Methods of data transmission for inland navigation

Advanced new methods of data transmission used in River Information Services are described. Implementation of GMDSS subsystems and analyses of the feasibility of applying satellite-based telecommunications systems to integrated navigational data transmission at the RIS-PL is discussed. This article presents a model of the architecture and deployment of radio communication systems in inland waterway and sea-river navigation. The processing of navigational data, transmitted during electronic ship reporting and used in inland shipping, is described. The new BICS standard for the processing and transmission of navigational data in inland navigation is presented. The author evaluates the advantages of the new radio communications technology for the safety of inland waterway vessel traffic.