12. Commissioning & APT Procedure

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NW6000 TRAINING
Module 12 – Commissioning & APT Procedure

2. NW6000 – commissioning & apt procedure

NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
COMMISSIONING - INTRODUCTION
Dockside commissioning of the NW6000 shall be performed after the installation and testing of the
unit has been completed.
It is necessary to demonstrate and verify the system functionality for dockside testing purposes.
The arrangements for the commissioning are normally coordinated between the Technician
(Company Representative that completed the Installation), Shipyard, and Owners Representative for
the ship. A time and gathering place shall be agreed upon.
Prior to beginning the commissioning procedure a sample of downloaded data from the CM should
be performed. This data should represent the period immediately prior to commissioning and should
include information from all source sensors.
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
COMMISSIONING - INTRODUCTORY COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
Once the personnel have arrived for the commissioning, the technician should begin by illustrating the
location and mounting of the following components of the VDR:
1) Core Module
2) Bridge Control Unit
3) HSS/Float Free location
4) Microphone locations
5) DAQ modules
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
COMMISSIONING - DATA RETRIEVAL EXPLANATION
Discuss and show the following aspects of the VDR:
• Explain the 30 days recording and the 48 hrs in both capsules and how data is saved.
• Allow the VDR to record for the remainder of (dockside) testing.
• Demonstrate a download and how to play back.
• Make sure that each microphone is recorded by replaying a microphone test session.
• Explain that the OPT (operational performance test) has to be made frequently and demonstrate
how to perform this.
• Explain the differences between cautions and warnings.
• Leave one copy of all required doc’s on board
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
APT - PREPARATION
Before performing the APT, please let the captain provide you all documents on board regarding the VDR.
Investigate these documents to see if there were any items changed or altered last year.
All outcomes of the tests made here below, should be written down in the Annual Performance Test
Checklist – this checklist is to be found on the extranet site or in the student hand out.
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
APT – PROCEDURE
Connect to VDR and make a little download from the core module, on the BCU perform the mic/video and NMEA tests in
OPT and read out the outcome, all signals should be ok.
1)
Check downloads of the 3 recording mediums that they have the required mandatory minimum content, read out
the start end times (min 48 hrs on FRM and FFRM, 720 hrs on SSD)
2)
Inspect the audio, video and NMEA data from the downloaded content during the replay.
Rectify config were needed. (5 min download)
3)
Unplug the mains power and check if the power caution (alarm) is appearing on the BCU.
4)
Leave the VDR running on batteries.
5)
After 2 hrs running on batteries verify that the BCU notifies that recording has stopped.
6)
Reconnect the mains power.
7)
Make a visual inspection and verify that all the serial numbers for the h/w are the same as on the last APT report.
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
APT – PROCEDURE
8) With mains power restored:
a. Make a microphone 5 minute check with your voice mentioning name and location on each microphone, as
appearing in the configuration.
b. Perform a VHF test as well.
c. The data from this test will be required afterwards in order to send it to Orolia.
9) Download a few minutes from beginning, middle and end of the recordings from the recording mediums, playback and
check if all the signals recorded, are replaying.
10) Fill in APT-Checklist-NW6000.
11) Make the required EPIRB test, use the Unidec or equivalent and add the report to the APT form in PDF.(upload it)
12) Test the PT9 ninety, replace battery or beacon when needed, when so, take a photo from replaced items as proof.
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
APT - FORM
Retrieve from the extranet site or find it in:
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
APT - FORM
Fill in required fields….
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
APT – TRON40VDR TEST REPORT
Perform the EPIRB test…
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
APT – PROCEDURE
13)Copy the data to your laptop, zip it and upload to the We Transfer account:
netwavesystems.wetransfer.com
14)Data set completed as zipped file should contain…
a. APT report
b. Service report
c. Photos from the replaced batteries inside the core module, beacon battery, (show the new label on
the beacon), new beacon and HRU.
d. Photo from the battery expiry date sicker on the outside of the Core Module.
e. Photo from the FRM (colorization)
f. Photo from FFRM top side and HRU
15)Reboot the VDR with the Configurator.
16)Check on BCU that the system is running after the reboot without any alarms.
17)Perform one last OPT test using the BCU
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
APT – PROCEDURE
Always perform all steps which have to be made during the APT.
For example:
When the batteries are failing and you did not bring other new batteries on board, a follow up should
be arranged with new batteries and the outstanding battery test has to be done by a certified engineer.
When this is been completed and the service report shown to Orolia B.V., the CoC can be made.
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
APT – EXPIRY DATES
Core Module Batteries:
Beacon battery:
Beacon PT9-ninety:
EPIRB hydrostatic release mechanism:
Battery for JOTRON:
2 years
3 years
6 years
2 years
4 or 5 years
Note: For Shore Base Maintenance Netwave B.V.
FINAL EXAM MAKE THE TEST AND SUBMIT
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NW6000 – COMMISSIONING & APT PROCEDURE
PRACTICAL APT EXAM:
Make the APT report for the Arklow Beach
Open the Configuration Test and check the previous made APT.(Test folder)
Send the new APT report to:
Jacques.vanharteveld@seasofsolution.com
Your APT document will be checked (maximum 10 points)
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15. QUESTIONS?

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