PROACTIVE USE OF VDR DATA

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PROACTIVE USE OF VDR DATA

• Capt. Minas Myrtidis

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SOLAS Regulation 20

• Ships, when engaged on international voyages,
• shall be fitted with a voyage data recorder
• (VDR) as follows

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SOLAS Regulation 20

• Passenger ships constructed on or after 1 July
  2002
• Passenger ships, other than roro passenger
  ships, constructed before 1 July 2002, not later
  than 1 January 2004

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Company Profile

• Norwegian Cruise Line and Orient Lines operate
• a combined fleet of 11 vessels. New vessels will
• be added with the completion of the project
• America, currently under construction and
• the acquisitions of the SS United States
• SS Independence.

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Company Compliance

• Our newer vessels, have Voyage Data Recorders
  installed.
• We are in the process of fitting existing vessels
  with VDR.
• Our new buildings will be compliant with the new
  SOLAS carriage requirements.

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VDR DATA
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PROACTIVE USE OF DATA

• Analysis of specific events
• Debriefing of maneuvers with Bridge Team by
  playing back data through ECDIS / ARPA (if
  equipment has this feature)
• Comparison of maneuvering strategies between
  different Captains/Staff Captains to develop
  "best practices

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PROACTIVE USE OF DATA

• Playback of data at a ship simulation facility
  for training purposes (case studies)
• Experience Transfer

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VDR DATA
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BENEFITS

• Graphic accurate representation of the event.
  
• Monitoring compliance with International and
  National rules and regulations.
• Monitoring compliance with the Companys SEMS
  system, specifically the Navigation Standards
  Manual.

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BENEFITS

• Improvement of docking or undocking operations
• Increase Safety
• Efficiency of operations
• Procedure Verification
• Incident accident investigation
• Lessons learned

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ECDIS

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