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ANNOUNCING THE NEW ANSCHÜTZ RADARNautoScan NX launches at SMM

E-NAVIGATION A look ahead

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announcing the new anschütz radarINNOVATION The news in the beginning: Raytheon Anschütz has

developed the new NautoScan NX radar transceivers, which com-

pletely replace the existing Mk2/NSC radar product line. Provi-

ding the basis for the next generation of the Synapsis Radar, the

new transceivers were developed to meet high expectations regar-

ding performance but also to set the standard for reliability and

availability.

The Synapsis radar has been completely developed by Raytheon

Anschütz in Kiel, based on the experience and knowledge of the

past decades in radar systems supply and service. The develop-

ment was strongly supported by a team of 35 specialists of vari-

ous departments such as Hardware- and Software Development,

Quality Assurance, Product Management, Production, Assembly,

Procurement, and Service.

“The development of a new product from the ground up repre-

sents a great technical and organizational challenge – in particular

since our Anschütz gyro compass has been set as the benchmark

for performance and quality”, says Dr. Zebermann, head of the ra-

dar team. “Having all the knowledge concentrated in Kiel to create

such overall teamwork and utilize the experiences has certainly

been a great advantage for the whole development process”.

Read more about the new radar on the next page. ▶

amazing: 15,000 units of standard 22 in operation! | 3

a hundred synapsis ins systems | 4

shipguard: on-Board security | 4

standard 4 – end of support | 7

announcing the new anschütz radar | 2–3nautoscan nX launches at sMM

e-navigation | 5–6a look ahead

sMM is coMing! | 7don’t miss your visit!

introduction2013 saw a remarkable increase in newbuilding orders – a sign of recovery?

the industry is not quite sure about that, all in all it remains a very challenging market. however, there is a slight ray of hope for further improvement: pri-ces for new ships are low and suppliers developed plenty of new innovative technologies, making the next generation of ships much more cost effi cient and environment-friendly. today shipyards, together with their suppliers, are able to build ships which offer signifi cant advantages in design, in fuel con-sumption and emissions, in ship operation and logi-stic as well as in performance and handling at sea.

raytheon anschütz contributes a number of in-novative products and features, and some of them are featured on the next pages: for examp-le, our synapsis integrated navigation system, which was launched two years ago and is now already installed on a number of ships. and, as a highlight also at sMM, the new raytheon an-schütz nautoscan nX radar transceivers, com-pletely developed and produced in germany.

finally, raytheon anschütz is currently actively working in various e-navigation research projects, for example in the german project cosinus (co-operative shipping and navigation at sea). we take this as an opportunitiy to look into the future: how can e-navigation improve safety and security on board and – last but defi nitely not least – also contribute to voyage effi ciency and cost savings?

There is much more to follow on the next fi ve pages – enjoy reading!

Jan lüttdirector

Business area commercial

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The new radar transceiver is distin -

guished mainly by two innovations: Network technology replaces

analog data transmission through expensive and complex special

cables, and a pedestal which is newly constructed electrically and

mechanically will simplify service and reduce cost of ownership.

In the future the radar will be connected to the navigation equip-

ment via an Ethernet-interface. The advantages are that through

the digital technology the new radar can provide high-quality raw

data and at the same time, applications on the bridge are given

great flexibility in processing the radar signals – with all the di-

verse possibilities of modern network infrastructure. Interswitch

is so yesterday!

The new pedestal offers a robust, practice-oriented design and

improved service accessibility due to having fewer screws. In ad-

dition, the handling of the electronics was simplified by arranging

it compactly on a removable ‘‘sled”. Also significant is the mainte-

nance-free gear box, which reduces service costs.

Where does it go from here? The first near-series prototype has

been successfully tested. We have planned another thorough test

phase, because quality and reliability have priority. We set up a

temporary mast on a containership to start a performance test of

the new X-band radar under real conditions. The official “Roll-

Out” takes place at the SMM – under the name NautoScan NX. n

nautoscan nX launches at sMM

PRODUCT Ten years ago the new generation of the Anschütz gyro

compass – Standard 22 – was presented at SMM in Hamburg.

Based on over 100 years of experience and a constant development

in technology, the Standard 22 is known for its high accuracy and

reliability. With about 1,800 sold compasses per year the Standard

22 has become the world’s most popular gyro compass ever. No

doubt – today Standard 22 gyro compasses stand out with a long

gyrosphere lifetime and have a patented non-contact transmission

of the gyro supply voltage and an optical signal transmission of

the sensor data, which contributes to highest operational reliabi-

lity and safety.

