Like the black boxes carried on aircraft, VDRs enable accident investigators to review procedures and instructions in the moments before an incident and help to identify its cause.
The S-VDR 2200 is designed to record and maintain a retrievable record of the ship ’s navigation data.
All data is stored in both the protective capsule and on the hard disk in the S-VDR2200. The stored data can be downloaded and analyzed for investigation purposes ,training and simulation at any time.
Standards and Approvals
In the summer of 2003,the IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation recommended to the MSC that
existing cargo ships above 3,000 GRT should be required to carry a simplified voyage data recorder (S-
VDR). Projected decision date for S-VDR requirements by the MSC is May 2004.The S-VDR2000 will meet and/
or exceed relevant standards.S-VDR2000 will be type approved by Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
Installation,Operation and Maintenance
The S-VDR2000 is easy to install,service and upgrade,resulting in low installation and life cycle
costs. The equipment is small in size with low weight and its use of COTS components ensures well proven
solutions and high reliability. The S-VDR2000 is maintenance free and requires no attention from shipboard personnel once fitted
(automatic operation).
Protective Capsule
The SVR is a two-piece design: A mounting base sub-assembly,which is fastened directly to
the ship and a removable,hardened memory sub-assembly attached to the mounting base with a quick
releasing v-band clamp.The SVDR has an externally mounted,under-water Location Beacon and is painted
in a highly visible fluorescent orange with white reflective labels and SOLAS reflective tape containing the text:
VOYAGE DATA RECORDER,DO NOT OPEN,REPORT TO AUTHORITIES.
Recorded Data:
• Date and time (UTC)
• Ship ´s position
• Speed
• Heading
• Bridge audio
• Communications audio
• Radar data -post-display selection
• AIS data
• Other NMEA data acc.To IEC 1162-1/2
S-VDR Carriage RequirementsThe S-VDR carriage will be part of a new revised Chapter V of SOLAS on Safety of Navigation.The following ships will be required to carry S-VDRs,under this revised regulation 20:
• Cargo ships of 20,000 GRT and upwards constructed before 1 July 2002,not later than 1 January 2007
• Cargo ships of 3,000 GRT and upwards but less than 20,000 gross tonnage constructed before 1 July 2002, not later than 1 January 2008
• Administrations may exempt cargo ships from the application of the requirements of paragraph 20.2 when such ships will be taken permanently out of service within two years after the implementation date specified above.
Voyage Playback System
VPS2000 Voyage Playback System software is available for playback on one or more standard multimedia PC(s). The information displayed reflects that recorded in the S-VDR2000 at the date and time
indicated.
Interfaces
As standard the S-VDR2000 is provided with the following interfaces:
• 8 serial lines supporting RS232 and RS485/422,complying with IEC 1162-1/2 inputspecification and NMEA.Protocols from our libraries are supplied free of charge.Please see below.
• Radar interface according to IEC 91996.
• 4 microphone units for recording of bridgeaudio.
•1 channel for recording of VHF.
Optionally the following interfaces can be provided:
• Up to a total of 16 serial lines according to above specification.
• Protocols for interface of non IEC 1162-1/2 signals e.g.automation and control system.
• Analog 0-10V,4-20mA,digital signals and special signals.
• Gyro/Log interface for non-serial inputs from gyro and speed log systems.
• Ethernet interface to navigation systems and other systems.
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