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Integrated maritime coordination and surveillance system

IMARCS

IMARCS is a command and control

system which integrates AIS, GPS

and radar into a single picture of

the operational environment. This

situational awareness picture can be

shared end to end, from RHIB, to patrol

vessel, to Headquarters in a single real

time network.

IMARCS offers naval, coast guard, law enforcement and search and rescue organisations with:

Real-time situational awareness

Integration and coordination of sea, air and coastal assets

Management of maritime jurisdictions

Search and Rescue (SAR) coordination

Safe and effective boarding operations

Extend the reach of your patrol vessels

Providing integration at all levelsNational/Regional Coordination Centre

Integrating sensors from:

Coastal radars

Offshore patrol vessels

Maritime patrol aircraft

Helicopters

Inshore patrol vessels into a single network

Patrol FleetsIntegrating sensors from multiple patrol vessels and RHIBs into a single network.

UnitIntegrating sensors from a single patrol boat, its RHIBs and boarding party into a single network.

Tasking

Communications

Command and Control

IntegratedSensors

Network capability A network can be as small as a patrol

boat and its intercept vessel, or an entire transnational maritime fleet incorporating sea platforms and coastal surveillance sites.

IMARCS can operate stand-alone forming its own network, or contribute to a national intelligence system such as Australian Maritime Intelligence System (AMIS) and Global Command and Control System via the messaging format OTH-Gold.

Least Cost RoutingThe IMARCS system allows each element to contribute to the network through 3G, WiFi, VHF radio or satellite for local and ‘Over the Horizon’ secure 128bit communications. Least Cost Routing ensures the best value-for-money communications are utilised.

VesselBoarding Party

Ship’s Boat Ship’s Boat

WiFi

250 meters

VHF

Up to 5nm

Greater than 5nm

3G

Satellitewhen available

Command and ControlSimple, easy to use interface

Chat, Formatted/Status Message

File/Pictures and Evidence Transfer

Assign Search and Rescue Areas, Patrol Areas, Points of Interest, Water Hazards, Obstructions, Course to Close (interdiction) tasks

Distress Alarm, Man Over Board Messages

Boarding Party Operations via Tablet/laptop

Integrates sensors such as AIS, radar and Electro-Optical Systems allowing them to be redistributed to any other element on the network

Low cost, utilising commercial off-the-shelf hardware.

Designed and developed in close consultation with customers such as Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

Scalable – from a single patrol boat and intercept vessel to a transnational maritime security system incorporating fleets of various vessels sea platforms and coastal surveillance sites

Send and receive secure encrypted messages, generate distress alarms and track the location of each unit

Easily incorporated into HQ Common Operating Picture environments through messaging formats such as OTH-GOLD

Key Features

inmarsat.com/governmentWhilst the above information has been prepared by Inmarsat in good faith, and all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure its accuracy, Inmarsat makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for purpose or use of the information. Inmarsat shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind, including indirect or consequential loss, arising from use of the information and all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied by statute, common law or otherwise, are hereby excluded to the extent permitted by English law. INMARSAT is a trademark of the International Mobile Satellite Organisation, the Inmarsat LOGO is a trademark of Inmarsat (IP) Company Limited. Both trademarks are licensed to Inmarsat Global Limited. © Inmarsat Global Limited 2015. All rights reserved. Intelligence, IMARCS, January 2015.

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