Solas Chapter v - Annex 10 - Voyage Data Recorders (VDRS)

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Annex10VoyageDataRecorders(VDRs)1.Carriagerequirements

2.DownloadandPlaybackequipment

3.Exemptions

4.SystemInstallationTest

5.AnnualPerformanceCheckandCertification.

6.IMOGuidelinesonVoyageDataRecorders(VDR)OwnershipandRecovery

APPENDIXDatatoberecorded

1.)CARRIAGEREQUIREMENTS:

SOLASREQUIREMENTSRegulation20:carriageofVoyageDataRecorders(VDRorSVDR)TimetableforfittingPara. Typeofvessel DatebywhichVDRorSVDRmustbefitted20.1.1 Passengershipsconstructedonorafter1July2002 VDRDateofbuild20.1.2 Roropassengershipsconstructedbefore1July2002 VDRDateoffirstsurveyonorafter1July200220.1.3 Passengershipsotherthanroroconstructedbefore1July

2002VDR1January2004

20.1.4 Shipsotherthanpassengershipsof3000gt.andupwardsconstructedonorafter1July2002

VDRDateofbuild

20.2.1 Cargoshipsof20000gt.andupwardsconstructedbefore1July2002*

VDRorSVDR**Dateoffirstscheduleddrydockingafter1July2006butnotlaterthan1July2008

20.2.2 Cargoshipsof3000gt.upto20000gt.constructedbefore1July2002*

VDRorSVDR**Dateoffirstscheduleddrydockingafter1July2007butnotlaterthan1July2010

20.2.3 *Cargoshipsbuiltbefore1July2002maybeexemptedfromrequirementstocarryVDR/SVDRwhentheyaretobetakenpermanentlyoutofservicewithin2yearsoftherelevantimplementationdate.

**SeeAPPENDIXtothisAnnexforatableofdataitemstoberecordedbyVDRsandSVDRs.

ForEURequirementsforshipsondomesticvoyagesseeparagraph1.4

1.1)Regulation20requiresVDRstobefittedtoshipsbuiltonorafter1July2002accordingtothetimetableabove.

1.2)Regulation20.2requirescargoshipsbuiltbefore1July2002tobefittedwithVDRs,orSimplifiedVDRs(SVDR)asanalternative.

1.3)Regulation20.3recognisesthatoldershipsmayhavedifficultiesininterfacingequipmentwithVDRsandallowsAdministrationstomakeexemptions.(SeeSection3ofthisAnnex)



EUREQUIREMENTS

1.4EUCouncilDirective2002/59/EC(VesselTrafficMonitoringDirective)requiresallshipscallingataportofaMemberStatetobefittedwithaVDR.ThisincludesshipsonUKdomesticvoyages.ShipsoperatingonlyincoastalwatersthatareclassifiedfordomesticpassengeshipsasECclassesB,CorD(seeTable3inAnnex1)maybeexempted.

2.)DOWNLOADANDPLAYBACKEQUIPMENT

AnamendmenttotheperformancestandardsforVDRsandSVDRswasadoptedon12May2006(IMOResolutionMSC.214(81)).Thisrequirestheequipmenttobefittedwithaninterfacecompatiblewithaninternationallyrecognisedformat,sothatstoreddatacanbedownloadedandplayedbackbyinvestigationgauthoritiesonaportablecomputer.

TheseadditionalrequirementsforinterfacingtoallowdownloadandplaybackapplytoallVDRandSVDRequipmentfittedonorafter1June2008

3.)EXEMPTIONS

3.1)ExemptionstoCarriageRequirements(existingvessels).

3.1.1)Regulation20.3ofSOLASChapterVstatesthat:Administrationsmayexemptships,otherthanroropassengerships,constructedbefore1July2002frombeingfittedwithaVDRwhereitcanbedemonstratedthatinterfacingaVDRwiththeexistingequipmentontheshipisunreasonableandimpracticable.Howevercargoshipsbuiltbefore1July2002mustfitVDRsorSVDRsaccordingtothetimetableinsection1above.

3.1.2)EUCouncilDirective1999/35/ECstatesthat:ForVDR'stobeplacedonboardroroferriesandhighspeedpassengercraftbuiltbeforeentryintoforceofthedirective,exemptionsforcompliancewithsomeoftherequirementsmaybegranted.

