Consilium VDR F1 User manual

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VDR F1, S-VDR S1
Voyage Data Recorder
User Guide

Table of Contents
5490060A01 VDR F1, S-VDR S1
User Guide
Description Doc No Index
User Information
Intended for crew.
Instructions for every-day use and accident/incident
procedures. 5410061 1
Investigative Authority Guide
Intended for an investigative body.
Contains information on how to download data. 5410062 2
Professional Player Guide
Intended for crew and investigators.
Description playback program for VDR data.
Information how to install, import data and run the
program.
5410063 3
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VDR F1, S-VDR S1
User Information
User Guide

Consilium Marine
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E-mail: Service: [email protected]
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Consilium Navigation
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The contents of this document are subject to revision without notice
due to continued progress in methodology, design and manufacturing.
Consilium assumes no legal responsibility for any error or damage
resulting from the usage of this document.
Document no. 5410061-00A01
Part no: 5410061
© 2009, Consilium AB

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Table of contents
1 About this manual..................................................................................................3
1.1 General...........................................................................................................3
1.2 Symbols Used in the Manual.........................................................................3
2 Maintenance...........................................................................................................4
2.1 Important knowledge.....................................................................................4
2.2 Checklist for crew..........................................................................................5
3 General description................................................................................................6
3.1 System description.........................................................................................6
3.2 Data items to be recorded, VDR....................................................................6
3.3 Data items to be recorded, S-VDR ................................................................7
4 Consilium VDR system .........................................................................................8
4.1 System units...................................................................................................9
4.1.1 Main unit................................................................................................9
4.1.2 Central unit.............................................................................................9
4.2 Video input unit ...........................................................................................10
4.3 Audio input unit...........................................................................................10
4.3.1 Microphones ........................................................................................10
4.4 Serial input unit............................................................................................10
4.5 Digital and analogue input unit....................................................................11
4.6 Remote Control Unit....................................................................................11
4.7 Storage units.................................................................................................12
4.7.1 Capsules...............................................................................................12
4.7.2 Portable Black Box..............................................................................12
4.7.2.1 Power up the PBB............................................................................12
4.7.2.2 Turn off the PBB..............................................................................12
4.7.2.3 Retrieve data from PBB...................................................................13
4.7.2.4 Playback of the retrieved data..........................................................13
4.7.2.5 Possible PBB LED indications ........................................................14
5 System process.....................................................................................................15
6 Incidents and accidents........................................................................................16
6.1 Backup procedure ........................................................................................17
7 Download data.....................................................................................................19
7.1 Replay data...................................................................................................19
8 In case of an error ................................................................................................20
8.1 Alarm ...........................................................................................................20
8.2 Warning........................................................................................................21
8.3 Investigate the cause of error.......................................................................21
8.4 Message description.....................................................................................22
9 VDR Error list......................................................................................................23
10 System restart.......................................................................................................26
10.1 Regulations .................................................................................................26
10.2 How to restart..............................................................................................26
11 Power fail.............................................................................................................28
12 Regulations ..........................................................................................................29
12.1 Purpose of VDR...........................................................................................29
12.2 Carriage Requirements and Data Items to be recorded ...............................29
12.3 Resistance to Tampering and Continuity of Operation................................29
12.4 Ownership of VDR Information..................................................................29
12.5 Annual Performance Test (APT)................................................................30

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12.6 IMO..............................................................................................................30
13 Appendix..............................................................................................................31
13.1 Procedure after Maintenance or Repair on the VDR or any sensor.............31
13.2 Quick guide after maintenance or repair......................................................32

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1 About this manual
1.1 General
The purpose of this manual is to give written instructions for every-day use and
accident/incident procedures.
This manual contains all on-board relevant documents related to the Simplified
Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR) application and to the “full” Voyage Data Recorder
(VDR) application of a Consilium VDR.
Note!
The setting up, installation and service procedure, which shall be performed by
specially trained technicians, is described in a separate manuals.
Danger!
Hazardous voltage!
Do not remove covers! Only authorized personnel are allowed to do so.
1.2 Symbols Used in the Manual
Danger!
Risk of serious or fatal injury to the user, and/or severe damage to the product, if the
instructions are not followed.
Warning!
Risk of personal injury and/or damage to the product if the instructions are not
followed.
Caution!
Risk of minor or moderate personal injury. Risk of equipment damage, loss of data,
extra work, or unexpected results, if the instructions are not followed.
Note!
Note symbols alert you to important facts and conditions.
Information
Tip symbols direct you to specific instructions, such as where to find additional
information and tell you how to perform a certain operation in an easier way.

