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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-838/annex/division-1/division-1.3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2019/838",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/838 of 20 February 2019 on technical specifications for vessel tracking and tracing systems and repealing Regulation (EC) No 415/2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-838",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/1.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.3",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "The following definitions are used in this Annex:\n(a) Automatic Identification System\nAutomatic Identification System (AIS)\n‘Automatic Identification System (AIS)’ means an automatic communication and identification system intended to improve the safety of navigation by assisting in the efficient operation of vessel traffic services (VTS), ship reporting, ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore operations.\nInland AIS\n‘Inland AIS’ means AIS for the use in inland navigation and interoperable with (maritime) AIS-technically enabled by amendments and extensions to the (maritime) AIS.\nTrack and Trace\n‘Track and Trace’ means the process of monitoring and recording the past and present whereabouts of a ship shipment, as it passes through different handlers on its way to its destination, through a network. Tracing refers to where the product has been, while tracking refers to where it is going next.\nTrack\n‘Track’ means the path followed or to be followed between one position and another.\n(b) Services\nRiver Information Services (RIS)\n‘River Information Services (RIS)’ means services provided in accordance with Article 3(a) of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.\nVessel Traffic Management (VTM)\n‘Vessel Traffic Management (VTM)’ means the functional framework of harmonised measures and services to enhance the safety, security, efficiency of shipping and the protection of the marine environment in all navigable waters.\nInland Vessel Traffic Services (VTS)\n‘Inland Vessel Traffic Services (VTS)’ means services within the meaning of point 2.5 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2007.\nNavigational information\n‘Navigational information’ means information provided to the skipper on board to support in on-board decision-making.\nTactical Traffic Information (TTI)\n‘Tactical Traffic Information’ means the information affecting immediate navigation decisions in the actual traffic situation and the close geographic surroundings. Tactical Traffic Information is used to generate a Tactical Traffic Image.\nStrategic Traffic Information (STI)\n‘Strategic Traffic Information’ means the information affecting the medium and long-term decisions of RIS users. Strategic Traffic Information is used to generate a Strategic Traffic Image.\nVessel Tracking and Tracing (VTT)\n‘Vessel Tracking and Tracing’ means a function within the meaning of point 2.12 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 414/2007.\nMaritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)\n‘Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)’ means series of nine digits which are transmitted over the radio path in order to uniquely identify ship, stations, coast stations and group calls.\nElectronic Reporting International (ERI)\n‘Electronic Reporting International (ERI)’ means the Technical guidelines and specifications established in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Directive 2005/44/EC.\nInland Electronic Chart Display and Information System (Inland ECDIS)\n‘Inland Electronic Chart Display and Information System (Inland ECDIS)’ means the Technical guidelines and specifications established in accordance with Article 5(1)(a) of Directive 2005/44/EC.\nPlayers\nShipmaster\n‘Shipmaster’ means the person on board of the ship being in command and having the authority to take all decisions pertaining to navigation and ship management. The terms ‘shipmaster’, ‘boatmaster’ and ‘skipper’ shall be deemed to be equivalent.\nConning skipper\n‘Conning skipper (Navigating skipper)’ means the person who navigates the vessel, according to the voyage plan instructions of the shipmaster.\nCompetent Authority for RIS\nThe Competent Authority for RIS means the authority designated by the Member State in accordance with Article 8 of Directive 2005/44/EC.\nRIS operator\n‘RIS operator’ means a person performing one or more tasks related to the provision of RIS services.\nRIS users\n‘RIS users’ means all different user groups as defined in Article 3(g) of Directive 2005/44/EC.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 152)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2007 of 13 March 2007 concerning the technical guidelines for the planning, implementation and operational use of river information services (RIS) referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2005/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community (OJ L 105, 23.4.2007, p. 1)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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