VTS Committee Task plan

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Standard	Topic Area	Task no.	Task	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	Status (Text)	Status (Colour)	Task leader	Remarks
Leading : VTS
Leading : VTS WG 1
S1040 Vessel Traffic Services	S1040.1 VTS Implementation	1.1.2	Develop guidance for establishing a compliance and enforcement framework by participating ships in a VTS area					v	>			Finished	Jeanette Assev-Lindin	Task was merged with 1.1.4
		1.1.3.a	Develop guidance on the implications of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) from a VTS perspective	v	v	v	<	<	>		Task was merged with a revision of G1089 Provision of a VTS	Finished	Dorte Hansen	The document was re-titled VTS Interaction with a Mix of Conventional, Automated and Autonomous Ships. Work on the MASS guideline was put on hold until there was a MASS recommendation. Council 03 approved R1026
		1.1.3.b	Develop guidance on the implications of maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) from a VTS perspective		v	v	<	<			Title of task b) has been dropped with completion of 1.1.3a	Finished	Dorte Hansen	Title of task b) has been dropped with completion of 1.1.3a
		1.1.4	Develop guidance on delineating the VTS area				v	v	>			Finished	Heidi Clevett	Task was merged with the revision of G1150
		1.1.5	Develop guidance to assist competent authorities for VTS establish an appropriate policy and regulatory framework to meet their obligations	v	v	v	v	v	>		Task was merged with 1.1.2	Finished	Keeta Rowlands / Heidi Clevett
	S1040.2 VTS Operations	1.2.1	Develop guidance on how to use digital communication services within the VTS operations					v	v	v	On track	On track	Jan Remi Hoeve
	S1040.3 VTS Communications	1.3.1	Develop guidance on VTS digital communications	+	+	+	+	+	>		Task completed	Finished	Jan Remi Hoeve
		1.3.2	Review and update IMO Resolution A.918(22) on SMCP	v	v	<	<	<	<	<	On hold - Awaiting IMO	Not started	Heidi Clevett	Awaiting output at IMO
S1010 Marine Aids to Navigation Planning And Service Requirements	S1010.2 Aids to Navigation planning	1.8.1	Develop guidance on the certification of technical equipment, information systems and technical infrastructure related to MASS in the domain of IALA								Awaiting DTEC	Not started
		1.8.2	Review relevant sections of NAVGUIDE in cooperation with the Secretariat						>	>		Finished	Neil Trainor/Els Bogaerts
		1.8.3	Develop guidance on the provision of AtoN and risk management for autonomous vehicle/vessel operations (Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship, MASS)								Awaiting DTEC	Not started
	S1010.5 Quality management	1.8.4	Develop a guideline on quality management system for VTS	v	v	>					Finished	Finished		TC03 approved new G1188 and revised R0132
	S1010.4 Risk management	1.8.5	Enhancing the safety and efficiency of navigation around offshore installations				v	v	>			Finished	Els Bogaert	TC03 approved G1185 from ARM. Coordinate with WG2.
S1070 Information Services	S1070.1 Data models and data encoding	1.8.6	Harmonization of VTS data elements (internal and external integration)			v					Note to Council: merged with T2.5.2c at VTS57	Finished
No Standards	No Standards	1.9.1	Consider relevant VTS documents to be revised /updated	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	Ongoing	On track	Neil Trainor/Els Bogaert
		1.9.2	Continuous update of the VTS Manual	>	>	v	v	v	v	v	Ongoing	On track	Neil Trainor
		1.9.3	Review the VTS questionnaire and conduct a digital global survey	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	Ongoing	On track	Neil Trainor/Els Bogaert	Cooperation with the secretariat
		1.9.4	Proceed with the "living document" on "Future VTS", including emerging technologies and Human Element	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	Ongoing	On track	Neil Trainor
Leading : VTS WG 2
S1040 Vessel Traffic Services	S1040.5 VTS data and Information management	2.5.1	Revise G1177 Portrayal of VTS information	v	v	v	>				Finished	Finished		C80 approved revised G1177
		2.5.2	Develop Technical Service Specifications for VTS	+	+	+	+	v	v	v		On track	Juho Pitkänen
		2.5.2.a	Develop Technical Service Specification for VTS Traffic Clearance	+	+	+	+	v			Version 1.1 produced during VTS 58	On track	Juho Pitkänen	Updated version produced during VTS57
