National Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS) for the Republic of Cyprus is one the most advanced and state-of-the-art National Surveillance Systems in Mediterranean region. It includes 4 high performance coastal surveillance shore-based radars, an AIS subsystem consisting of 7 Transas T214 AIS Base Stations in hot standby configuration, 2 Radio Directions Finders and a Distributed Communications subsystem with 9 VHF Base Stations.