Cybersecurity of the Processes of Manoeuvring in Confined Waters

Abstract

: In this work, the routes for inbound / outbound from each berth in the port of Chornomorsk were designed according to the ship’s pilotage plan for navigational purposes. On the basis of the received information, a computer ‐ aided planning of recommended routes for pilotage of all types of vessels, which would call the port of Chornomorsk, was developed. The results of the automatic analysis by the computer program are designed as the matrix of coordinates for inbound / outbound at the port. In order to verify the cybersecurity of the introduced model of automatic planning of the path by the coordinates of trajectory points and using the decision support systems for the automatic control of the parameters of maneuvering by technical methods, radar observations were carried out. After observation the comparing analysis of the accuracy of ship and shore radar systems was done, the methodology of the observations for coastal systems developed. Conducted radar observation of 300 arrivals and 200 departures of vessels from the port of Chornomorsk according to the developed plans for each berth in the port. The recommended routes were integrated into the expanded computer program «Path Planning IS», which made it possible to obtain the matrixes of coordinates of the observations. A comparative analysis of the computer simulation and practical transition of ships in the recommended water area of the port demonstrated that the introduced model is confirmed by the results of the observations. On the basis of the analysis, it is determined that the developed model ensures the cybersecurity of the processes of maneuvering in confined waters.