3.1.3)EUCouncilDirective2002/59/ECrequiresthatallshipscallingataportofaMemberStatearefittedwithaVoyageDataRecorder(VDR)..meetingtheperformancestandardsofIMOResolutionA.861(20).AndthatanyexemptionsgrantedtororoferriesorhighspeedpassengercraftunderArticle4(1)(d)ofCouncilDirective1999/35/ECof29April1999onasystemofmandatorysurveysforthesafeoperationofregularroroferryandhighspeedpassengercraftservicesshallterminateon5August2002.ThisDirectivecameintoforceinFebruary2004.

3.1.4)Undercurrentproposals,therewillbenoexemptionforearlyscrappingofroroandpassengervessels.

3.2)Exemptionstorequirementtointerfacetocertainitemsofequipment.

3.2.1)TherehavebeenrequestsforpartialexemptionsforretrofittedVDRs.Technically,itispossibletointerfacealmostanysensortotheVDRusingsomeformofadditionalinterfacebox.Howevercost,reliability,accuracy,degradationofsensoroutputandapprovalofsuchinterfacesmustbetakenintoconsideration.

3.2.2)InformationtobeinterfacedtoVDRsandSVDRs,itssourceandformataregivenintheAppendixfollowingthesenotes.Equipmenttobeinterfacedcanbedividedintonumberofcategories:



3.3)Navigationalequipment.

3.3.1)MostitemsofnavigationalequipmentwillalreadyhavethestandardIEC61162(NMEA0183)interfaceandsointerfacingwillbepossible.Forthosethathavesomeotherformofelectrical/electronicinterface,itshouldbepossibletointerfacetotheVDRviaaninterfacebox.

3.3.2)Inthecaseofapieceofnavigationalequipmenthavingnoelectronicinterface,itmaybenecessarytoreplacethatequipmentinordertoobtainaninterface.Otheroptionsmayinclude:

3.3.3)Atechnicalsolutionachievedbyobtainingasuitablesignalfromwithintheequipmentandconvertingthistothecorrectformat,withoutnullifyingtheequipment'sTypeApproval.

3.4)Communicationsaudio:Standardaudiointerfacesexistandareinusesointerfacing,possiblywiththeaidofanadditionalbufferamplifier/mixershouldnotpresentaproblem.

3.5)Bridgealarms,hullopening,watertightandfiredoorstatus.

3.5.1)Asdefinedintheperformancestandard,therequirementistorecordinformationdisplayedonthebridge.Bridgeindicatorsarelikelytohavesimpleon/offstatusrepresentedbyclosingcontactsorthepresence/absenceofavoltage.Technically,itwillnotbedifficulttoconvertsuchsignalstotherequiredIEC61162format.

3.6)RudderandEngine(includingthrusters)orderandresponse.

3.6.1)Thesesystemsmaybeengineeredinmanyways(somenotusingelectricityorelectronics)andoldersystemsaremostunlikelytohaveanyformofinterface.Newelectromechanicalsensorsmayneedtobeinstalledtosensemechanicalpositionsofcontrolsandtheoutputsfromthesesensorsconvertedtothecorrectformat.

3.6.2)Carewillisneededwhenrunningcablingfromtheseadditionalsensorstothebridge/locationoftheVDRtoavoidcausingadditionalproblems.

3.7)ApprovalofInterfaceBoxes.IEC61996requiresthatinterfaceboxesshouldmeettherequirementsofIEC60945.ThisstandarddealsonlywithenvironmentalandEMCissues.

4.)SYSTEMINSTALLATIONTEST

4.1)TheVDR,andpossiblytheinterfaceboxes,willbeTypeApprovedbuttoensurethecorrectfunctioningofaninstalledVDRsystem,anoverallinstallationtestorcheckwillberequired.Thiswillrequireeachofthesensorinputstobe'exercisedinturn,informationrecordedandtherecordinganalysedforaccuracy.Thereappeartobeanumberofoptionsforconductingtestingincluding:

4.1.1)Duringtheprovingofsensorequipmenttheresultswouldbeathoroughtestofthesystemfromsensortoreplayedoutput.

4.1.2)Afterallsensorequipmenthasbeenprovenasfarasthebridge,simulating,wherenecessary,inputstotheVDRwillrequirefacilitiestoinjectorsimulateinputs.

