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http://dx.doi.org/10.5394/KINPR.2018.42.4.245

Developmental Plan of Man-Overboard Alert Devices of Small Fishing Vessels: A Study  

Kim, Jae-Won (Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisherise Technology)
Kim, Byung-Ok (Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisherise Technology)
Lim, Jung-Gyun (SRC Co., Ltd)
Lee, Ju-Han (SRC Co., Ltd)
Yim, Jea-Hong (Department of Electronics and Electrical Information Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Park, Dong-Kook (Department of Electronics and Electrical Information Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
Publication Information
Journal of Navigation and Port Research / v.42, no.4, 2018 , pp. 245-252 More about this Journal
Abstract
A method of transmitting an alert signal in case of man-overboard (MOB) systems in a small fishing vessel navigating within coastal area is being operated as VHF-DSC equipment via a distress alert button and V-P ass Equipment via alert button or beacon separation. However, a small fishing vessel with a couple of crews on board is an inappropriate way to alert a man-overboard condition. However, internationally, MOB equipment using VHF-DSC, AIS, and Bluetooth technologies is used to transmit alert signals directly to the mother ship and other radio stations. In order to analyze the performance and technology of the MOB equipment operating in foreign countries, it was confirmed that the alarm signal can be received within a maximum of one nautical mile when the MOB device is on the water surface. An MOB device that meets domestic conditions needs to send an alarm signal to a station within the VHF communication range. However, in order to reduce the false alert signal, it is most appropriate to operate the VHF-DSC radio equipment installed on the ship remotely. Analysis of various technologies connecting the MOB and the VHF-DSC revealed that the Bluetooth system has advantages such as device miniaturization. When an emergency signal is transmitted from the MOB device, it can be received by a dedicated receiver and recognized through an external input terminal of the VHF-DSC equipment generating its own alarm. If the emergency situation cannot be processed at the mother ship, a distress alert is sent to all radio stations via VHF-DSC for response under emergencies faced by small fishing vessels.
Keywords
Small Fishing Vessels; MOB; ManOverboard; Alert Signal; VHF-DSC; AIS; Bluetoot;
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