Transas VTMIS Starts Operating in Bulgaria
Transas completed the installation and commissioning of the state-of-the-art National Maritime Safety System covering the entire Bulgarian coastline from Romania to Turkey.
For Transas, the Bulgarian VTMIS project started in September-October 2002 with the winning of an open tender managed and financed by the European Community’s PHARE program. The PHARE program is aimed at supporting Central and East European countries in their preparation to join the EC. Commensurate with this strategic purpose, the VTMS requirements reflect the most modern ideas in the creation of complex maritime safety systems intended to be used for the benefit of Maritime Administrations, Border Police, Fishing Authorities and commercial companies.
Under the contract signed in November 2002, Transas delivered, installed and set to operation a modern complex comprising of Telecommunication Network, GMDSS A1 network, UAIS network, RDF network, four control centres (two Vessel Traffic Centres, a GMDSS and Search and Rescue centers), two hydrometeorological systems, DGPS reference station and auxiliary systems.
The VTMIS equipment is distributed among more than 30 coastal sites along the Bulgarian coast. Owing to the introduction of the VTMIS, the entire Bulgarian offshore area is monitored and controlled at distances of up to 50 nautical miles.
