IMO Regulations International Standard IMO A.163(78):
The IMO resolution A.163(78) requires a (S)VD! "hi#h $a% &e a si$'liied o%a*e data re#order (S+VD)! to &e itted to #ar*o shi's a&oe 3!,, , *ross tonna*e. -hasin* in the require$ent to #arr% a (S)VD or #ar*o shi's oer ,!,,, *ross tonna*e started at the irst do#/in* date ater 0ul% 1st! ,,6! to &e itted &% 0ul% 1st! ,, at the latest. 2ar*o shi's a&oe 3!,,, *ross tonna*e need to &e itted "ith a (S)VD at the irst do#/in* date ater 0ul% 1st! ,,7! should all &e itted out &% 0ul% ,1,. All o et4ae5s et4ae5s VD5s are desi*ned "ith this retroit $ar/et in $ind! o#ussin* 'ri$aril% on #ost+ee#tieness due to ease o installation! as "ell as the aaila&ilit% o a ull ran*e o 'lu* 'la% standard+intera#es! eli$inatin* the need to use third 'art% add+on 'rodu#ts "ith asso#iated asso#iated #o$'leit% and ris/s. VDR and S-VDR The dieren#e &et"een a VD and a Si$'liied+VD $ainl% relates to the nu$&er o re#ordin* #hannels and their #hara#teristi#s. oth s%ste$s require adar ideo! rid*e $i#ro'hones as "ell as V9 audio! in #on;un#tion "ith 'osition data! h eadin* and #ourse inor$ation! to &e re#orded or a $ini$u$ o 1 #onse#utie hours.
or a 5ull led*ed5 VD s%ste$! the additional #o$'ulsor% #hannels to &e re#orded are e'anded to other shi'&oard s%ste$s li/e e#ho sounders! 'ro'ulsion and steerin* *ear! "aterti*ht doors! ire< and s$o/e dete#tion! et#. et4ae5s et4ae5s (S)VDs are desi*ned in a s#ala&le $anner in order or &oth VD and S+VD s%ste$s to &e &uilt ro$ the sa$e #o$'onents! "ithout the n eed or 3rd 'art% 'rodu#ts! and all in #o$'lian#e "ith IMO re*ulations. or ne" &uildin*s! a VD is required. Mandatory Data to be Recorded S-VDR compulsory
Data to &e re#orded Date and Ti$e Ti$e -osition and Datu$ used S'eed 9eadin*
Sensor = IMO Intera#e MS2.163(78) >-S re#eier! MA =I26116 =I26116 IMO
[email protected] >-S re#eier! MA =I26116 =I26116 IMO ?.@. S'eed Bo* or >-S re#eier! MA =analo* =analo* IMO
[email protected] >%ro MA =Ste''er!
rid*e Audio 2o$$uni#ations Audio
2o$'ass! S%n#hro! Analo* IMO ?.@.@ rid*e Mi#ro'hones!Standard IMO ?.@.? V9 adio Standard
adar! IMO
[email protected]! &ut i no > out'ut > adar aaila&le to 9V=DVI=2o$'osite o&tain radar i$a*e! AIS as alternatie AIS ! onl% i radar i$a*e AIS Inor$ation MA =I26116 is not aaila&le S-VDR (if NMEA aailable! Sensor and Data to &e re#orded IMO Intera#e MS2.163(78) #ho i MA De'th Sounder! aaila&le IMO ?.@. Alar$ i MA Main Alar$s S%ste$! IMO aaila&le ?.@. Auto'ilot! i MA udder order and res'onse IMO ?.@. aaila&le n*ine 2ontrol i MA n*ine order and res'onse S%ste$! IMO aaila&le ?.@. Monitorin* i MA 9ull o'enin*s status S%ste$! IMO aaila&le ?.@. Monitorin* 4aterti*ht and ire door i MA S%ste$! IMO status aaila&le ?.@. Monitorin* i MA A##eleration and 9ull stress S%ste$! IMO aaila&le ?.@. Ane$o$eter! i MA 4ind S'eed and Dire#tion IMO ?.@. aaila&le
Differences bet"een S-VDR (retrofit! and VDR (ne" buildings! ITM S+VD VD All the 'assen*er istin* #ar*o shi's shi's and ne"l% &uilt 3,,,>T and #ar*o shi's o 3!,,, Tar*et u'"ards >T and u'"ards (International (International nai*ation) nai*ation) ied t%'e or loat 2a'sule ied t%'e ree t%'e sele#ta&le Date and ti$e! -osition! Datu$! Date and ti$e! S'eed! 9eadin*! -osition! Datu$! Mandator% rid*e audio! V9 S'eed! 9eadin*! re#ord data audio! De'th! Main rid*e audio! V9 alar$! udder! audio n*ine! 9ull! Door! adar De'th! Main alar$! I I2 6116 udder! n*ine! 9ull stress(i itted)! intera#e is 9ull! Door! 9ull 4ind(i itted) aaila&le stress! 4ind 4here there is #o$$er#ial o+the+ adar i$a*e Mandator% shel intera#e aaila&le I radar i$a*e is not ot required AIS aaila&le (re#o$$ended)
