GPS World, November 2018

MORE ONLINE NOVEMBER 2018 WWW GPSWORLD COM GPS WORLD 47 plan to develop We will also seek to gain approvals through IMO and the International Electrotechnical Commission to integrate BinoNav with ECDIS so there will be no need for separate displays unless being used on non SOLAS vessels that is ones to which the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea does not apply CURRENT GLA INSTALLATIONS The BinoNav has been installed on all six GLA vessels ILV Irish Lights Vessel Granuaile NVL Northern Lighthouse Vessel Pharos NVL Pole Star THV Trinity House Vessel Alert THV Galatea and THV Patricia The installation on Alert is shown in FIGURE 6 and BinoNav use on Granuaile is shown in FIGURE 7 CONCLUSIONS The key points made in this article can be summarized as follows e Navigation is based on the premise of electronic navigation from berth to berth Many accidents happen because crews do not look out the window There is a need for electronic positioning from non GNSS sources The BinoNav integrates visual navigation and electronic navigation through an ECDIS The BinoNav provides an independent verification of position with or without EPFS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BinoNav is a registered trade mark and carries unregistered design rights BinoNav has patents pending ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author thanks the masters officers and crews of all the GLA vessels for their help and for the benefit of their experience throughout the whole process of the BinoNav development Special thanks go to those who helped during the various development trials on ILV Granuaile and THV Alert prior to the mainstream installations This article is based on the paper BinoNav A New Positioning System for Maritime presented at ION GNSS 2018 the 31st International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation Miami Florida Sept 24 28 2018 MARTIN BRANSBY is the head of the Research and Radionavigation Directorate at the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland stationed in Harwich Essex He is responsible for the delivery of its program portfolio in research and development in technically diverse areas such as resilient PNT e Navigation GNSS Automatic Identification System AIS and visual signaling He is a fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and holds memberships in the Institute of Engineering and Technology and The Institute of Navigation He is also a member of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities AtoN Aid to Navigation Requirements and Management Committee Further Reading For references related to this article and bonus text go to gpsworld com and click on More in the navigation bar then on Innovation FIGURE 6 The BinoNav installation on THV Alert FIGURE 7 Using the BinoNav on ILV Granuaile