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INLAND NAVIGATION & ELECTRONICS

VDRs for

Inland Vessels?

Does It Make Sense?

Credit: Radio Holland

It just might. And, you’ve got options.

By Joseph Keefe he Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) carriage re-

On the Market, Available Now quirements apply to all passenger ships regard-

Orolia recently announced a partnership with Radio less of gross tons or year of build, and to all cargo Holland that includes the development of a Voyage Data ships 3000 gross tons or larger built after 2002. Recorder (VDR) speci? cally designed for inland shipping.

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A simpli? ed VDR (S-VDR) is allowed on older ships built This solution is designed to enhance safe navigation and before 2002. The performance standard was updated in vessel performance and provide tools for understanding 2014. That said; a full type-approved VDR is not a re- the cause of incidents. Radio Holland will also be install- quirement for inland vessels under 3,000 GT. Neverthe- ing Orolia’s Netwave VDR NW6000 series as its preferred less, a good case to be made for installing a (less costly) global VDR solution for retro? t and new build projects, data recording device on such vessels, ideally with remote while Orolia will utilize Radio Holland’s established global access and reporting as part of an Internet of Things (IoT) network as one of its globally preferred service partners.

solution to monitor the vessel and its installed equipment.

The architecture of Orolia’s renewed Netwave

Both Danelec and Orolia (who collaborates with Radio NW6000 VDR system, which has a global install base

Holland in its offering) offer such capabilities. of more than 6,000 vessels, is based on latest ethernet

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