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The new Furuno VR-5000 Voyage Data Recorder.
 Purpose of Voyage data recorder
Primary purpose - is for accident investigation ,

B y recording a n d storing ship’s critical parameters

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By facilitating reconstruction of the incident
from
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theability to represent
recorded data /replay true facts (tamper
proof)
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by helping in better analysis of the events(sequential
comparison) leading to the incident,
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by providing a clearer/correct/better understanding
of the cause
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Thereby contributi ng highly in increasing
the operati onal safety at sea.
 Purpose of Voyage data recorder
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Other usage of recorded data in the VDR can be :
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for preventive maintenance,
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performance effi ciency monitoring,
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heavy weather damage analysis,

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accident avoidance and
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training purposes
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to improve safety and
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reduce running&/insurance costs.
 What is a Voyage data recorder

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Commonly known as Black Box in
Aviati on, used for casualty investigation
purpose
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Same concept now being extended to
shipping industry
– So that more purposeful & effective
casualty investigation can be carried
out
 What is a Voyage data recorder

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VDR, is a data recording system
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designed for all vessels required to comply with
the IMO's International Convention SOLAS
Requirements (IMO Res.A.861(20))
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in order to collect data from various sensors on
board the vessel.
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It then digitizes, compresses and stores this
informati on in an externally mounted protective
storage unit.
 What is a Voyage data recorder

• The last 12 hours of stored data in the

protected unit can be recovered and

replayed by the authorities or ship

owners for incident investigation.
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The recorded data should be capable of
being downloaded to a PC so that it can
be played back for the purpose of
analysis/investigation into any casualty
 What is a Voyage data recorder
• Additi onally the navigator can also use this
facility for self analysis so that lessons can be
learnt quickly and in the future procedures
may be improved, in this sense it contributes
to operational safety.
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The VDR must have level of flexibility so that
it can be easily interfaced with existing
equipment and can be retrofit on existing
ships.
 What is a Voyage data recorder
• The VDR system may consist of
– the protective storage unit

recording control unit and

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data acquisition unit,
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which connected to various

equipment and sensors on board a
ship.
 What is a Voyage data recorder
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The protective storage unit is
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a tamper-proof unit
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Bright coloured
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designed to withstand the extreme shock,
impact, pressure and heat,
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which could be associated with a marine
incident (fire, explosion, collision, sinking, etc.).
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So that data stored in the unit is not lost
during a casualty
 What is a Voyage data recorder
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The protective storage unit may be
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in a retrievable fixed unit
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or free float unit
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or combined with EPIRB
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It must be provided with appropriate device to aid
location
• Alternati vely , may be equipped with a locator
beacons, which transmit sonar beams, which help
in locating by homing on these signals , even if it
has sank with the vessel .
 What is a S-VDR
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Simplifi ed voyage data recorder (S-VDR),
– as defined by the requirements of IMO
Performance Standard MSC.163(78),
– is a lower cost simplifi ed version VDR
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f or s m a l l s h i p s with only basic ship's
data recorded.
 What is a S-VDR
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The S-VDR is not required to store the
same level of detailed data as a standard
VDR,

but nonetheless should maintain a sto r e ,

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in a secure and retrievable form, of

informati on concerning
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the positi on, movement, physical status,
command and control of a vessel over the
period leading up to and following an
incident.
 Voyage data
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The information recorded in the unit(s), sometimes
also called B la ck b ox for ship , may include the
following information:-
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Position, date, ti me using GPS.
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Speed log – Speed through water or speed over
ground.
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Gyro compass – Heading.
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Radar* – As displayed or AIS data if no off-the-shelf
converter available for the Radar video.
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Audio from the bridge, including bridge wings.
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VHF radio communications.
 Voyage data
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Hull openings* – Status of hull doors as indicated on the
bridge.
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Watertight & fire doors* status as indicated on the bridge.
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Hull stress* – Accelerations and hull stresses.
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– Rudder* – Order and

Engine/Propeller* feedback
– Order and response.
feedback response.
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Thrusters* – Status, direction, amount of thrust % or RPM.
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Anemometer and weather vane* – Wind speed and direction
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Data marked with * may not be recorded in S-VDR,
except Radar and Echo Sounder if data & standard
interfaces available.
 M o d u l e s of V D R
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Generally the VDR may consists of four modules
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It may also have a replay facility

The modules are :

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Data management unit
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Audio module
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Final recording unit
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Remote alarm module
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Replay station(optional)
 M o d u l e s of V D R
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D a t a M a n a g e m e n t U n it
– The job of this unit will be to acquire
and process all the data, so that it can
be stored in specified format.
– Data from various sources would be fed

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various
 M o d u l e s of V D R
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Audio Modu le
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This module will consist of audio mixer for
recording the bridge audio collected from
various microphones placed in wheel house,
bridge wings, ECR and other critical places
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Audio signals from VHF communicati ons will also
be interfaced in this unit
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The output of audio module should be protected
by password to protect the identity of the ship’s
staff
 M o d u l e s of V D R
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This is a crash survivable, pressure tight, fire and
penetration resistant storage medium to store
the required data
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This would be in a form of capsule resistant to
shock , fire, immersion and deep sea pressure
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The ideal locati on for this capsule is monkey
island or bridge wings so as to provide easy
access from outside and also ability to free float
 M o d u l e s of V D R
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– This will consist of a small panel connected

to Data Management Unit and
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will generate audible and visible alarm to

indicate any errors status of the equipment
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Replay Station
This is an optional module used to download and replay
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the recorded data.

