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SSAS Configuration Guidelines
For
JRC SAT-C Terminals

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Change History
Issue Date Change Author

1.0 Feb-2018 Initial Issue RS

1.1 Mar-2018 Add Call Sign RS

1.2 Mar-2018 Alter alert repeat interval RS

1.3 22-Mar-2018 Modifications to configuration section RS

draft 29-Mar-2018 Modifications to configuration section RS

2.0 06-Apr-2018 Incorporate comments from MLFMTSECDUTY RS

Contact Details
BigOceanData,
Kemp House,
152-160 City Road,
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
(Registered as Globavista Ltd 08711416)
Tel: +44 (0)1489 866654
Email: support@bigoceandata.com

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Introduction
This document describes the process required to configure a JRC SAT-C unit to transmit SSAS alert
emails to the Big Ocean Data system. The process consists of the following steps:

• Registration
• Configuration
• Testing
• Reset

Technical Support
If you encounter any difficulties with this process then please send an email to the support team at
support@bigoceandata.com and CC the Company Security Officers MLFMTSECDUTY@maersk.com.
In the email provide a description of the problem encountered and a telephone number that we can
contact you on so that we can talk you through the issues. A support team representative can be
contacted on +44 (0)7841 452410.

Registration
In order for SSAS alerts to be distributed by the Big Ocean Data system the vessel must be registered
with the system, to complete the process the BOD support team must have an e-mail (copy to
MLFMTSECDUTY) with the details listed below at least 24 hours in advance so that a support
engineer can be available to assist with the testing of the SSAS Alert

The initial registration of vessels will be done by Maersk Line Office / MLFMT Security Team in
advance

Emails should be sent to support@bigoceandata.com and copied to MLFMTSECDUTY@maersk.com.

• Vessel Name
• IMO
• Call Sign
• MMSI
• IMN (Inmarsat Mobile Number for the terminal being configured)

Configuration
Note: When using the JRC terminal you can use the arrow keys to move between menu items.

JUE-75C
This instruction is specifically for the JUE-75C terminal. Instructions for other models follow on
below.

Firstly we need to create a SSAS Message File to send on a SSAS Alert.

1. Starting from the main screen on the data terminal press <ESC> to clear the screen.
2. Select ‘Edit’ from the menu bar and press <ENTER> to obtain the ‘Edit’ dialogue box.
3. Select ‘edit Ascii file’ and press <ENTER>
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4. Type the filename of the message (e.g. ‘SSAS’) and press <ENTER>. Filenames must be 8
characters or less in length.
5. Enter the text below into the message box:
TO:ssas@bigoceandatasystem.com
CC:support@bigoceandata.com
<One blank line>
This is a SSAS message
SHIP NAME: <ship name>
IMO: <IMO>
CALL SIGN: <call sign>
MMSI: <MMSI>
[End of File]
6. To store the message select ‘Save & Quit’ by pressing <F9>. If the ‘Input Search String’ dialogue
box appears press <F10> twice and then press <F9>.
7. Press <ESC> to clear the screen.

Once the file is created we must go through the configuration of the scheduled transmission again as
follows:
1. Starting from the main screen on the data terminal, press <ESC> to clear the screen.
2. Press <Alt> + <U> to obtain the ‘Set up’ dialogue box.
3. Select ‘Scheduled transmission’ using the up/down arrow keys and press <ENTER>. The
‘Scheduled transmission’ dialogue box should appear.
4. Press <CTRL> and <F10> and check that ‘F1:SSAS TEST’ appears at the bottom left of the
“Scheduled transmission” dialogue box.
5. Five SSAS transmission routes are available (Scheduled transmission #1 to #5).
If any of these have been used, select the next available one. Otherwise, select
‘Scheduledtransmission #1’.

Note: The unit transmits SSAS messages in order “SSAS Schedule #1” to “SSAS Schedule #5”
at intervals of 12 minutes, so the transmission routes should be set in order of priority.
If any of the “SSAS Schedule” has been used, select the next available one. We recommend using
SSAS Schedule #1 to ensure the alert is routed to the bigoceandata system first.

