgation of MSI (D/U/S) Distress priority Chat Archived MSI

24 Data - System Overview

25 Maritime Safety Data Services Who can use it? Logged on vessels equipped with MST Default and registered RCC s MSI providers Links to existing Sat C network Built in Enhancements S mode (Simple mode some functions simplified. Easier use) Updated via MSDS - future proofing SOLAS and non-solas Come and see for yourself tomorrow!

26 The future

27 The future Future proofing Satellite Safety Communications with new technology and innovation Continuing to provide excellence in service together with a very high level of unrivalled reliability year on year Enhancing current services Obtaining IMO approval for Voice and Data Distress and Safety Services on I4 Protecting the integrity of GMDSS Satellite communications Playing an active part in GMDSS modernisation Enabling integration and exporting of MSI data to navigational systems

28 Questions?

29 Thank you Howard Hughes Safety Engineering Manager, Inmarsat Maritime Tel: +44 (0)