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2 Maintenance
The Consilium VDR contains no moving parts like fans etc. and a day to day
inspection and maintenance is uncomplicated. Anyway there is good practice to keep
the equipment clean and free from dust. It is also important to make sure that all
external cable and connectors are in good shape.
Note!
Be careful when opening the units for repair or replacement and make sure that
general ESD practices are followed.
2.1 Important knowledge
It is important to be familiar with the VDR system. This is Consilium’s minimum
recommended knowledge for the bridge team. It is recommended to know how to:
•Act in a situation of Incident or Accident (described in chapter 6)
•Perform a Backup (described in chapter 6.1)
•Find the Key to the VDR Main Unit
•Find Investigators kit
•Handle the Alarms/Warnings (described in chapter 8)
•Find VDR Manuals and be familiar with the content
•Handle the Remote Control Unit (described in chapter 4.6)
•Operate the VDR Player (described in VDR Pro Player manual)
And also:
•Be familiar with the VDR system (placement, general function and
maintenance)
•Know the checkpoints in checklist below

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2.2 Checklist for crew
The checklist contains the minimum recommended checkpoints to be carried out on
the VDR system. It specifies how often an item has to be checked and how to check it.
If the check fails a solution and where to find it is included in the diagram.
The checkpoints are noted in the manual using the symbol below.
Caution!
Checkpoint.
# When/How often Check
what item What to do or check If not okay Instruc- tion
1 Daily
VDR
Remote
Control
Unit.
Check that date
and time are
according to
UTC.
Restart the system in
Main Unit. If still not
okay contact
Consilium.
Chapter
4.6 and
chapter
12
2 Daily
VDR
Remote
Control
Unit
Confirm that
Normal
Operation is
displayed.
Check for displayed
alarm/warning.
Check error list and
follow the
instructions.
Chapter
8 and 9
3 At an incident/
accident Perform a backup Chapter
6
4
Yearly
Annual
Performance Test
(APT)
VDR
system
It is ship owners
responsibility to
arrange the APT. Chapter
12
5
After
maintenance,
repair and/or
system changes
(on the VDR itself
or any sensor
involved)
VDR
system See Appendix chapter 13

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3 General description
3.1 System description
The VDR is designed to meet the performance and technical requirements stated in
IMO Resolution A.861(20), MSC.214(81) and IEC 61996-1 for VDR and
IMO MSC.163(78), MSC.214(81) and IEC 61996-2 for S-VDR
The data items to be recorded are listed in IEC 61996-1 for full VDR and in IEC
61996-2 for S-VDR. It is valuable to now what equipment that is recorded to better
understand the system.
3.2 Data items to be recorded, VDR
Parameter to be recorded Instrument Note
Date and time GPS
Ship’s position and datum used GPS
Speed (water and/or ground) Speed log
Heading (true) Gyro
Heading (magnetic) Compass
Bridge audio Microphones
Communication audio Designated VHF
Radar data Master Radar display
AIS AIS
Depth Echo sounder
Alarms Mandatory alarms
Rudder order/response manual Steering
Rudder order/response automatic Autopilot
Engine order/response Engine telegraph
Hull openings, watertight doors Door indication
Accelerations and hull stress Hull stress system
Wind speed and direction Wind indicator

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3.3 Data items to be recorded, S-VDR
Parameter to be recorded Instrument Note
Date and time GPS
Ship’s position and datum used GPS
Speed (water and/or ground) Speed log
Heading (true) Gyro
Heading (magnetic) Compass
Bridge audio Microphones
Communication audio Designated VHF
Radar data Master Radar display See below
AIS AIS If no commercial off-the-
shelf interface available
to obtain radar data
Depth Echo sounder Only if NMEA data is
available
Alarms Mandatory alarms
Rudder order/response manual Steering
Rudder order/response automatic Autopilot
Engine order/response Engine telegraph
Hull openings, watertight doors Door indication
Accelerations and hull stress Hull stress system
Wind speed and direction Wind indicator