4.1.3)Duringfunctionaltestsofship'sequipmentbyasurveyorlesscomplexthanafullmethodicalcheckbutmightnotproveeverysensor



input.

4.2)Surveyorcertificationisachievedthroughwitnessingaproving/demonstration(bytheprimecontractor/manufacturer/installer)ofallaspectsoftheVDRsystemtothesatisfactionofthesurveyor.

5.)AnnualPerformanceCheckandCertification.

5.1)Regulation18.8ofSOLASChapterVrequiresthat:

Thevoyagedatarecordersystem,includingallsensors,shallbesubjectedtoanannualperformancetest.Thetestshallbeconductedbyanapprovedtestingorservicingfacilitytoverifytheaccuracy,durationandrecoverabilityoftherecordeddata.Inaddition,testsandinspectionsshallbeconductedtodeterminetheserviceabilityofallprotectiveenclosuresanddevicesfittedtoaidlocation.Acopyofthecertificateofcomplianceissuedbythetestingfacility,statingthedateofcomplianceandtheapplicableperformancestandards,shallberetainedonboardtheship.

5.2)Ifinterpretedliterally,thiscouldrequireafullcheckoftheentiresystem(andsensors)whichwouldbeevenmorecomplicatedthantheSystemInstallationTest(4above).Thisisconsideredtooonerousforanannualcheck,theessenceofwhichisperceivedtobetoensuredataisrecordedandreplayedreliably.Thefollowingwouldbemoreappropriate:

5.3)Onboardinspectionofequipmenttoensurebatteries,enclosuresandlocationaidsareingoodconditionandoperational.Thisshouldbeundertakeninaccordancewiththemanufacturer'sinstructionsbysuitablyqualified/experiencedpersonnel.Successfulcompletionofthemaintenanceroutineshouldberecordedintheshipsonboardplannedmaintenancelog.

5.4)A12hourrecordingshouldcoveranoperationalperiodwhenthemajorityofsensorswillbeexercised.E.g.arrival,disembarkation,embarkationanddepartureofaroroferry.Downloadofthisrecordeddataorexchangeofrecordingmedium.Offlineanalysisofrecordeddatabythemanufacturerscertifiedrepresentativetoverifytheaccuracy,durationandrecoverabilityoftherecordeddata.Acertificateconfirmingthesatisfactoryresultsofthistestshouldberetainedonboard.

6.IMOGUIDELINESONVOYAGEDATARECORDERS(VDR)OWNERSHIPANDRECOVERY

1.)OwnershipofVDR/data:

Theshipownerwill,inallcircumstancesandatalltimes,owntheVDRanditsdata.however,intheeventofanaccidentthefollowingguidelineswouldapply.

2.)RecoveryofVDR:

RecoveryoftheVDRisconditionalontheaccessibilityoftheVDRorthedatacontainedtherein.

a.)Inthecaseofanoncatastrophicaccident,recoveryofthememoryshouldbestraightforward.Forexample,insomeVDRsitcanbeaccomplishedbyremovalofaharddiscfromtheVDRunit.Thisactionwillhavetobetakensoonaftertheaccidenttobestpreservetherelevantevidenceforusebyboththeinvestigator[1]andtheshipowner.Astheinvestigatorisveryunlikelytobeinapositiontoinstigatethisactionsoonenoughaftertheaccident,theownermustberesponsible,throughitsonboardstandingorders,forensuringthetimely



preservationofthisevidenceinthiscircumstance.

b.)Inthecaseofabandonmentofavesselduringanemergency,mastersshould,wheretimeandotherresponsibilitiespermit,recoverthememoryandremoveittoaplaceofsafetyandpreserveituntilitcanbepassedtotheinvestigator.

c.)Inthecaseofacatastrophicaccident,wheretheVDRisinaccessibleandthedatahasnotbeenretrievedpriortoabandonment,adecisionwillneedtobetakenbytheFlagStateincooperationwithanyothersubstantiallyinterestedStates[2]ontheviabilityandcostofrecoveringtheVDRbalancedagainstthepotentialuseoftheinformation.IfitisdecidedtorecovertheVDRtheinvestigatorshouldberesponsibleforcoordinatingitsrecovery.Thepossibilityofthecapsulehavingsustaineddamagemustbeconsideredandspecialistexpertisewillberequiredtoensurethebestchanceofrecoveringandpreservingtheevidence.Inadditiontheassistanceandcooperationoftheowners,insurersandthemanufacturersoftheVDRandthoseoftheprotectivecapsulemayberequired.

