Implementation of the Polish National Maritime Safety System – stage I and II

The European Commission, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and Member States of the European Union have expanded the scope of operation of the Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System (VTMIS). This project was established in accordance with the requirements of the Directive 2002/59/EC of 27 June 2002. Part of these measures are currently implemented in Poland and are co-financed by the European Union (EU) project entitled “National Maritime Safety System – KSBM”. It is implemented with a time delay in two stages: KSBM-I and KSBM-II. KSBM-I was located on the main list of individual projects of the Operational Programme “Infrastructure and Environment” for 2007–2013. The project is realised with the support of EU funds financed in the Priority VII “Environmentally-friendly Transport” under Measure 7.2 “Development of Maritime Transport”. The works were and are based on contracts signed 28.02.2011 (Stage I – KSBN-I) and 20.12.2012 (Stage II – KSBN-II). The first stage involved the purchase and installation of radar, computer and radio equipment and construction of radio communication network. The second was related mainly to the wire communication network. The system covers Polish coastal waters and seaports from Szczecin and Świnouj- ście to the border with the Kaliningrad Region. This paper presents concept of the system and the state of its implementation.