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4 Consilium VDR system
The Consilium VDR is a distributed system that consists of a number of units
connected to each other through Ethernet. There are three categories in a VDR
system; input units, control units and storage units. A typical VDR system contains of
a number of input units, a control unit also called the central, one remote control unit
placed on or in the vicinity of the bridge and one or several storage units.
Control Units Input Units Storage Units
The input units are divided into four different categories:
Audio input – Audio Mixer Unit (AMU)
Video input – Video Grabber Unit (VGU)
Serial input – NMEA Unit (NMEA)
Digital/Analogue input – Signal Converter to NMEA I/O modules (Signal converter)
The system is configured from an external PC running a VDR configuration tool. The
result of the configuration is a file that is stored in the central and used by the system
every time it starts up. Make sure that correct time is set on the PC (laptop).
The input unit capture and compress external sensor data according to the
configuration, supervise the inputs and sends the data to the central. The central
records and supervise the data flow, packs the recorded data into a file each minute
and send the data file to the storage unit. The storage unit acts as a circular buffer and
the storage time depends on the storage capacity and the storage file size. Minimum
storage time is 12 hours.
Units in a standard VDR s
y
stem
Signal Converter
Microphones/Audio Mixer unit
Video Grabber Unit
Remote Control Unit
Main Unit
External PC
(laptop)
Floatfree Capsule
Harddisk incl
Live Player
Fixed Capsule

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4.1 System units
4.1.1 Main unit
The main unit is a locked cabinet consisting of batteries and modules for power
supply, NMEA, Control, Ethernet switch, USB memory stick and power and battery
ON/OFF breakers.
4.1.2 Central unit
The core of a VDR system is the Central unit. It has a Power supply which provides
24 VDC with battery backup power to the other units. The Central has a CPU module
with a display used for internal service and an Ethernet switch where all other units
are connected. The CPU module has two NMEA inputs, one for the Main GPS to
ensure good time synchronization and one High speed NMEA input used for the AIS.
There is also a removable USB memory stick used for incident Backup. The Central is
located inside Main unit.
Batteries
NMEA
module(s)
Control
module
(
CPU
)
Powe
r
superviso
r
modules
Battery ON/OFF Power ON/OFF
VDR Main uni
t
USB
memory
stic
k
Power
module
Service
socket
Ethernet
Switch
CPU
Display
Eth
Switch
Power
fail
Battery
Backup
Power
supply
USB memory
Stick

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4.2 Video input unit
The Video input unit, called Video
Grabber Unit (VGU) has 2 video input
channels. The unit records and
compresses the images using JPEG
compression. The VDR system can
have up to two video inputs units or four
video inputs. The Video input unit is
housed in a separate cabinet.
4.3 Audio input unit
The Audio input unit, called Audio
Mixer Unit (AMU) has 8 microphone
inputs and 2 VHF inputs. Each input has
individual gain settings. The inputs are
mixed into 4 audio output channels. The
audio unit uses compression technique to
reduce the size of the recorded audio.
The AMU is housed in a separate
cabinet.
4.3.1 Microphones
The microphones are connected to the
AMU and are placed at the bridge work
station and on outside bridge wings.
Note!
A short test tone from the microphones
will appear every 12 hours.
4.4 Serial input unit
The serial or NMEA input unit consist of
1, 2 or 3 modules. Each module has 6
individual NMEA inputs. The unit(s) is
placed together with the central in the
Main unit cabinet.

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4.5 Digital and analogue input unit
The Digital and Analogue input unit, called signal converter is an optional unit
composed by IO modules. The modules convert analogue or digital signals from
different ships instruments into NMEA.
4.6 Remote Control Unit
The daily user communication with the VDR is via the Remote Control Unit placed at
the conning navigation workstation on the bridge. There is no display or buttons on
the other units. The unit consists of a 4.3 inch LCD display and a keypad with 6
dedicated buttons:
•Backup - used to initiate a 12h backup of the last recorded data.
•Mute/Ack - used to mute the alarm buzzer and to acknowledge alarms and
warnings.
•Scroll up and down – used to scroll in display window.
•Moon and sun – used for changing intensity for day and night mode settings.
Press both buttons at the same time to perform a lamp test.
The display will be lighten up if it is in night mode if an alarm appears.
Power LED will shine with constant green light when Power is connected.
The use of the buttons and messages on the display will be described more thoroughly
in dedicated chapters in this manual.
Caution!
Checkpoint 1 - Daily: Time and date should always be according to UTC.
Check the time and date in the right upper corner of the display window.
Scroll
up
Scroll
down
Day and nigh
t
mode an
d
lamp test
Backup Mute/Ack
P
owe
r LED
Time and date
LAMP TEST