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The software should be designed to visualize the
information graphically and numerically so that it can
be displayed as required.
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This data when played back
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will not only help in casualty investigation, but
• can also be used by mariner for self analysis
– so that corrective action can be taken
immediately
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– must carry voyage data recorders (VDRs) to assist in
accident
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974
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– and help to identify the cause of any
 VDR requirements
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Under regulation 20 of SOLAS chapter V on
Voyage
data recorders (VDR), the following ships
are required to carry VDRs:
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· passenger ships constructed on or after 1 July
2002;

· ro-ro passenger ships constructed before 1 July

2002
constructed before 1 July 2002 not later than 1 January
2004; andthan the first survey on or after 1 July
not later
– ·2002;
ships, other than passenger ships, of 3,000 gross
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tonnage andships
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 VDR requirements
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VDRs are required to meet performance standards
"not inferior to those adopted by the Organization".
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Performance standards for VDRs were adopted in 1997
and give details on data to be recorded and VDR
specifications.
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They state that the VDR should continuously maintain
sequential records of preselected data items relating to
status and output of the ship's equipment and command and
control of the ship.
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The VDR should be installed in a protective capsule that is
brightly coloured and fitted with an appropriate device to
aid
 VDR requirements
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Administrations may exempt ships, other than ro-
ro passenger ships, constructed before 1 July
2002,
– from being fitted with a VDR where it can be
demonstrated that interfacing a VDR with the existing
equipment on the ship is unreasonable and
impracticable.
 VDR requirements
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Regulation18 of SOLAS chapter V on Approval, surveys
and performance standards of navigational systems
and equipment and voyage data recorder states that:
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The voyage data recorder (VDR) system, including all sensors,
shall be subjected to an annual performance test.
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The test shall be conducted by an approved testi ng or
servicing facility to verify the accuracy, durati on and
recoverability of the recorded data.
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– A copy of a the certi fi cate of compliance issued by the
 board the ship .
Simplified
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The MSC at its VDRs
79th session in December 2004
adopted amendments to regulation 20 of
SOLAS chapter V ( Safety of Navigati on ) on a
phased-in carriage requirement for a ship borne
simplified
voyage data recorder (S-VDR). The amendment
entered into force on 1 July 2006.
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The regulation requires a VDR, which may be
an S-
VDR, to be fitted on existing cargo ships of 3,000
gross tonnage and upwards, phasing in the
 ships of 3,000 gross tonnage and upwards.
Simplified
• VDRs
The S-VDR is not required to store the same level
of detailed data as a standard VDR, but
nonetheless should maintain a store, in a secure
and retrievable form, of information concerning the
position, movement, physical status, command and
control of a vessel over the period leading up to
and
following an incident.
 Simplified
• VDRs
The phase-in is as follows:
– To assist in casualty investigations, cargo ships, when
engaged on international voyages, shall be fitted with a
VDR which may be a simplified voyage data recorder (S
VDR) as follows:
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cargo ships >= 20,000 GRT, constructed before 1 July
at the first scheduled dry-docking after 1 July 2006 but not later than 1
2002,
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July 2009;
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cargo ships >= 3,000 GRT but < 20,000 GRT constructed before 1
July 2002,
– at the first scheduled dry-docking after 1 July 2007 but not later than 1
July 2010; and
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Administrations may exempt cargo ships from the application of the
requirements when such ships will be taken permanently out of
service within two years after the implementation date specified
above.
 GUIDELINES ON VOYAGE DATA RECORDER
(VDR) OWNERSHIP AND RECOVERY
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M SC/ Circ.1024 (29 May 2002 )
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Approved the annexed Guidelines on
voyage data recorder (VDR)
ownership and recovery
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which have been developed to support
provisions of the revised SOLAS
regulation V/15, as amended by resolution
MSC.99(73),
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and, in particular, to support the carriage
requirements for voyage data recorders
 GUIDELINES ON VOYAGE DATA RECORDER
(VDR) OWNERSHIP AND RECOVERY
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These Guidelines reflect the five basic issues
relevant to VDR ownership and recovery, which are
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ownership,
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custody,
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recovery,
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read-out and
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access to the VDR information,
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as envisaged by the revised SOLAS chapter V.
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in any recovery operation of a VDR
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close co-ordination and co-operation
 GUIDELINES ON VOYAGE DATA RECORDER
(VDR) OWNERSHIP AND RECOVERY