S-VDR s VDR
Si$'liied Vo%a*e Data e#order (S+VD)! as deined &% the require$ents o IMO -eror$an#e Standard MS2.163(78)! is a lo"er #ost si$'liied ersion VD or s$all shi's "ith onl% &asi# shi'Cs data re#orded. The dieren#es &et"een S+VD and VD &ased on the required data re#orded are illustrated on the ollo"in* ta&le ( indi#ates $andator% data): Input
VDR
S-VDR
Date and Ti$e
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Shi'Cs -osition
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S'eed
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9eadin*
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rid*e Audio
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2o$$uni#ations Audio
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adar Data
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$%en no radar signal is aailable
AIS < (adar alternatie) A##eleration and 9ull Stresses (i itted)
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#ho Sounder
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n*ine Order and es'onse
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9ull O'enin*s (Doors) Status
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Main Alar$s (IMO Mandator% rid*e Alar$s)
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udder Order and es'onse
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4aterti*ht and ire Doors Status
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4ind S'eed and Dire#tion
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Only "%en t%ey are aailable on t%e bridge ia an IE& '') interface
—There is no 'rin#i'le dieren#e &et"een a o%a*e data re#order (VD) and a si$'liied o%a*e data re#order (S+ VD). The dieren#e is the a$ount o inor$ation required to &e re#orded. The VD requires $ore data to &e re#orded than the S+VD. E VDs : or Vo%a*e Data e#order is a data re#ordin* s%ste$ desi*ned or all essels required to #o$'l% "ith the (IMO)5s International 2onention (SOBAS) equire$ents (IMO es.A.861(,)) in order to #olle#t data ro$ arious sensors on &oard the essel. It then di*itiFes! #o$'resses and stores this inor$ation in an eternall% $ounted 'rote#tie stora*e unit.
E S+VD : is not required to store the sa$e leel o detailed data as a standard VD! &ut nonetheless should $aintain a store! in a se#ure and retriea&le or$! o inor$ation #on#ernin* the 'osition! $oe$ent! 'h%si#al status! #o$$and and #ontrol o a essel oer the 'eriod leadin* u' to and ollo"in* an in#ident.
SOBAS VDs 2arria*e equire$entsGnder re*ulation , o SOBAS #ha'ter V on Vo%a*e data re#orders (VD)! the ollo"in* shi's are required to #arr% VDs:
E'assen*er shi's #onstru#ted on or ater 1 0ul% ,,. Ero+ro 'assen*er shi's #onstru#ted &eore 1 0ul% ,, not later than the irst sure% on or ater 1 0ul% ,,. E'assen*er shi's other than ro+ro 'assen*er shi's #onstru#ted &eore 1 0ul% ,, not later than 1 0anuar% ,,@. Eshi's! other than 'assen*er shi's! o 3!,,, *ross tonna*e and u'"ards #onstru#ted on or ater 1 0ul% ,,. EAd$inistrations $a% ee$'t shi's! other than ro+ro 'assen*er shi's! #onstru#ted &eore 1 0ul% ,,! ro$ &ein* itted "ith a VD "here it #an &e de$onstrated that intera#in* a VD "ith the eistin* equi'$ent on the shi' is unreasona&le and i$'ra#ti#a&le.
