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Application of K1/3 weather coefficient to tropical cyclone avoidance

Szymański M., Wiśniewski B.

Journal of KONBiN

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2017

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No. 41

189--206

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The article presents the results of an application of K1/3 weather coefficient to tropical cyclone avoidance manoeuvre on the example of a tropical cyclones GASTON in the North Atlantic in. Avoidance manoeuvre was planned with the use of the Bon Voyage ORS (Onboard Routing System) of the AWT and also with the use of the programme CYKLON. The routes considered in the Bon Voyage system were generated by the route optimization algorithms of the system and routes programmed manually were generated by the system operator. Weather coefficient K1/3 was utilized as an index of safety of navigation in decision making regarding the ultimate route choice of all route variants generated and programmed in both decision making support systems. Results obtained point at the legitimacy of utilizing several decision support systems in solving the problem of tropical cyclone avoidance manoeuvre.

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W artykule zaprezentowano wyniki wykorzystania współczynnika pogodowego K1/3 do wypracowania manewrów unikania cyklonu tropikalnego GASTON na Atlantyku Północnym. Manewry unikowe planowano przy użyciu systemu ORS (Onboard Routing System) pogodowej optymalizacji trasy oceanicznej statku Bon Voyage firmy AWT oraz programu CYKLON. W przypadku systemu Bon Voyage rozpatrywano trasy wygenerowane przez algorytmy optymalizacji trasy systemu oraz trasy zaprogramowane ręcznie w systemie przez nawigatora. Wykorzystano współczynnik pogodowy K1/3 jako wskaźnik bezpieczeństwa w ostatecznym wyborze trasy spośród wariantów uzyskanych w obydwu okrętowych systemach wspomagania decyzji. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują na zasadność stosowania kilku rodzajów narzędzi wspomagania w podejmowaniu decyzji przy rozwiązywaniu problemu wypracowania manewru unikania cyklonu tropikalnego oraz na przydatność współczynnika pogodowego K1/3 do ewaluacji ryzyka trasy oceanicznej w rejonie występowania cyklonów tropikalnych.

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Navigational and legislative constraints for optimization of ocean routes in the Northern Pacific Ocean

Szymański M., Wiśniewski B.

Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie

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2016

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nr 48 (120)

96--104

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A ship sailing between the coasts of China, Japan, Korea and the Western coast of North America must cross navigational and geographical barriers of the Kuril Islands Archipelago and Aleutian Chain. Passes between the islands are particularly difficult and hazardous in winter. Most of them are covered by drifting ice for 5 months of the year. A number of allowed passes and offshore routes had been established by the maritime authorities of Alaska on the Bering Sea and in Aleutian Chain. However, use of other passes and routes is limited to exceptional cases only. Similar regulations exist in the Okhotsk Sea and other waters under Russian jurisdiction. The ship must then give grounds for a deviation from recommended or allowed passes and tracks and report other required information. Since January 1, 2015, it is mandatory to use the low sulphur fuel oil (sulphur content no higher than 0.01%) in the main propulsion system and auxiliary machinery when navigating inside the Emission Control Area (ECA) zone. Ships face a constant dilemma whether to remain in the ECA zone for the shortest or longer period of time, if the fuel and cost gain in relation to the entire route justify that. Available decision making support systems, like SPOS and Bon Voyage, do not solve that issue satisfactorily.

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Comparison of ship performance optimization systems and the bon voyage onboard routing system

Wiśniewski B., Szymański M.

Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie

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2016

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nr 47 (119)

106--115

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A significant increase in demand for navigation support systems called Onboard Routing Systems (ORS) can be observed in the World’s merchant fleet. ORS is a navigation-support system that enables route programming to warn of dangers and navigation constraints and determine the required route-safety level directly onboard the vessel. In this article, an attempt to analyze and compare two ORS systems has been made: the Ship Performance Optimization System (SPOS), by the Meteo Consult Group; and the Bon Voyage system by Applied Weather Technologies (AWT). Individual items, methods, and criteria of both systems for optimization and weather forecasting models utilized have been compared. Particular attention has been paid to the usefulness of the systems regarding the problem of identification and avoidance of hazards such as tropical cyclones and wave resonance. Ergonomics of both systems has also been compared.

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Application of Bon Voyage 7.0 (AWT) to programming of an ocean route of post-Panamax container vessel in transpacific voyage Seattle – Pusan 26.08.2015, 1600UTC – 05.09.2015, 2100UTC

Szymański M., Wiśniewski B.

Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie

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2016

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nr 48 (120)

182--186

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The results of testing the Bon Voyage system for an ocean voyage are presented in this paper. The main assumptions of testing were: ETD – 26.08.2016 and ETA – 05.09.2016, as established by the owner. All the data have been obtained from an actual voyage of a post-Panamax shipping container through the North Pacific. Testing was repeated again after completion of the voyage (post-voyage analysis). The data indicate that improved results with respect to fuel consumption could have been achieved using a different moment of second stage testing. Possible problems at planning, programming, and optimizing of the route leading through the ECA (Emission Control Area) zones with the use of onboard routing systems are also presented.