The Environment Canterbury Harbourmaster’s Office is responsible for managing all maritime-related activities that may affect safe vessel navigation on Canterbury’s many waterways. The Harbourmaster’s Office oversees all rivers, lakes, harbours, and ports in the region, as well as coastal areas up to 12 nautical miles offshore.
The Harbourmaster’s work includes the operation of cruise ships and commercial vessels, plus a wide range of recreational boating activities. Their main concern is safety, and ensuring the safe and efficient management of ships in Canterbury ports and harbours.
Download client story as a PDFAdding to consistent local tourism and fishing vessels, the number of cruise ships visiting Akaroa increased dramatically following the 2011 earthquakes. Existing communications at Akaroa Harbour did not have the capability for increased usage, resulting in compliance staff having to take a very manual and time-consuming approach to contacting and monitoring ships visiting Akaroa Harbour.
Harbourmaster的办公室有责任在到达港口之前与每艘船联系，以讨论天气状况，导航和授予进入许可。然后，Harbourmaster的办公室必须与每个船只联系，以讨论任何问题，提供有关条件的更新，并强制执行导航和安全要求。需要在每艘船及其招标中维护沟通，以确保每个人使用港口的安全。然后重复该过程对离开港口的血管重复。
环境坎特伯雷为阿卡罗亚港寻求通信系统，这将增加覆盖范围;处理更多海洋渠道;并提供远程监控条件和其他港口活动的能力。他们还需要一个能够集成自动识别系统（AIS）海上软件的网络。
本地达特经销商内陆通信与客户合作设计新的通信系统。强大的规格，质量招待和经过验证的曲目记录，使达成首选的无线电设备供应商。选择扦插基站的优越的RF性能和接收器选择性，这是由于海洋通道之间的分离最小，这是特别重要的。
A repeater location was chosen near Akaroa Heads to provide maximum coverage around shipping paths. The site is powered by solar energy and was built to a disaster standard, meaning it can withstand 250kph winds and other extreme conditions that affect the exposed location.
该网站包含三个海洋渠道，包括国际遇险渠道。安装了AIS系统，该系统在VHF频谱上运行。该海上级软件提供船舶位置，距离船舶位置可达400公里，事件的时间戳，可以传输到过滤船只可见的虚拟导航辅助装置。该网站还安装了PTZ（PAN / TILT / ZOOM）相机，允许远程监控港口周围的条件，天气和船舶。
Harbourmaster的办公室通过Sonim Rugged智能手机连接到海洋频道。他们可以通过在任何频道上通过蜂窝通道通过按钮谈话与任何船只交谈，他们可以看到船舶的GPS位置，他们可以实现流程条件，他们可以从其单一设备监控所有港口操作。
The Harbourmaster’s Office now has increased visibility of operations, and the flexibility to oversee and communicate with vessels from anywhere. This has significantly increased the efficiency and safety of harbour management.
远程沟通的能力也拯救了环境坎特伯雷的钱，现在并不总是必须成为阿卡罗的人。
在船舶到达头部之前几个小时的船只可以通过船舶进行通信。PTTOC接口记录所有呼叫，因此合规员工可以使用即时播放以确保和理解所有通信。这提高了整体导航安全性。