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4.7 Storage units
Storage units are those units who stores recorded data and allow retrieval of the data.
The storage units for Consilium VDR are capsules, USB memory stick and Portable
Black Box.
4.7.1 Capsules
The mandatory storage unit is the fixed capsule or for S-VDR alternatively a floatfree
capsule. Both capsules have a storage capacity of 4 GB or 8 GB. The storage time is
minimum 12h. The fixed capsule has an exceptional protection against fire and for the
full VDR also requirements on mechanical penetration resistance. The float free
capsule has a release mechanism that automatically releases the capsule from the
bracket in contact with water and automatically starts to transmit a radio signal to
simplify retrieval.
4.7.2 Portable Black Box
The Portable Black Box (PBB) is an optional unit that has a storage capacity of up to
500 GB or roughly a couple of week’s data. The PBB is a standalone unit without
special protection of the data.
4.7.2.1 Power up the PBB
1. Press the power button at the front. The blue and green LEDs will start blinking
and there will be a beep before the starting up phase is ready. Wait for constant
blue power LED.
2. When the power and status LEDs shines with a constant light the PBB is ON and
ready to use.
4.7.2.2 Turn off the PBB
1. Press and hold power button.
2. The blue and green HDD LEDs will start blinking and there will be a beep before
the turning off process is over.
Note!
Wait until the LEDs are OFF before disconnecting the unit.
Powe
r
button
N
etwork
(LAN) port
Green LEDs
Blue LED
Status
LED

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4.7.2.3 Retrieve data from PBB
To retrieve the stored data the PBB has to be connected to a PC (laptop) via a network
cable (LAN). The PBB has IP address 10.2.1.160 and the connected PC shall have a
network address that belongs to the same network (e.g. 10.2.1.222). Please refer to
Investigative Authority Guide for instruction how to change IP address of a PC.
Access data storage
VDR data stored in the PBB can be accessed via FTP (ftp:// 10.2.1.160/vdrdata). User
name: ‘vdr’; password: ‘vdr’.
In both cases user ‘vdr’ has a read-only access to the PBB.
Retrieve desired data
After the connection to PBB’s data storage is established data can be transferred from
the PBB to a destination location (copied to a local hard disk). Data storage structure
facilitates the locating of the relevant data.
Data is stored divided into 6-hour portions starting from time 00:00 (00:00-05:59,
06:00-11.59, 12:00-17.59, 18:00-23:59). Each portion is stored in a separate directory
named according to the time of its creation: YYMMDD-HHMM (e.g. 070320-0000,
070320-0600 etc.).
A new directory is also created when PBB or VDR is restarted (so directories with
arbitrary time in the names are possible: e.g. 070320-1739 followed by 070320-1800).
4.7.2.4 Playback of the retrieved data
After the data is transferred it can be used either for backup (e.g. to a CD/DVD) or for
playback and analysis using the voyage data player. The player can work with one 6-
hour data portion at a time. See Professional Player Guide for Player instructions.
Note!
Always copy the recorded VDR files to your local hard drive before running the
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4.7.2.5 Possible PBB LED indications
LED Colour Status Description
Blinking •During System Boot-up
•During System shutdown
Solid Light System Ready
Power Blue
Light Off Power Off
Solid Green Light Used HDD Capacity below 85%
Solid Orange Light •Used HDD capacity between 85-95%
•HDD has not been formatted
Blinking Orange
Light
•Used HDD capacity over 95%
•HDD status abnormal
•Restoring to default value
Blinking after 5 sec
of solid orange light No HDD
Status Green/
Orange
Light Off System Startup/Off
Blinking During Read/Write
HDD Green Light Off Can not Read/Write
Blinking Normal Operation
LAN Green Light Off LAN cable not connected