The 15,000th Standard 22 has now been sold to the superyacht

“Esmeralda” in Greece. The “Esmeralda” has sailed with an An-

schütz Standard 4 gyro compass from the first day after setting in

operation in 1981. An official ceremony took place during the re-

cent Posidonia where the jubilee compass, together with a certifi-

cate, was handed over to the Greek distributor Aegean Electronics,

who will be responsible for delivery and commission of the gyro

compass system. n

aMazing: 15,000 units of standard 22 in operation!

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protection for a variety of vessels including mega yachts, sur-

vey vessels, cruise ships, LNG vessels and oil tankers. Of course,

Raytheon Anschütz can provide ShipGuard as an addition to the

Synapsis multifunctio-

nal workstations in or-

der to improve ergono-

mics, reduce hardware

costs and save bridge

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INNOVATION Taking into account the increasing demand for secu-

rity of merchant ships and maritime trade, Raytheon Anschütz has

developed ShipGuard as an efficient shipborne security solution.

ShipGuard integrates the vessel’s existing navigation systems such

as AIS and radar with a suite of commercial surveillance cameras

to offer the crew early detection and identification of approaching

contacts, easy classification and efficient alarm zone monitoring

on a real cost-efficient basis.

Build on the flexible and advanced Synapsis system architecture,

ShipGuard can be easily configured and integrated with indivi-

dual components to provide maritime situational awareness and

a hundred synapsis ins systeMs

PRODUCT About two years after product launch, over 100 Synap-

sis systems have been contracted and half of them are already in

operation.

Synapsis is the world’s first navigation system which is compli-

ant with IMO’s performance standards for Integrated Navigation

Systems MSC.252(83). Main features are multifunctional work-

stations which provide full access to all nautical functions (radar,

ECDIS, conning), central sensor management, system health mo-

nitoring and an intelligent alarm management. In the meantime,

Synapsis has been further developed with regard to network struc-

ture and integration capability as well as in consistency in data

handling, bridge alarm management (BAM) and target manage-

ment.

The new advanced target management combines targets from in-

dividual sensors to create new system-level targets, which are cen-

trally evaluated and further processed throughout the network.

Target-related alerts are based on system-level targets to offer

immediate and clear situational assessment and to simplify ack-

nowledgement from any task-related display. This helps the user

to identify radar targets and AIS targets more quickly.

Major improvements have also been made with central user

settings, which allow standard settings to be defined for certain

maneuvering situations such as docking, harbor or open sea. The

HMI was further improved, making operation even easier. In ad-

dition, a new solid state processor unit for all bridge workstations

has been introduced to contribute to simplified logistics, better

lifetime performance and lower cost.

Danish shipowner Esvagt has ordered two state-of-the-

art windpark service ships. The experienced Norwegian

shipyard Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik / Sogn is

designing and building the new vessels, which have to

meet the highest demands on design, safety, efficiency

and performance. Raytheon Anschütz contributes to

the advanced vessels with the supply of Synapsis Integ-

rated Navigation Systems in compliance with the DNV

NAUT-AW notation. The INS will include several Synap-

sis multifunctional workstations for chart radar, ECDIS

and conning, equipped with additional features such as

weather-overlay. The complete sensor system with two

Standard 22 gyros and the NP 5500 trackpilot for highly

precise steering complete the Raytheon Anschütz deli-

very scope. Syberg AS, long-term partner of Raytheon

Anschütz in Norway, will be responsible for installation

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synapsis systeMs for windpark service ships

shipguard: on-Board security

What else makes the Synapsis solution different? Besides technological achievements, professional and firm project

engineering for the individual project are key. This is even more

important for the increasing number of more complex, higher-

level integrated systems we see on offshore and platform support

vessels, windpark service ships, passenger ships, LNG tankers or

large cargo vessels.

At Raytheon Anschütz our process starts with early consultancy,

continues with open and continuous customer communication,

technical planning and shipyard support, delivery date and budget

control, and ends not until the ship has been set in operation and

the ship file handed over to the after sales service team. Short ways

from the project teams to the R&D and production departments

allow the process to also include customer-specific features, adap-

tations and developments, if in accordance with hardware requi-

rements and needed for the specific project. n

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FEATURE Navigation at sea is currently undergoing fundamental

changes. Ships will no longer be navigating “on their own” but will

be supported through a global maritime data network.

When IMO first published the basic idea of “e-navigation” in 2006,

it quickly became clear to the industry that this initiative may

drastically modernize maritime navigation in its core structure. As

usual for many of IMO’s activities, e-navigation was triggered by

ship accidents, in particular the insight that over 80% of all ship

accidents are caused by “human error”.

