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VDR Regulations & Requirements

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Voyage Data Recorder ‐ Regulations
Reason for the installation of Voyage Data Recorder Systems

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Propose for Voyage Data Recorder systems

… the purpose of a voyage data recorder (VDR)

is to maintain a storage in a secure and
retrievable form, of information concerning the
position, movement, physical status, command
and control […]
Information contained in a VDR should be made
available to both the Administration and the
ship owner …

Extraction: MSC 333(90) 1 Purpose [adopted on 22 May 2012]

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 Types of Voyage Data Recorder Systems

Simplified Voyage Data Recorder A.163(78)

Must be installed on vessels build before July
1st 2002 if more than 3000GT

Voyage Data Recorder A.861(20)

Must be installed on all vessels build after 1st
July 2002 if more than 3000GT and on
existing passenger and passenger RoRo
vessels.

Voyage Data Recorder MSC.333(90)

Must be installed on all vessels build after 1st
July 2014 if more than 3000GT and if VDR
units acc. A.861(20) will be retrofitted

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Simplified Voyage Data Recorder
A.163(78) S‐VDR

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Simplified Voyage Data Recorder A.163(78)

IMO Resolution A.163(78)

Performance Standard S‐VDR

IEC 61996‐2 Ed1.0 (2007)

“Simplified Shipborne Voyage Data
Recorder

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Simplified Voyage Data Recorder A.163(78)

Minimum of 2 different storages

The time of available data should be at

least the last 12 hours

Data older than this period of time

could be overwritten

The data should contain continuously

information of preselected sources
related to nautical data and RADAR, if
interfaces available also to command
and control and main alarms

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Simplified Voyage Data Recorder A.163(78)

 Bridge and Wing Audio

 VHF Audio

 Nautical Data

 Main Radar **

 AIS **

 Main Alarms *

 Hull Openings *

 Fire‐ & Watertight doors *

 Engine Order & Response *

 Rudder Order & Response *

* = Should be connected, if interface present
** = AIS must be connected, if Radar interface not available
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Voyage Data Recorder
A.861(20) VDR; [valid till July 1st 2014]

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Voyage Data Recorder – A.861(20)

IMO Resolution A.861(20)

Performance Standard VDR

IMO Resolution A.214(81)

Download & Playback on Standard VDR

IEC 61996‐1 Ed1.0 (2007)

“Shipborne Voyage Data Recorder”

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Voyage Data Recorder – A.861(20)

Valid VDR regulation for full VDR systems installed

till July 1st 2014

Contains following requirements:

Minimum of 2 different storages, with one

designed as removable storage

The time of available data should be at least the

last 12 hours

Data older than this period of time could be

overwritten

The data should contain continuously

information of preselected sources related to
command and control as well as nautical data
and main alarms of the vessel
Detailed information could be found in IMO Resolution A.861(20)

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Voyage Data Recorder – A.861(20)

 Bridge and Wing Audio

 VHF Audio

 Nautical Data

 Main Radar

 Main Alarms

 Hull Openings

 Fire‐ & Watertight doors

 Rudder Order & Response

 Engine Order & Response

 Main Engine
 Bowthruster

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 IMO resolution MSC.333(90)
Recalls since July 1st 2014:

IMO resolution A.861(20)

Performance Standard for VDR

IMO resolution MSC.214(81)

Extension to A.861(20) regarding Download and Playback

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Voyage Data Recorder
MSC.333(90) VDR; [valid from July 1st 2014]

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Voyage Data Recorder – MSC.333(90)

IMO Resolution MSC.333(90)

Performance Standard VDR

IEC 61996‐1 Ed2.0 (2013)

“Shipborne Voyage Data Recorder

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Voyage Data Recorder – MSC.333(90)

Valid VDR regulation for full VDR systems installed

after July 1st 2014

Contains following requirements:

The time of available data should be at least the

last 48 hours and 30 days in long term

Data older than this period of time could be

overwritten

The data should contain continuously

information of preselected sources related to
command and control as well as nautical data
and main alarms and physical status of the vessel
Detailed information could be found in IMO Resolution MSC333(90)

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Voyage Data Recorder – MSC.333(90)

VDR’s must have three different storages

 Diving capsule with minimum 48 h of latest data

Some Flag States request float free capsule instead of
Diving capsule

 Additional float free capsule with minimum 48 h of

latest data

 Long Term Recording with 30 days of latest data

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Additional important changes in MSC..333(90)

VDR need to support Ethernet Multicast acc. to

IEC 61162‐450

Operators Performance Test must be available for

interface check by crew

VDR need to interface to Bridge Alarm Monitoring

System (BAMS) acc. IMO A.1021(26)/3 & IEC
61996‐1 Ed.2/3.1

This means VDR is not allowed to give acoustical

alarm by VDR equipment

VDR emergency backup is not required anymore.

However recommend by INTERSCHALT.

