DoscaManual船舶气导使用说明

Operation manual

(version 3.0)

Capt ain ’s D ynamic O peration S ystem for C ounter planning and A nalysis

with Optimum Ship Routeing (OSR

)

May 2013

Weather Request

Spot Weather Condition

Weather Table

Voyage List

Voyage Detail Graph

Voyage Plan List

Heavy Rolling Risk

Snap Shot

Simulation Table

Simulation Controller

Map

Select [Weather Request]

2Select your purpose

3Click [Next ]

42) Select the times at which forecast should be received each day.

Select Date and Time from Calendar

5Click [Next ]

7Also, input Lat. / Lon. in the Click [Next ]

9Select Frequency

and Delivery Time

6Input Lat.Click & Drag on Map

8

? Min.Required

Up to 100kbyte for the minimum weather data (North Pacifi c Ocean)Click [Finish ]

10Click

11Drag and Drop

Left -click and hold this icon with the mouse, and drag it into the e-mail. Release the mouse, and the fi le will become an e-mail attachment you can send to Weathernews.

Drag and Drop the fi

le to an e-mail 12

13

Check the destination address

14

Check the attachment fi

“WeatherRequest.var”

Open the attachment fi le [vps_xxxxx.var]

2) RC Comment received from WNI will appear automatically in pop-up window.

4) Please confi rm and compare the main items below in the Voyage Plan List:

Check plan has been sent from WNI

2? TTL Dist. [nm]

Double-click (if you need )

Check [Plan List ]

1

In the [Planned by] column, “WNI” indicates Voyage Plans received from Weathernews. Selecting your vessel’s name in this column will display the Plan created by you.

Open the attachment fi le [xxxxx.var Check [Plan List ]

1Check [Copy ]

2Input Plan Name [if you need ]

3

Input the Voyage Plan Name, and select the Simulation Type from one of the four types below:

? When you need to run a simulation based on the deadline for delivering your cargo specifi ed by Operator, select For RTA .Click [Simulation Controller ]

Edit WayPoint dialog box

Using the [Insert WP] ? [Copy WP] ? [Delete] buttons in the Voyage Simulation Table to insert, copy or delete waypoints. In addition, you can input latitude/longitude and track type, waypoint names, passage of time and engine power/RPM if necessary.Pushing the button will start the Voyage Plan simulation currently displayed in the Map

Double-click

Slide (manual)Animation Controller

With the operation described above, you can make multiple Voyage Plan comparisons, and make your fi nal route selection after importing the latest weather data from Weathernews. These operations can be done anytime at sea, so you can choose the optimum Voyage Plan anytime.

Check Intention Flag.

Displays the list of Ports. Select a port from the list, and the name and location of that port will auto-complete in the fi eld.Map Button

Click the Map button and then click on any point on the Map, and that location will auto-complete in the voyage information. This can be selected as the departure or destination point for your voyage.

Click [Next ]

3Please send Weathernews your

Intention Plan by e-mail.

*See 2-1-5) for e-mail instructions

4Select as Intention Plan.

1Click [Voyage ]

1Click [Send ]

2Click [New ]

2Type Voyage

eld lets you choose the types: 2)-2. Input the required voyage info below in the Simulation Controller dialog box.

(1) Plan Name

Input a name you like for the voyage.

(2) Simulation Type

Click [Simulation Controller ]

(6)

(4)

(2)

(1)(3)

(5)

Zoom in on the area of your point of departure in the MAP view, and double-click the [Insert WP] button in the Voyage Simulation Table to add a Waypoint. At this point in the process, you can confi rm the time/place you want to add in either the Voyage Simulation Table or the MAP view. Also, by right-clicking along the route (orange-line) in the MAP view, you can add /copy/delete Waypoints.

Add/copy/delete Waypoints.Right-click route

Pilot Station [yellow]

Major WP [white]

Port [green]

In the Voyage Simulation Table, select the Waypoint you want to set (changing to BLUE) , and the click the [Nav.] fi eld to make your selection for GC or RL. Also, make settings for Time(Set), RPM, Speed (Set) and Fuel Type, if necessary.

It is also possible to make settings in the MAP view as in the Edit Waypoint dialog box Depending which of the various weather screens that is displayed on top of the MAP, you can make settings while confi rming weather you will encounter along the route.

Make settings in the same way for the area of the Waypoint you are heading.

You can also make multiple separate Voyage Plan comparisons, and look at which one is

optimal. (For more details, please consult section 2-3.)

Based on the indicated Waypoints and simulations, you can check 3-hourly pinpoint forecasts

and the vessel’s performance.

Layout [C ]

(1) Selected Plan (ORANGE)

The selected Plan in the Voyage Plan List. Details of the selected Voyage Plan will be displayed in the Voyage Simulation Table, and other relevant windows.(2) Intention Plan (WHITE Line, Grey Vessel)

Marks the accepted Voyage Plan in the Voyage Plan List with the Intention Flag.(5) Controller

(4) Time Slider

(1) Selected Plan

(2) Intention Plan

(3) Recommended Plan

(1) [North Up] Button Sets snapshot orientation so that north is up.

(2) [Head Up] Button Sets snapshot orientation that the vessel’s bow is facing up.

3-4. Heavy Rolling Risk

Click [Heavy Rolling]

Click [Snap Shot ]

Snap

(1)(2)

(6) Head Up / North Up Button

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)

Click [Graph]

RC Comment

Displays RC Comments on latest Voyage Plan received from Weathernews.

Buttons