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Ownership of VDR information
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1 The ship owner will, in all circumstances and
at all times, own the VDR and its information.
– However, in the event of an accident the following
guidelines would apply.
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The owner of the ship should make available and maintain

decoding instructions necessary to recover the recorded
all
information.
 GUIDELINES ON VOYAGE DATA RECORDER
(VDR) OWNERSHIP AND RECOVERY
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Recovery of VDR and relevant information
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.1 Recovery of the VDR information should be undertaken as soon as possible after an
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accident
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to best preserve the relevant evidence for use by both the investigator and the ship owner.
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As the investigator is very unlikely to be in a position to instigate this action soon enough after the
accident, the owner must be responsible, through its on-board standing orders, for ensuring the
timely preservation of this evidence.
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.2 In the case of abandonment of a vessel during an emergency,
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masters should, where time and other responsibilities permit, take the necessary steps to
preserve
the VDR information until it can be passed to the investigator.
.3 Where the VDR is inaccessible and the information has not been retrieved prior to
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abandonment,
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a decision will need to be taken by the flag State in co-operation with any other substantially
interested States on the viability and cost of recovering the VDR balanced against the potential use
of the information.
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If it is decided to recover the VDR the investigator should be responsible for co-ordinating its
recovery.
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The possibility of the capsule having sustained damage must be considered and specialist expertise
will be required to ensure the best chance of recovering and preserving the evidence.
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In addition, the assistance and co-operation of the owners, insurers and the manufacturers of the
 GUIDELINES ON VOYAGE DATA RECORDER
(VDR) OWNERSHIP AND RECOVERY
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Custody of VDR information:
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3 In all circumstances, during the course of
an
investigation,
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the investigator should have custody of the original VDR
information
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in the same way that the investigator would have custody of other
records or evidence under the Code for the Investigation of Marine
Casualties and Incidents.
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Read-out of VDR information:
4 In all circumstances the investigator
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is responsible to arrange down loading and read-out of the
information and
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In somekeep thethe
cases, ship owner fully
assistance of informed.
specialist expertise may
 GUIDELINES ON VOYAGE DATA RECORDER
(VDR) OWNERSHIP AND RECOVERY

Access to the VDR information:

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5 A copy of the VDR information
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must be provided to the ship owner at an early stage in
all circumstances.
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6 Further access to the information will be governed
by
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the applicable domestic legislation of the flag State,
coastal
State and other substantially interested States as
appropriate
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and the guidelines given in the Code for the
Investigation of
Marine Casualties and Incidents.
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7 Any disclosure of VDR information
 Investigation of Marine Casualties and
Incidents.
INTERSCHALT maritime systems AG - new
Voyage Data Recorder available in 2009
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In order to meet future market developments
INTERSCHALT has developed a new Voyage
Data Recorder, which was launched at
S M M 2008 in Hamburg.
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The available know-how, together with 12 years of experience in producing VDRs plus the
latest technical developments have all been accommodated into the customer oriented
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solution.
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The ISsteinsohn VDR G4 is a system characterised by a compact and modular construction.
It can easily be adapted in order to meet new demands and technical system requirements of
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shipping companies.
Solutions for the application of the Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (SVDR) up to complex
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military requirements can be implemented.
The networking of the individual modules can be done by Ethernet and allows a
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decentralised construction.
The “Plug and Run” modules can be integrated directly into the bridge control console and
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exchanged or expanded without interrupting the running of the system.
consumption is another beneficial feature of the VDR
The previously required uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is no longer necessary and has been
Costs
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G4. can be reduced by savings on hardware, as well as by reduced service times. Low
electrical by
replaced power
a battery pack.
• The simple system projection can be carried out by a user-friendly web frontend. All system settings
can be done by browser.
• They can easily be read out and changed. Network Systems on board will in the future interchange
more and more data.
• The system integration of the IS steinsohn VDR G4 was made by using standardised Ethernet interfaces.
 It works as a centralised data collector and is therefore an integral component for the data exchange
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The new Furuno VR-5000 Voyage

Data Recorder
 Furuno has launched new AIS and VDR, both of which
are under type approval with BSH in Germany.
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The type FA-100 AIS consists of a combined control and electronic unit plus a junction
box for cable connections. Two antenna options offer either a compact combined
VHF/GPS
solution or the use of separate GPS and VHF antennas.
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In standard configuration, the incoming AIS information will be presented at a 6 line data
display with further possibilities for scrolling and Graphic Mode Presentation. When
integrated with compatible radar and/or ECDIS equipment, the relevant information
from AIS targets is transferred to this equipment, thus helping the navigator to centralise
information.
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junction box for collecting the many different data inputs needed. The DCU has a 220 VAC
primary power source backed up by an inbuilt uninterrupted power supply (UPS) which
enables two hours of operation in case the ship's main power source is lost.
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The DCU collects data from all sensors connected to the junction box, including relevant
data such as status of watertight doors, fire alarm system, etc.
All navigation equipment such as radar, voice communications on the bridge and
internal and external radio communications are monitored. All collected data is
recorded for 13
hours continuously.
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