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Karen DayBusiness Development ManagerFulcrum Maritime Systems Ltd.

London March 9th 2012

Utilising new technology for fisheries monitoring catch and location

A presentation for the Lloyds Maritime Academy

• Sister company to Fulcrum Business Solutions (est. 1997)

• FMS started up in 2008 to provide solutions to Maritime Industry

• Work with Flag States to provide variety of systems

• Bahamas, Antigua & Barbuda, Japan, Tanzania, St Kitts & Nevis & more

• Systems to meet regulatory requirements, STCW, LRIT

• Systems Analysis & Design, Bespoke Development, Messaging, Web solutions

• Staff with skills in hardware, operating systems, network security, communications, mobile applications, messaging, java, html….

Fulcrum Maritime Systems

• This system is in use by the St. Kitts & Nevis Ship Registry

• Objective: To enable St. Kitts registered vessels to sail in regulated fishing zones

• Fulcrum designed system based on customer needs

• Uses the latest technologies– Programmable Satellite Communications Hardware– Programmable Mobile Data Terminals– Fulcrum Server Farm (Web Hosting)– Latest features of IBM Domino

• Solution: Reliable, scalable, affordable

Fisheries Management Centre (FMC)

• Meet regulations of “NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement 2011”

• All position reports and catch reports should be transmitted electronically in a controlled and secure format from the Flag

• 3 regulated areas (RA)

• Automated position reporting

• Reporting frequency changes automatically based on location of vessel

• Automated electronic catch reports

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Customer’s Requirements

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ANNEX VII - VMSEach Contracting Party of the vessel shall establish and operate fishing monitoring centres, hereinafter referred to as FMCs, which shall monitor the fishing activities of vessels flying their flags. The FMC … shall be equipped with computer hardware and software enabling automatic data processing and electronic data transmission. Each Contracting Party shall provide for back-up and recovery procedures in case of system failures.1. The Contracting Party of the vessel shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the data received from its fishing vessels to which VMS applies are recorded in computer readable form for a period of three years. 2.The satellite tracking devices installed on board the fishing vessels shall ensure the automatic transmission to the fisheries monitoring centre of the flag Contracting Party, at all applicable times, messages relating to the data prescribed in Article11(1)(b).3. Each Contracting Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that its FMC receives through the VMS, at least the mandatory information requested in Article 11(1)(b). The Contracting Parties concerned shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the NEAFC Secretary receives the position of the vessel in real time upon entering into or exiting from the Regulatory Area and at least once every hour when operating in the NEAFC Regulatory Area. Reports shall be in accordance with theformat set out in Annex IX(D)(1) Download from www.neafc.org

Customer’s Requirements

• Skywave innovative IsatData Pro series – Aug 2011

• Two way - M2M

• 37 times more data

• “Data Rich” applications

• Customisable - Software Development Kit

• Integrated GPS

• Data Pooling/Cost

Latest Technology

• The Inmarsat-4 (I-4) series of satellites

• Most advanced of their kind

• Power, capacity, flexibility

• Capacity where needed

• 60 times more powerful

• Commercial lifetime 2020+

Latest Technology

• Mobile Data Terminal

• Latest in successful series of MDT’s

• Two way - M2M

• Design features suitable for maritime

• Software Development Toolkit

• Over air updates

• Cost

Latest Technology

Fulcrum high security system

NTL Internet Line

BT Internet Line

Cisco 3850

Cisco 3850

Cisco 5510 ASA

Cisco 3850

Cisco 3850

Router

Router

Fulcrum Network Topology (Main Site)

Cisco 5510 ASA

Managed Internet Access

Clustered Database Servers

Key elements of the FMC

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• Position Reporting (Vessel Tracking)

• Electronic Reports (Catch Reporting)

• Database (Fisheries Monitoring Centre)

• User Interface (Web Based GUI)

Position Reporting

• Fulcrum programmed hardware

• Constantly checks location

• Automatically switches reporting rate

• Device can be remotely updated

• Position reports automatically sent to FMC when in zone

• Alerts and monitoring built in

Catch Reporting• Electronic capture of data

• Avoids errors

• System sends reminders

• 5 mandatory reports– Catch on Entry– Catch, – Catch on Exit– Transshipment– Port

Catch Reporting• Data input device provided

• Pre-programmed by Fulcrum

• Operator is prompted for information

• Complexity of data

• Must be easy to use

• Notifications to operator

• Use of Function keys to make input and navigation easier

Simple, easy to use interface

Interface shows regulated zones

Graphical display of vessels in the area. Click on the vessel tag for more details about the vessel. The system is programmed to increase the Reporting rate when a vessel enters a regulated zone (and to send alerts).

Other Features• System has automated backup reporting

• Seamless transition

• Makes use of LRIT Position Reports

• Backup system for catch reports

• Fulcrum provide support for vessel operators

• System fully monitored and available 24/7

• Reliable, Scalable and Affordable

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Questions

kday@fulcrum-maritime.com