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Document title: VMS-100 User Manual
Document number: VMSC-82

Company Confidential

2019 SRT Marine Systems plc

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SRT Marine Systems plc

VMS-100 User Manual

SRT Marine Systems plc, Wireless House, Westfield Industrial Estate,

Midsomer Norton, Bath, BA3 4BS, England. Tel: +44 (0)1761 409 500

The information contained within this document is the copyright of SRT Marine Systems plc.

No part of this document may be disclosed, reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means without the written

permission of SRT Marine Systems plc.

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Page 1: ...ield Industrial Estate Midsomer Norton Bath BA3 4BS England Tel 44 0 1761 409 500 The information contained within this document is the copyright of SRT Marine Systems plc No part of this document may be disclosed reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of SRT Marine Systems plc The term document extends to all forms of media in which information may be...

Page 2: ...oduction 9 4 General Operation 10 4 1 Product Overview 10 4 2 Button Functions 10 4 3 Indicators 11 4 4 Using the Product 12 4 4 1 Powering On 12 4 4 2 Changing State 12 4 4 3 Activating SOS Alert 12 4 4 4 Powering Off 12 4 4 5 Battery Backup 12 4 4 6 Error Conditions 13 5 Operation with an ERS Device 14 5 1 ERS1 Screen Layout 14 5 1 1 To Do Menu 15 5 1 2 Alerts Menu 16 5 1 3 Meatball Menu 16 5 2 ...

Page 3: ...tandard outputs from the transceiver The manufacturer reserves the right to update and change these specifications at any time and without notice Do not install this equipment in a flammable atmosphere such as in an engine room or near to fuel tanks 1 2 General Notices Position source All marine Automatic Identification System AIS transceivers utilise a satellite based location system such as the ...

Page 4: ...r with or damage this product will invalidate the warranty Disposal of this product and packaging Please dispose of the AIS transceiver in accordance with the European WEEE Directive or with the applicable local regulations for disposal of electrical equipment Every effort has been made to ensure the packaging for this product is recyclable Please dispose of the packaging in an environmentally fri...

Page 5: ...ible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment WARNING It is a violation of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission to input an MMSI that has not been properly assigned to the end user or to otherwise input any inaccurate data in this device Industry Canada notice This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject t...

Page 6: ...er SOLAS regulations Class B transceivers Similar to class A transceivers in many ways but are normally lower cost due to the less stringent performance requirements Class B transceivers transmit at a lower power and at a lower reporting rate than class A transceivers AIS base stations AIS base stations are used by Vessel Traffic Systems to monitor and control the transmissions of AIS transceivers...

Page 7: ...rate Please contact the relevant authority in your country for more information 2 3 Important Information for US Customers There are specific laws in the USA regarding the configuration of AIS class B transceivers If you are a US resident and intend to use your AIS class B transceiver in US waters you should make sure that your retailer has configured your product prior to supplying it to you If y...

Page 8: ...Document title VMS 100 User Manual Document number VMSC 82 Company Confidential 2019 SRT Marine Systems plc Page 8 of 21 ...

Page 9: ...100 and where appropriate the ERS products It is intended to be a detailed description on how to use the VMS 100 system suitable for SRT Customer Support and our installation training partners A separate quick start guide will be provided with the VMS 100 transceiver for use on the vessel It assumes that the product has already been installed under a separate set of installation instructions ...

Page 10: ...tion but will use the ERS1 described later for some additional reporting Advanced uses an ERS1 described later to interact with the transceiver and provide additional catch reporting or other voyage information 4 2 Button Functions There are four buttons located on the top of the transceiver Three of these are used to identify the state of the vessel and the fourth is an SOS Button to be used in e...

Page 11: ...ned Geo Fence Geo Fences are prohibited areas that the vessel is not allowed into The indicator will only be extinguished when the vessel has moved out of the prohibited area If a geo fence has been breached an internal buzzer will sound in the transceiver and a message sent to the control centre The buzzer can be silenced by pressing any of the buttons on the top of the transceiver Error If the t...

Page 12: ...o port When inside the port boundary the Port button should be pressed to indicate this to the control centre At the end of the fishing voyage when the catch has been landed and the vessel is docked the vessel power can be turned off The transceiver will automatically shut down after a short period of time Throughout this sequence of events the transceiver will continually be sending position and ...

Page 13: ...hat the power error has ended The transceiver internal batteries provide enough power for the product to continue transmissions for a minimum of 24hrs 4 4 6 Error Conditions The following error conditions can be displayed on the transceiver Flashing External Power has been lost Check power connection Check vessel power supply Flashing A geo fence boundary has been breached Check position move back...

Page 14: ... is a rugged mobile phone with a Bluetooth connection directly to the transceiver It also uses mobile data to connect to the control centre as needed Figure 2 shows the ERS1 device Figure 2 ERS1 Device To use the ERS1 a user account name and password must have been set up when the VMS 100 and ERS1 were installed on the vessel If this is not the case then contact must be made with an authorised sup...

Page 15: ...ar at the top of the screen There are icons here for a To Do list and an Alerts notification Also here is a button represented by three horizontal dots sometimes known as the meatball button Pressing this button will bring up a menu allowing for additional messages and information to be accessed If the To Do or Alert icon is displayed with a red dot above it this represents an action or alert that...

Page 16: ... also generates Tranship Report and Bunk Change Reports when the Tranship and Bunk Change states are entered 5 1 2 Alerts Menu The Alerts menu displays a summary of alerts that have been received by the ERS1 Each alert will immediately display a pop up box on the ERS1 screen which needs to be acknowledged by the user These are then collated under the Alerts menu 5 1 3 Meatball Menu When this menu ...

Page 17: ...umber of user triggered messages These could be required by a local authority For example a pre departure message is required when authorisation to leave port is required This menu allows for creation of these types of messages in addition to a general free text message for non specific communication The Trips menu provides details of the current trip or historic trip data ...

Page 18: ...2 Basic Configuration If the transceiver has been configured in the Basic configuration an ERS1 device will be provided as part of the product In this configuration the ERS1 can be used to change the state of the transceiver from Port to Transit to Fishing rather than using the buttons on the top of the transceiver Figure 3 shows how these state changes are displayed on the ERS1 ...

Page 19: ... Fishing events from the Fishing button When the Port button has been pressed for the final time to determine that the voyage is complete the system will require a Landing Report from the ERS1 This will be indicated on the ERS1 screen as a red badge above the To Do list on the ERS1 When the Landing Report has been completed on the ERS1 the transceiver will officially declare the vessel back in Por...

Page 20: ...eturn to Transit or move into the Set Catch state which acknowledges the act of fishing All states have the ability to return to the Transit state and when each one exits an empty report will be created in the ERS1 To Do list These reports must be filled in on the ERS1 prior to returning to port and they will be automatically transmitted to the control centre by the transceiver Figure x shows how ...

Page 21: ...data can be displayed graphically on a large screen There are two ports on this connector the second could be connected to a vessel heading sensor to provide more accurate heading information Wiring for this port is shown below 6 2 NMEA 2000 Port Located on the opposite side of the transceiver this connector can be used on advanced vessels that have an NMEA2000 infrastructure It will allow the tra...

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