Successful delivery of SeaMACS Marine Alarm and Monitoring System

Data Process AS has successfully completed the delivery and installation of a new alarm and monitoring system for the vessel 'Johan Hjort' based on the new Marine Automation System SeaMACS.

The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research selected the new SeaMACS system to upgrade the alarm and monitoring system onboard their vessel “Johan Hjort”. The delivery was completed in less than 8 weeks from the order was signed until the installation was completed and approved by the ship-owner and DNV.

SeaMACS is built as a highly flexible and scalable system and is designed according to the latest industry standards. The system is based on a high speed Ethernet network, full redundancy at all levels and an intuitive user interface. The system is built with the user in mind to be easy to operate and to understand. Since 1984 DATA PROCESS has delivered and installed several Automation Systems. Though, since 2007 the company has focused on designing and developing a new innovative Marine Automation System that is built to meet the future requirements of customers. This is an ongoing development that is continuously working together with the Research and Development departments at the other HEINZMANN Group partners to ensure that the customers’ demands are met by the system.

Some of the extra functionality required by the customer was tank level measurement and also automatic report handling for the main engine.

System Benefits

All the most common communication drivers are included as part of the standard system. This makes interfacing between many other systems, PLCs and I/O modules possible without having to create new drivers or applications:

• Integrated vessel control
• Distributed processing
• Systems for merchant marine, offshore, and navy
• Advanced analysis tools
• Full redundancy

 Successful delivery of SeaMACS System