Reliability and Availability of the Vessel Traffic Management and Information Systems

Pančo Ristov,Pavao Komadina,Vinko Tomas

doi:10.7225/toms.v02.n02.00

Abstract

Reliability and Availability of the Vessel Traffic Management and Information Systems

Highlights

Computers and all their associated equipment present the technical foundation of modern information and communication systems
The size and complexity of computer systems have dramatically increased in the last decade and the trend is likely to continue in the future
In order to improve the safety and efficiency of maritime transport and the protection of the sea and marine environment, it is inevitable to use modern information and communication technologies when collecting, storing, processing, presenting and distributing relevant data and information to the participants in maritime transport. These are the essential characteristics of the system called Vessel Traffic Management and Information System - VTMIS

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Computers and all their associated equipment present the technical foundation of modern information and communication systems. In order to improve the safety and efficiency of maritime transport and the protection of the sea and marine environment, it is inevitable to use modern information and communication technologies when collecting, storing, processing, presenting and distributing relevant data and information to the participants in maritime transport. These are the essential characteristics of the system called Vessel Traffic Management and Information System - VTMIS. The development of information technology enables the development, implementation and use of increasingly complex computer systems in off-line and on-line applications All these applications require that the operation of hardware and software should be failure-free, i.e. that computers work without error or fault. The other method implies removing faulty elements and their replacement with the correct ones, or repairing the defective element; see (Tomas, 2004; Kirrmann, 2005; Shooman, 2002)

AVAILABILITY OF VTMIS SYSTEMS

RELIABILITY OF HARDWARE IN VTMIS SYSTEMS

RELIABILITY OF SOFTWARE IN VTMIS SYSTEMS

RELIABILITY OF MAN

Findings

CONCLUSION