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A Study on the Propagation Environment for VHF Maritime Digital Communications Operation in South Sea Area

남해안의 VHF 해상디지털통신 운용을 위한 전파환경 연구

  • Ju, Yang-Ro (Department of Marine Electronic Communications Engineering, Mokpo Maritime University) ;
  • Kim, Kab-Ki (Department of Marine Info-Communications Engineering, Mokpo Maritime University) ;
  • Choi, Jo-Cheon (Department of Marine Computer Engineering, Mokpo Maritime University) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Ro (Department of Info-Communications Engineering, Mokpo National University)
  • Received : 2014.04.29
  • Accepted : 2014.06.04
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

The IMO has recommended on VHF digital communications operation for sailing ships from 2017. And ships more than 5 tons is obliged to digital communications by fishing Vessels Act and Vessel Safety Act in domestic. The owner of all vessel is equipped to the automatic position reporting device in accordance with the Notice of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to regulations, It shall be ensure to navigations safety and in order to respond quickly in the event of maritime accidents on all vessels. The info-communications station of fishery is operating the automatic position reporting system using the VHF DSC in east sea from 2012, Continuously, which is underway the install plan in south sea and yellow sea. But this plan is very difficult, because of propagation environment is poor on account of complicated coastline and many islands. This paper has analyzed the propagation coverage for position setting of coast station in south sea and the traffic zone set up by compare with RSSI and methode of navigation tracking by VMS.

IMO(International Maritime Organization)에 의하면 2017년부터 해상을 항해하는 모든 선박은 VHF(Very High Frequency) 디지털통신을 운용할 수 있도록 권고되어 있다. 국내에서도 5톤이상의 어선 및 모든 선박에 대하여 무선설비 관련 규정에서 안전운항을 확보하고 해양사고 발생시 신속하게 대응하기 위하여 선박의 소유자는 해양수산부 장관의 고시에 따라 디지털방식에 의한 위치자동발신 장치를 갖추도록 규정하고 있다. 따라서 2012년 어업정보통신국에서는 동해안에 VHF DSC(Digital Selective Calling)에 의하여 위치정보를 자동 수신하는 해안국을 설치하여 운용하고 있다. 한편, 남해안과 서해안은 복잡한 해안선과 다도해의 지형적 환경으로 VHF 통신서비스에 많은 제약을 받는다. 본 연구는 남해안에 VHF 해안국의 입지를 선정하기 위하여 해상에 대한 전파커버리지를 분석하였고, 해안국의 통신권 설정을 위하여 RSSI(Received Signal Strength Indication) 비교 및 VMS(Vessel Monitoring System)에 의한 선박추적 기법을 제안하였다.

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