Further investigation confirmed what navigators complain about

most: too much and inconsistent information on the bridge, poor

presentation of data, as well as a lack of training and insuffici-

ent information about local conditions. IMO’s experts also found

that shore-based services could indeed support ships much better

if modern data communication could be used. Coastal states in

many countries are currently working out concepts for such coas-

tal services, called “Maritime Service Portfolios” (MSP). Informa-

tion will also flow from ships to shore, to enable coastal stations

and commercial agents to monitor the ships online.

Consequently, IMO defined that e-navigation shall improve the

integration and harmonization in three aspects: Navigation sys-

tems on board (functions, integration, interfaces, HMI), ship-to-

ship data exchange and communication, and ship-to-shore data

exchange and communication.

During the past two years bridge navigation systems have already

gone through massive modernization. A major trigger was the new

INS performance Standards MSC 252(83).

The INS can therefore be regarded as one of the first building

blocks of e-navigation – and it is available today: Raytheon An-

schütz launched the world’s first compliant system in 2012 and

delivered the new Synapsis INS to shipyards around the world [see

article on page 4]. This certainly is an important contribution to

reduce “human errors” and make navigation safer.

In fact, new INS bridges are quite integrated and are increasingly

“connected” to shore base information. Here are examples for new

navigational functions which contribute to e-navigation goals:

Harmonized HMI: The introduction of INS in 2012 brought great

improvements for operators including multifunction displays

with standardized HMI, central dimming, central user settings.

As a result, INS is definitely easier to operate than conventional

navigation equipment.

Resilient positioning and timing: INS also brought the new Con-

sistent Common Reference System (CCRS) which monitors and

checks sensors and always automatically selects the best availab-

le source. It can be fed by various GNSS sensors as well as with

eLoran. It uses dead reckoning (by gyro and log) as backup refe-

rence.

Reduced “alarm stress”: INS introduced a new level of “intelli-

gent” alert management. It inhibits unnecessary double alarms

and repeated alarms.

Online chart updates are typically downloaded from chart pro-

viders via SatCom every day within a few minutes at low airtime

costs. This ensures a high level of chart accuracy and finally saves

a shipowner considerable costs compared to sending out DVDs to

all ships by ordinary mail.

Tidal and sea current data can be part of the daily updates. Tidal

curves with high waters and low waters can be presented graphi-

cally in the ECDIS, as well as sea currents. This is safer and more

convenient than to supply a ship with updated books and tables,

as it still is done for the majority of the fleet today.

Weather charts for ECDIS can be downloaded through SatCom

and then presented on the screen. This allows the user to iden-

tify danger areas with high sea state along the route much easier

and also provides intuitive help for fuel-efficient route planning.

A number of providers are offering weather data with global co-

verage and in standardized formats. Weather charts in ECDIS will

certainly soon replace today’s weather facsimile receivers/printers.

Navtex display in ECDIS is another quite new feature and not

known to many navigators yet. All messages are shown in a win-

dow on top of the chart, easy to read. Danger areas are graphically

displayed at the respective position and automatically deleted after

the warning message expired. ▶

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Remote diagnosis is already commonly used for various ship

systems. Function and performance can be monitored from the

shore, which makes it possible to identify problems early and ar-

range preventive maintenance. Best case, the problem can be sol-

ved remotely. This is great opportunity to keep on-board systems

running at lowest possible maintenance costs.

What comes next? E-navigation has many stakeholders such as

coastal states, shipowners, navigation manufacturers, service pro-

viders, classification and others. They all work on new ideas and

many of the activities happen in joint research projects.

Two well-known and comprehensive projects, sponsored by the

EU, are MONA LISA and ACCSEAS. The “MONALISA Sea Traffic

Management Platform” has a strong focus on the Baltic Area while

ACCSEAS works on the North Sea Region. Results from these pro-

jects are quite interesting for shipowners, especially the efforts for

better route planning and ship reporting:

Integrated Route Planning: The route plan of a ship will in the fu-

ture be more actively controlled by shipowners’ commercial needs

and by coastal authorities. Route planning will not be limited to

waypoints but will include speed and arrival planning as well as

data about fuel, cargo and more. This enhanced route plan can

then be viewed by many stakeholders including container termi-

nal operators, coastal surveillance authorities, maintenance com-

panies and many more. And the speed profile along a route may be

automatically executed by speed pilots.

Automated reporting: The ever-increasing demand for ship re-

porting has become a real burden for captains. Many hours are

spent with administrative work, writing reports to coastal sur-

veillance points, vetting and clearance agencies and other parties.

Contents are always similar, formats always different. With e-navi-

gation we can expect that this will be standardized. And navigati-

on systems will then be able to provide and fill the data and send

the reports – almost automatically.