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Voyage Data Recorder – MSC.333(90)

 Bridge and Wing Audio

 VHF Audio

 Nautical Data incl. AIS

 Main & Second Radar

 Primary ECDIS

 Main Alarms

 Hull Openings

 Fire‐ & Watertight doors

 Rudder Order & Response

 Engine Order & Response

 Main Engine
 Bow‐ & Stern thruster

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Regulation MSC.333(90)

If the interface is available:

 E‐Logbook
 Hull Stress monitoring
 Pitch and Rolling
movements

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Comparing Regulations
A.163(78) S‐VDR; A.861(20) & MSC.333(90) VDR

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Data items which should be recorded MSC.163(78) A.861(20) MSC.333(90)

Basic Nautical Information:

✔ ✔ ✔
(Date/Time, Position, Speed, Heading)
Bridge Audio: ✔ ✔ ✔
> Separated channels for indoor and outdoor ** ** ✔
Communication Audio: ✔ ✔ ✔
Radar Interface:
Main Radar (✔) ✔ ✔
Second Radar ** ** ✔
Add. Radar Data ** ** ✔
AIS data: (✔) ** ✔
Rudder Order & Response: (✔) ✔ ✔
Engine Order & Response: (✔) ✔ ✔
Thruster:
Bowthurster Order & Response (✔) ✔ ✔
Sternthruster Order & Response ** ** ✔

✔ = Requirement; (✔) = Must be connected if interface available ** = Optional

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Data items which should be recorded MSC.163(78) A.861(20) MSC.333(90)

Hull opening (doors) status: (✔) ✔ ✔

Fire‐ & Watertight Doors (✔) ✔ ✔
Main Alarms (✔) (✔) ✔
Acceleration and Hull stress monitoring X ** ✔
Wind direction & Speed X ** ✔
Primary ECDIS X ** ✔
Inclinometer X ** ✔
Electronic Logbook X ** ✔
✔ = Requirement; (✔) = Must be connected if interface available ** = Optional

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Regulations in practice
What do requirements and regulations mean aboard vessels

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Audio requirements for S‐VDR & VDR

Following areas must be captured by VDR

microphones as per regulation:

Charttable
GMDSS Station
Helmstand
Navigational area (Bridge Nav. Console)
Pilotstand (if separate location)
Wings

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Audio requirements for S‐VDR & VDR

Following microphone arrangement is practicable:

Bridge Wing
Bridge SB STBD
PS
GMDSS

Chart
table

Wing
PS

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Audio requirements for S‐VDR & VDR

Inside and Outdoor microphones must not be mixed in same recording channel!
This is defined by INTERSCHALT policy for A.163(78) and A.863(20) and required
for VDR systems installed acc. MSC.333(90)

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Audio requirements for S‐VDR & VDR

Connection of mainly used VHF to the VDR

If you have an old VHF you may have TX/RX

audio signals separate, connect RX to the
VDR and ensure that the spoken word (TX)
is covered by an VDR microphone clearly.

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Sensor requirements for S‐VDR & VDR

Sensor data are available as:

serial (NMEA) acc. to IEC 61162

analogue (voltage / current)

digital (NC/NO contacts) inputs

The data must be received by it’s source

directly as per INTERSCHALT policy.

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NMEA recommendation for S‐VDR & VDR

Interface Name Captured Data Sentences Repeat Interval

[sec]
AIS AIS Target information VDM; VDO 1
ECDIS / GPS Waypoints, Chart information WPL; RTE 30
Echo sounder Depth information (of all sensors) DBT; DPT 1
GPS Time reference, Position, Speed/Course over Ground ZDA; GLL; GGA; VTG 1
Gyro Heading, Rate of Turn (if available) HDT; ROT 1
Radar ARPA information (if available) TTM; OSD, RSD 1
Speed log Speed trough water VBW; VHW; VLW 1
Wind sensor Force, Direction MWD/MWV
1
(if equipped)

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Video requirements for S‐VDR & VDR

Following data must be captured via connected

radar:

 Screen pictures in:

 same resolution as on main display
 15 seconds interval

 ARPA targets via NMEA

[acc. IEC 61162] Regulation Number of Radars to capture
(if interface available)
A.163(78) Main Radar or AIS

A.861(20) Main Radar

MSC.333(90) Main & Secondary Radar

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ECDIS interface acc. the new VDR Regulations
MSC.333(90) VDR; [valid from July 1st 2014]

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ECDIS interface requirement acc. MSC.333(90)

Following data will be captured via

IEC61162‐450 interface to ECDIS, used as
primary means of navigation:

 Screenshot
 same resolution as on display
 15 seconds interval
 Chart information
 Chart scale
 Chart age / last update of cell
 Chart data provider
 Route & Waypoint information ECDIS required to be interfaced with VDR if
ECDIS unit provides IEC61162-450 interface only.
 Acc. to WPL / RTE NMEA sentence description
Optional interfaces may required by class society
or flag state if ECDIS unit do not provide
IEC61162-450 interface.

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