RPAS Operations on
board EFCA chartered
vessel
Cooperation between EFCA
and EMSA
2nd RPAS User group meeting 30 Sep 2019
EFCA Chartered OPV
Why to use RPAS?
•
Improve the Maritime Picture:
Detect and record fishing activities carried out by vessel not
transmitting transponder signal.
Reduce manned aircraft operations in unfair conditions e.g. weather,
airspace (increase flight safety)
•
Close range analysis of fishing vessels (in vicinity of the EFCA
vessel)
Pre-boarding, boarding and post boarding analysis
Improve decision making and targeting before boarding
Minimise unknown risks during boarding operations
Keep the target fishing vessel under close monitoring during
notification, boarding, inspection and after having left the fishing vessel
First experience on board
• Cooperation EMSA - EFCA
• Dates: 1 – 14 September 2019
• Area: Central Mediterranean Sea
• The RPAS:
Actors
Vessel master
RPAS Pilot with
Ground Control
Station
EFCA liaison officer
on board (LOB)
Procedure (1/2)
ilot and assistant
reparing the quadcopter
PAS pilot assisted
or cable handling
nd Facilitating
ommunications
RPAS in operation
Procedure (2/2)
EFCA liaison Of icer on board (LOB) in
front of the bridge flight console in
contact with pilot by handheld VHF
Need for procedures
Bridge flight console with direct image streaming
from Ground Control Station to LOB
Direct image streaming
By Satellite internet link
to all stakeholders
Images MAX Zoom
Operational considerations (1/2)
System used for close range
analyse of fishing vessels in vicinity the
EFCA chartered vessel
Operational considerations (2/2)
•
Very good picture quality
•
RPAS unlikely to be detected if at
from target
•
Range:
– Technical Range is
or
– licence range is
outside TTW
– Speed is
r
–
E.g. Fishing Vessel at
from mother vessel
•
Intercept distance:
at
to return
•
So endurance of
on target
•
Meteo constraints:
–
slight rain
– Turbulence at the deck height
• There is a need for documented procedures
Thank You!
Excel ent cooperation between
EMSA – EFCA -
Document Outline