6. When you have selected the next available Scheduled transmission route, use the down arrow
key to select ‘requesting Interval’, and press <ENTER> (‘Starting date and Time’ is not required
for security message transmission).
7. The ‘requesting Interval’ should be set to ‘01:00’.
8. ‘lEs’ is then highlighted; press <ENTER>. There are a number of options for here, we recommend
setting this to either ‘012-112-212-312’ or ‘021-121-221-321’ and press <ENTER>.

Note: In the above screen the LES setting is for Station 12, other settings are available.

9. When ‘Network type’ is selected, a dialogue box will appear. Select ‘Special Access Code’ and
press <ENTER>.
10. Special Access code 28.
11. ‘Character code’ should be set to ‘Data’.

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12. In the ‘data type’ section, ‘qtH’ should be set to ‘off’’ and ‘dS’ should be set to ‘None’ and ‘File
name’ should be set in the form 0:<filename>, where <filename> is the name of the Ascii file
that was created earlier e.g. ‘0:SSAS’.
13. ‘transMission’ should be set to ‘oFf’.

Note: If ‘oN’ is selected, the SSAS message will be sent immediately without the security button
being pressed.

14. ‘security Alert’ should be set to ‘oN’.

Note: If ‘oFf’ is selected, the SSAS message will NOT be sent when the security button is pressed.

15. Press <F10> to complete the setup.

16. Press <F10> or <Esc> to save the setup.

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Other Models
On the JRC terminal, press the Escape key until the screen is clear.

Press <ALT>+<U> to open the set-up menu.

Move to ‘Scheduled transmission’ and press <CTRL>+<F10>, you are now prompted to enter the
terminal 4 digit password, follow this by pressing <Enter>, the Security Alert Transmission menu is
displayed.

Note: The requesting interval cannot be set lower than 1 hour. The unit transmits SSAS messages in
the order #1 to #5 at intervals of 12 minutes so the transmission routes should be set in order of
priority. If a 12 minute repeat interval is required then steps 6 to 17 should be followed for each of
Security Alert transmission #1 to #5.

Move to ‘Security Alert transmission#1’ and press <Enter>, the Security Alert configuration page is
displayed. The detail below is a typical set-up for this SSAS alert.

Security Alert Transmission#1

requesting Interval : 1hour
IEs : 012-112-212-312
Network type : Email
Prefix code : 00
Destination code &
subscriber’s number : 28
Character code : Ia5
SSAS message : TO:ssas@bigoceandatasystem.com
Security Alert : oN
Note: In the above screen the LES setting is for Station 12, other settings are available.

When entering the SSAS message the following should be configured.

TO:ssas@bigoceandatasystem.com
CC:support@bigoceandata.com
SU:SSAS Alert MESSAGE
<one blank line>
This is a SSAS Message
Ship Name: <Vessel Name>
IMO: <Vessel IMO>
Call Sign: <Vessel Call Sign>
MMSI:<Vessel MMSI>
[End of File]
Note: In the above screen, the system email address for SSAS alerts is
ssas@bigoceandatasystem.com please check this carefully to ensure that it is entered correctly.

Press <F9> to save the SSAS Message configuration.

Press <F10> to save the Security Alert configuration.

Press <Escape> to return to previous menus.

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Testing
On completion of the configuration, the SSAS system should be tested in conjunction with
MLFMTSECDUTY and the Company Security Officer by means of a Real/Live testing of the system –
these live SSAS alert has to be conducted in conjunction with MLFMTSECDUTY (CSO, DCSO) the Flag
State Point-of-Contact (PoC) must be notified in advance before activating the alarm button(s).

Note: The SSAS alert button is a latch type button and is retained when pressed, in order to unlatch
the button it must be pressed a second time.

Open the hinged cover on the security button

Press the button and lift your finger from the button.

Note: The button must be latched for at least 30 seconds before an alert message is sent, you can
cancel the alert by unlatching the button with 30 seconds of the initial press.

After 30 seconds the security alert message will be sent to the email address which has been
configured in ‘Security Alert Transmission#1’.

Once the alert message is sent there will be a short delay before the system distributes the alert
notifications to the pre-arranged recipients.

Reset
Following testing the system and unit must be reset to normal operational state to ensure that any
subsequent alerts are managed correctly.

Note: The only way to reset security alert reporting from this system is by unlatching the alert
button. The unit cannot be reset over the air.

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