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AI-powered object detection
Vision models find vessels and other floating objects in day and thermal camera imagery, including targets that radar or AIS may not show clearly.
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Maritime Intelligence Platform
See what’s coming. Before it becomes a risk.
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Day, thermal, radar and AIS
fused into one picture
fused into one picture
SafeSea brings cameras, radar and AIS together into one intelligent picture of the traffic around your vessel, helping bridge officers recognise potential risks earlier and navigate with greater confidence.
The SafeSea console
Every sensor. One screen.
Captured from the SafeSea console replaying bow camera footage recorded at anchorage in Suez Bay. Own ship data, sensor health, camera detections, the chart and radar and AIS targets update together, frame by frame.
- 1Own shipPosition, heading, speed and rudder from GPS, gyro and speed log.
- 2Sensors and healthEvery input is watched, so the bridge always knows what to trust.
- 3Bow cameraVessels detected and tracked in the live camera feed, each with a stable ID.
- 4ChartCamera targets placed on the chart around own ship, inside the camera’s field of view.
- 5ARPA targetsRadar targets matched to what the camera sees.
- 6AIS targetsIdentity, type and navigational status for camera targets that transmit.
The challenge on the bridge
The sea doesn’t wait for a clearer picture.
Officers on watch build their understanding of the traffic around them from several separate sources. Each one shows part of the situation, on its own display, with its own limits. Conditions change, targets close, and the work of joining it all up never stops.
Visual lookout
- Shows
- What is actually out there: hull, lights, shapes, behaviour.
- Limited by
- Darkness, haze, rain, glare and distance. And one pair of eyes can only watch one sector at a time.
Radar & ARPA
- Shows
- Range, bearing and relative motion of echoes, with automatic plotting of acquired targets.
- Limited by
- An echo does not say what a target is. Small craft can sit in sea and rain clutter.
AIS
- Shows
- Identity, type, course, speed and reported intent of transmitting vessels.
- Limited by
- Only vessels that transmit appear, and only as accurately as the data they send.
The officer on watch
Brings these together in their head, applies the rules of the road, and decides. Every minute, on every watch.
The SafeSea approach
One picture. Greater awareness.
SafeSea takes in what the ship’s cameras, radar and AIS already see, and associates it into a single track for each target. A vessel seen on camera, painted by radar and broadcasting on AIS appears once, with everything known about it in one place.
Day cameraVisual detection and classification
Thermal cameraDetection at night and in low visibility
Radar & ARPARange, bearing and target motion
AISIdentity and reported voyage data
Fusion
One fused pictureLIVE
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- T-012CAMRADAISMonitor
- T-019CAMRADAISMonitor
- T-021CAMRADAISClear
Fills the gaps between sensors
A vessel without AIS still appears when cameras or radar pick it up. A radar echo gains an identity when it matches an AIS report.
One track per target
Instead of three symbols on three screens, each target has one identity, one history and one risk assessment.
Shown where it is needed
The fused picture sits beside the equipment the bridge team already uses. It informs the watch and changes nothing about who is in command.
Platform capabilities
From first detection to the recorded encounter.
Seven capabilities work together as one system, from the pixel the camera sees to the encounter record reviewed ashore.
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Collision-risk intelligence
CPA, TCPA, bow crossing range and bow crossing time are computed continuously for every tracked target.
CPA0.42NM
TCPA06:18
BCR0.9NM
BCT04:50
| Target | Brg | Rng | CPA | TCPA |
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| T-014 | 061° | 3.4 | 0.42 | 06:18 |
| T-019 | 191° | 2.1 | 0.90 | 21:40 |
| T-012 | 331° | 4.8 | 1.60 | 14:02 |
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Persistent vessel tracking
Each detection becomes a track with a stable ID and motion history, held from frame to frame as the situation develops.
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- T-02101:20
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Sensor fusion
Camera tracks, radar and ARPA targets and AIS reports are associated, so each target appears once with every source that sees it.
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COLREGs-aware assessments
Each encounter is classified as head-on, crossing or overtaking, and own ship’s role as give-way or stand-on vessel is shown.
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Real-time bridge alerts
Alerts are raised as risk develops and kept calm until it matters, with clear acknowledgement on the bridge. Try acknowledging one.
- T-014 · Crossing · own ship give-wayCPA 0.42 NM in 06:18 · BCR 0.9 NM
- T-019 · Overtaking from asternCPA 0.90 NM in 21:40 · monitoring
- T-021 · New radar-only targetNo AIS · bearing 096° · 5.5 NM
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Encounter recording
Encounters are recorded with synchronised camera, radar and AIS data, ready for review on board or ashore.
ENCOUNTER T-014 · CROSSINGCAM · RAD · AIS SYNCED
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Technology
Intelligence built for the bridge.
Computer vision, multi-target tracking and sensor fusion feed a risk engine that speaks the language officers already use: CPA and TCPA, bow crossing range and time, and the encounter situations defined by the COLREGs.
Perceive
Vision models detect vessels and other objects in day and thermal imagery.
Track
Each object keeps a persistent identity and motion history from frame to frame.
Fuse
Camera tracks are associated with radar and ARPA targets and AIS reports.
Assess
CPA, TCPA, BCR and BCT are computed and read against the COLREGs encounter type.
Alert & record
The bridge is alerted as risk develops, and each encounter is recorded for review ashore.
Decision support, by design
SafeSea does not steer the ship. It gives the officer on watch a clearer picture, earlier.
It is not an autonomous navigation system and it does not replace the lookout, the radar or the judgement of the bridge team. Decisions and command stay with the officers on the bridge.
- CPAClosest point of approach
- The smallest distance between own ship and a target if both hold their present course and speed.
- TCPATime to CPA
- How long until that closest point is reached.
- BCRBow crossing range
- The distance ahead of own ship at which a target will cross the bow.
- BCTBow crossing time
- How long until that bow crossing occurs.
Solutions
Designed for maritime operations.
The same fused picture that supports the officer on watch can give shore teams a clear view of how encounters unfold across a fleet.
Shipowners
Add a consistent layer of situational awareness to every bridge, supporting the officers trusted with the vessel, its crew and its cargo.
- Bridge alerts
- Sensor fusion
- COLREGs-aware risk
Ship managers
Give superintendents and safety teams recorded encounters with synchronised sensor data, useful for incident review, navigational audits and training.
- Encounter recording
- Shoreside review
Fleet operators
Follow traffic situations across the fleet from shore and see where and when close-quarters situations tend to develop.
- Shoreside fleet monitoring
- Encounter history
P&I and insurance
A structured record of what the bridge could see during an encounter can inform loss-prevention work and the risk conversation with members.
- Encounter records
- Risk metrics
Company
We build maritime intelligence for the people on watch.
SafeSea exists for one outcome, written into our name and our campaign line: every ship, home safe. The way we build the platform follows from that.
- The officer stays in commandWe design decision support that informs judgement and never takes it over.
- Built around the rules of the roadRisk is assessed in the terms the COLREGs use, so alerts make sense on the bridge.
- Readable at 3 a.m.Interfaces are designed for night bridges and ECDIS-class displays: calm, legible and quiet until something matters.
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Every ship, home safe.
See how SafeSea can bring greater awareness and confidence to your bridge operations. Tell us about your fleet and we will set up a walkthrough of the console.
Or write to usinfo@safeseaai.com