SOBAS SVDs 2arria*e equire$ents
Data Items *%at Must be Recorded by t%e VDR IMO Resolution A+,' ../ H=siFeH=siFe
Data types
Date and ti$e: eeren#ed to GT2 "ith an indi#ation o the sour#e. The sour#e #ould &e the >-S EShi'Cs 'osition: In latitude and lon*itude "ith the datu$ used. The sour#e #ould &e the >-S ES'eed: Throu*h "ater or s'eed oer *round "ith indi#ation o "hi#h it is. The sour#e #ould &e the s'eed lo* E9eadin*: As indi#ated &% the shi'Cs #o$'ass. The sour#e #ould &e the *%ro #o$'ass Erid*e audio: As 'i#/ed u' &% one or $ore $i#ro'hones 'ositioned on the &rid*e so that #onersation at or near the #onnin* stations! radar dis'la%s! #hart ta&les! et#.! is adequatel% re#orded. As ar as 'ra#ti#a&le! the 'ositionin* o $i#ro'hones should also #a'ture inter#o$! 'u&li# address s%ste$s and audi&le alar$s on the &rid*e EV9 #o$$uni#ations elatin* to shi' o'erations should &e re#orded Eadar data: le#troni# si*nal inor$ation ro$ "ithin one o the shi'Cs radar installations "ith re#ordin* o all the inor$ation "hi#h "as a#tuall% &ein* 'resented on the $aster dis'la% o that radar at the ti$e o re#ordin*
E AIS data: I it is i$'ossi&le to o&tain radar data &% usin* a #o$$er#iall% aaila&le intera#e then AIS tar*et data should &e re#orded as a sour#e o inor$ation re*ardin* other shi's. I radar data is re#orded! AIS inor$ation $a% &e re#orded additionall% as a &enei#ial se#ondar% sour#e o inor$ation on &oth other and o"n shi'. AIS data is not $andator%! &ut an o'tion "hen it is i$'ossi&le to o&tain radar data &% $eans o a #o$$er#iall% aaila&le intera#e EAdditional data: Ite$s listed &% IMO "ith the require$ents set out in resolution A.861(,) should &e re#orded "hen the data is aaila&le in a##ordan#e "ith the international di*ital intera#e standard MA,183 usin* a''roed senten#e or$atters. The additional data listed &% IMO "ith the require$ents in resolution A.861(,) are: < #ho sounder < Main alar$s < udder order and res'onse < n*ine order and res'onse < 9ull o'enin*s status < 4aterti*ht and ire door status < A##elerations and hull stresses < 4ind s'eed and dire#tion EThe additional data (an% or all) shall onl% hae to &e re#orded i the data are aaila&le on the &rid*e and the data si*nals are aaila&le in MA,183 or$at. 9en#e! the 'rin#i'le dieren#e &et"een VD and S+VD la%s in the require$ents or re#ordin* o additional data
Data Must &e e#orded &% SVDs e#ordin*! &rid*e and #o$$uni#ation audio! radar! 'osition! s'eed! headin*! date and ti$e and! i radar data is not 'ossi&le! AIS data
The VDR System
May consist of recording control unit , protective storage unit and data acquisition unit, which connected to various equipment and sensors on board a ship [] [/] The protective storage Capsule
May be in a retrievable fxed unit or ree oat unit (or combined with E!R"# when the shi$ sun% in marine incident& The last ' hours o stored data in the $rotected unit can be recovered and re$layed by the authorities or shi$ owners or incident investi)ation& Must be $rovided with radar reectors and s$ecial color and s$ecial re*uency above the water and sound re*uency under the water&
