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A Revisit of the Definition of the Ship Domain based on AIS Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2018

Axel Hörteborn ,
Jonas W. Ringsberg ,
Martin Svanberg  and
Henrik Holm
Axel Hörteborn*
Affiliation:
(SSPA Sweden AB, SE-400 22 Gothenburg, Sweden)
Jonas W. Ringsberg
Affiliation:
(Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Division of Marine Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden)
Martin Svanberg
Affiliation:
(SSPA Sweden AB, SE-400 22 Gothenburg, Sweden)
Henrik Holm
Affiliation:
(Svenska Beräkningsbyrån)
*
(E-mail: axel.horteborn@sspa.se)
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Abstract

When ships approach each other, they should keep a minimum area around them clear of other vessels in order to remain safe. The geometrical shape of this area has been studied since the early 1970s and is defined as the ship domain. The progress in computer capacity since then and the introduction of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) provides the potential to further investigate the size and the governing factors of the domain. This investigation revisits and proposes a method using data based on 600,000 ship encounters at 36 locations. It is concluded that the ship domain has the shape of an ellipse with half axis radii of 0.9 and 0.45 nautical miles. However, there are two factors that greatly affect the ship domain: how large the area is that is used to gather vessel intersections and whether they are constrained by water depth. In contradiction to some previous research, it is found that the ship domain is unrelated to the length of the ship.

Keywords

Ship domainAIS dataShip behaviour

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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , May 2019 , pp. 777 - 794
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2018 

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