		2.5.2.b	Develop Technical Service Specifications for Route Exchange	+	+	+	v	>	>	>	Updated to version 1.1 during VTS58	On track	Juho Pitkänen
		2.5.2.c	Coordination and combined use of VTS S-100 Technical Services (choreography)				+	v	v	v	Started	On track	Juho Pitkänen	Task 1.8.6 was incorporated at VTS57
		2.5.2.d	Develop Technical Service Specifications for Under Keel Clearance (UKC)					v	v	v	New sub-task to Council for approval	On track	Wim Smets
		2.5.2.e	Develop Technical Service Specifications for VTS Information					v	v	v	New subtask under VTS 2.5.2 started	On track	Juho Pitkänen
	S1040.6 VTS technologies	2.6.1	Update G1111-1 Producing requirements for the core VTS system	v		v	>				Finished	Finished		C02 approved revised G1111-1
S1070 Information Services	S1070.1 Data models and data encoding	2.8.1	Develop a Product Specification S-212 for VTS on digital information	+	+	+	+	v	v	v	Ongoing	On track	Wim Smets
		2.8.2	Review and update Recommendation R0145 on the IVEF service	+	+	+	+	v	v	v	Ongoing	On track	Réné Hogendoorn/Takuya Fukada
S1010 Marine Aids to Navigation Planning And Service Requirements	S1010.4 Risk management	2.8.4	Develop a Guideline for Risk Assessment and Cyber Security	v	v						Finished	Finished		C80 approved revised R1024 and new G1182 approved by C80
S1040 Vessel Traffic Services	S1040.6 VTS technologies	2.8.5	Full review of A-126, G1084 and other AIS associated documentation			v	v	v			Awaiting ARM	Not started
S1020 Marine Aids to Navigation Design and Delivery	S1020.2 Design, Implementation & Maintenance	2.8.6	Develop Recommendation and Guideline on the use of Drones for AtoN inspection and maintenance					+			Waiting for Recommendation from ARM (Guideline finalized)	Delayed	Robert Townsend	Respond to ARM21
S1060 Digital Communication Technologies	S1060.3 Harmonised maritime connectivity	2.8.7	Develop guidance on Digital VHF communication								Awaiting DTEC	Not started
S1070 Information Services	S1070.3 Terminology, symboly and portrayal	2.8.8	Develop guidance on the symbology and portrayal of AtoN for charting								Awaiting ARM	Not started
No Standards	No Standards	2.9.1	Consider relevant VTS documents to be revised /updated	v	v	v	v	v	v	v		On track	Richard Aase/Robert Townsend
S1040 Vessel Traffic Services	S1040.3 VTS Communications	6.3.2	Develop guidance on VTS digital communications									Not started
Leading : VTS WG 3
S1050 Training and Certification	S1050.1 Training and assessment	3.1.1	Develop guidance on VTS Personnel Mental Health Management			+	+	+	v	v	Ongoing	On track	Michele Landi
S1040 Vessel Traffic Services	S1040.4 VTS auditing and assessing	3.4.1	Develop guidance on aptitudes required by VTS operators	+	+	+	+	+	v		Ongoing	On track	Yasuko Nakai
S1050 Training and Certification	S1050.1 Training and assessment	3.8.1	Revision of G1103 Train the Trainer				+	+	+	v	On Track	On track	Jillian Carson-Jackson
		3.8.2	Develop guidance for remote training in VTS		+	+	+	v	v		Ongoing	On track	Jillian Carson-Jackson
		3.8.3	Develop a model course on incident response and crisis coordination								Awaiting ARM	Not started		Awaiting input prior to commencing
		3.8.4	Review WWA Module courses								Awaiting ENG	Not started		Awaiting input prior to commencing
		3.8.5	Training in implementation of digital solutions (data analytics & maritime informatics)								Suggest to delete if from the work programme as it is overtaken by events by the WWA development of digital training programs (S100).	Not started		Awaiting input prior to commencing
		3.8.6	Revision of G1027 on Simulation in VTS training	+	+	+	>				Finished	Finished		C02 approved revised G1027
		3.8.7.a	Revision of IALA VTS Model Courses a) C0103-2 VTS supervisor	>							Finished	Finished		C79 approved revised C0103-2
		3.8.7.b	Revision of IALA VTS Model Course b) C0103-4 OJT Instructor	+	>						Finished	Finished		C80 approved revised C0103-4
		3.8.7.c	Revision of IALA VTS model course c) C0103-5 VTS Revalidation Process			+	+	>			Finished	Finished	Jillian Carson-Jackson
	S1050.2 Accreditation, competency certification and revalidation	3.8.8	Consider including English language competency requirements in VTS operations	+	+	+	+	>			Ongoing	Finished	Seunghee Choi	Liaise with WG1
No Standards	No Standards	3.9.1	Consider relevant VTS documents to be revised /updated	+	+	+	+	+	+	v	Ongoing	On track	Jillian Carson Jackson