Prioritized Main Potential Solutions for the e-Navigation Concept

In the paper the author, a member of the International Maritime Organization’s Correspondence Group on e-Navigation, outlines the prioritized solutions for the e-Navigation concept formulated at the beginning of 2013. He presents the details of internal CG’s discussions, different national positions after the announcement by the chairman of the group, Mr. John Erik Hagen, and the working material in this case. The purpose of this study is to show the style and pace of the IMO working group, details regarding the exchange of posts and the formation of a final common position. The author presents three weeks working with the CG on e-Nav, with the consent of all participants in the discussion.