Document title: VMS-100 User Manual
Document number: VMSC-82
Company Confidential
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2019 SRT Marine Systems plc
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5.3
Advanced Configuration
In this configuration, an ERS1 will be supplied with the product. This configuration tends to
be for larger vessels.
There are a number of operational differences in the way the ERS1 and transceiver work for
the advanced configuration and these are all controlled from the ERS1.
The ERS1 is essential for the vessel to operate in this configuration and the fishing voyage
will be severely compromised if the ERS1 is unavailable.
The states that the vessel can be in are increased for the advanced configuration. Using the
ERS1, the vessel can move from Port to Transit, but the Fishing state has been replaced by
two new states; Searching and Set/Catch. When actively searching for fish the Searching
mode should be selected from the ERS1 screen. From this screen the transceiver can return
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 these state changes are carried out on the ERS1.
Advanced ERS1 State Changes
As with the Basic+ configuration, the ERS1 must create a landing record (or a number of
landing records) when the vessel is landing its catch back in Port.
In the advanced configuration, the ERS1 will also allow a Transhipment report to be created,
if a catch has been transferred to another vessel at sea.
The ERS1 also allows for the bunkering or crew change report to be created.
In the advanced configuration, the transition from Port to Transit and back again is carried
out automatically. It can be done using the ERS1 or buttons on the transceiver, but the
technology in the transceiver is intelligent enough to know when a port boundary has been
crossed.