3.)CustodyofVDR/data:

Inallcircumstances,duringthecourseofaninvestigation,theinvestigatorshouldhavecustodyoftheoriginalVDRdata,perhapsintheformofthewholeorpart(s)oftheVDRitself,inthesamewayasifhehascustodyofotherrecordsorevidenceundertheCodefortheInvestigationofMarineCasualtiesandIncidents.

4.)ReadoutofVDR/data:

Inallcircumstancestheresponsibilitytoarrangedownloadingandreadoutofthedatafromtherecoveredmemoryinwhateverformshould,inthefirstinstance,beundertakenbytheinvestigatorwhoshouldkeeptheshipownerfullyinformed.Additionally,speciallyinthecaseofacatastrophicaccidentwherethememorymayhavesustaineddamage,theassistanceofspecialistexpertisemayberequiredtoensurethebestchanceofsuccess.

5.)Accesstothedata:

AlthoughtheinvestigatorwillhavecustodyoftheoriginalVDRmemoryinwhateverformforthedurationoftheinvestigation,acopyofthedatamustbeprovidedtotheshipowneratanearlystageinallcircumstances.Furtheraccesstothedatawillbegovernedbytheapplicabledomesticlegislationoftheflagstate,coastalstateandtheleadinvestigatingstateasappropriateandtheguidelinesgivenintheCodefortheInvestigationofMarineCasualtiesandIncidents.

1.TheterminvestigatorreferstotheMarineCasualtyInvestigatoroftheflagStateor,whereithasbeenagreed,underthetermsoftheCodeforInvestigationofMarineCasualtiesandIncidents,thatanotherStatewillleadtheinvestigation,theMarineCasualtyInvestigatorofthatState

2.RefertoresolutionA849(20)CodefortheInvestigationofMarineCasualtiesandIncidents,para.4.11.

APPENDIXDATAITEMSTOBERECORDEDVOYAGEDATARECORDERDATAITEMSTOBERECORDED

IMOPerformanceStandard(Res.A.861(20))andIECInformationformat(IEC61996).

A.861(20)REF

DATAITEM SOURCE



5.4.1 Date&time Preferablyexternaltoship(e.g.GNSS)5.4.2 Shipsposition ElectronicPositioningsystem5.4.3 Speed(throughwaterorover

ground)ShipsSDME

5.4.4 Heading Shipscompass5.4.5 BridgeAudio 1ormorebridgemicrophones5.4.6 Comms.Audio VHF5.4.7 Radardatapostdisplayselection Masterradardisplay5.4.8 Waterdepth EchoSounder5.4.9 Mainalarms Allmandatoryalarmsonbridge5.4.10 Rudderorder&response Steeringgear&autopilot5.4.11 Engineorder&response Telegraphs,controlsandthrusters5.4.12 Hullopeningsstatus Allmandatorystatusinformationdisplayedonbridge5.4.13 Watertight&firedoorstatus Allmandatorystatusinformationdisplayedonbridge5.4.14 Acceleration&hullstresses Hullstressandresponsemonitoringequipmentwherefitted5.4.15 Windspeed&direction Anemometerwhenfitted

SIMPLIFIEDVOYAGEDATARECORDER(SVDR)DATAITEMSTOBERECORDED

IMOPerformanceStandard(Res.MSC.163(78))andIECInformationformat(IEC61996).

MSC.163(78)REF. DATAITEM SOURCE

5.4.1 Dateandtime Preferablyexternaltoship(e.g.GNSS)5.4.2 Ship'sposition electronicpositioningsystem5.4.3 Speed(Throughthewateror

overtheground)Ship'sSDME

5.4.4 Heading Ship'scompass5.4.5 BridgeAudio 1ormorebridgemicrophones5.4.6 Communicationsaudio VHFcommunications5.4.7 Radardata:postdisplay

selectionMasterradardisplay

5.4.8 AISData AIStoberecordedifitisimpossibletorecordradardata.IfradarisrecordedAISmayberecordedasanadditionalsourceofinformation.

5.4.9 Otheritems AdditionalitemsrequiredforVDR(Res.A.861(20))wheninterfacingavailable.

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