It becomes clear that e-navigation is just a part of a larger con-

cept for the global maritime transport. The idea is inspired by the

aviation industry’s CESAR program, where global data exchange

about navigation, cargo, passengers is already standardized.

E-navigation will also bring about new on-board features, parti-

cularly to provide better information for the watch officer and to

simplify watchkeeping. Here are two examples:

Augmented Reality: A couple of research projects in different

parts of the world are working on “overhead displays”, which pro-

ject navigation data directly on the bridge front window. This sup-

ports the idea that watchkeepers should concentrate on lookout.

Other ships can be graphically projected onto the bridge window

at the correct compass bearing, even before they appear visually.

Even ship’s name and CPA/TCA could be presented additionally.

This technology has been used in aviation since many years and

can be applied for ship navigation as well.

Surveillance Cameras: E-navigation can even re-invent the old

fashioned “lookout”. Visibility from the bridge can sometimes be

quite limited, especially on heavy lift vessels, but also increasingly

on containerships, where stacks of deck containers get higher and

higher. Surveillance cameras can be the solution! Why not connect

cameras to the radar and move the camera by the radar bearing

line controller knob? The camera image can be integrated into the

ECDIS screen including zooming and night vision. E-navigation

can even re-invent terrestrial bearings for position fixing!

When will e-navigation finally be implemented? The answer is:

There is no final date. E-navigation is “not a result, but a voya-

ge”, as IMO points out. Many new items will be added with time,

and IMO wants to make sure that the development follows certain

standards to ensure intercompatibility of functions and services.

Will all of these e-navigation features be mandatory for ships? Some of them probably yes. It will be up to the coastal states and

flag states to decide on legal enforcement.

Do we need completely new rules for e-navigation? No, it is unli-

kely that e-navigation will be required by SOLAS. But the normati-

ve bodies such as IEC and ISO will adjust the existing performance

standards for navigation equipment in such a way that these stan-

dards support the e-navigation philosophy. And a good portion

of e-navigation is already available today: Shipowners, who buy a

type-approved INS according to the new INS performance stan-

dards MSC 252(83) will get the utmost in terms of harmonized

functions and standardized HMI, safe and simplified operation.

Can old ships use e-navigation? We have to keep in mind that

90% of the world’s fleet is over 10 years old. If the e-navigation in-

itiative really intends to improve global safety and efficiency, then

these ships should not be ignored. The answer is yes, they can!

Many of the described e-navigation functions are integrated into

the navigational multifunction display. It is not too difficult to

put a new stand-alone multifunctional display on board of any

ship. Just connect it to the existing ship sensors and to the ship’s

SatCom system. We can call this a stand-alone e-navigation unit.

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Andreas Lentfer,

Raytheon Anschütz GmbH

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EVENT Raytheon Anschütz will not only launch the new radar

transceivers and the ShipGuard security solution at SMM, but also

offer hands-on demonstration of our existing, leading technolo-

gies. SMM takes place in Hamburg, Germany from September 9

to September 12.

Among others, our exhibit covers the Synapsis Integrated Navi-

gation System including the new ShipGuard application and our

new generation NautoScan NX radar transceivers. The new solid

state compass Horizon MF will also be on display, especially dedi-

cated to high level ships such as offshore support vessels. As in the

past we will again establish a service meeting point, where experts

from our service coordination and service support are available

for a chat or a dedicated demonstration of our service infrastruc-

ture and service management capabilities.

Of course, our bar and lounge area will offer a relaxing place to

calm down after a busy day – cocktail hours are from 3:30 to 6 p.m.

Tuesday to Thursday and from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday.

The Raytheon Anschütz exhibit is located in hall B6 at booth 304.

For latest news, a hall plan and information for your visit, please

bookmark our dedicated micropage in your browser:

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standard 4 – end of supportSERVICE Standard 4 has been the world’s most popular gyro com-

pass for a long time – it is only two years ago that the current

Standard 22 overruled this old record.

We have stopped selling Standard 4 about 15 years ago. To offer

ongoing support to our many customers we’ve build up the logis-

tical chain and infrastructure to provide maintenance, repair and

spare parts for this long period of time. However, due to techno-

logical advances, obsolescence and no availability of spares from

our suppliers we had to stop service and spare part support by the

end of last year.

Thanks to our series of universal course converters we are able to

offer the competitive and very effi cient Standard 22 gyro compass

retrofi t solutions for old gyros, which allow maintaining the exis-

ting peripherals on board. We can offer these solutions not only

for old Standard 4 gyro compasses but for gyros of virtually all

makers. Please get in touch for an individual recommendation! n

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