INTERVIEW: RDML John Okon, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
will maintain our advantage in the information age.When you look at the unmanned marine systems today, as a whole, what do you see as the number one technical challenge/hurdle to make these systems as prevalent as we’ve seen unmanned systems become on land and in the air?People often tout power management as the greatest limitation, but we have been making steady advances in endurance. In reality, true autonomy and extended communications remain the barriers to broad ocean unmanned operations. Marine surface and submerged systems operate in very hostile environments and are challenged daily by
CMR Targets OEM Engine Sector, Appoints Marcaillou
asset as we harness the Group’s product expertise to deliver added value throughout the customer supply chain and develop our growing position as a single source solutions’ provider to the leading OEM engine builders.” CMR Group supplies instrumentation, controls and power management for offshore platforms and vessels, marine, engine and industrial applications around the world. With core product groups including rugged cable systems, controls, custom products, electronics, alarm monitoring and safety systems, industrial sensors, and software the CMR Group is an engineering
GE Provides DP Sea Time Reduction Course
DP Induction (basic). DP Simulator (advanced). DP Sea Time Reduction. GE product courses for engineering officers, electronic technicians: MV7000 & MV3000 (VFD). DP Maintenance. Automation Familiarization and Basic Maintenance. Advanced Automation and Power Management Maintenance. DP Software Familiarization (A-Series, C-Series, SeaStream*). “Since the inauguration of the center in 2005, we have continually worked to deliver a high-standard training syllabus for mariners globally. Our continuous efforts have been paying off over time, and
MET Honors 3,000th Participant
to the American electrical engineer Guillermo Medina by Michael Neumann, the technical head of the MET. Guillermo Medina had successfully completed the three-day seminar on "Marine Electronics, Engine Monitoring and Automation" for marine engineers and technicians. In addition to power management, the aim of the seminar was to make participants more familiar with the functionality and operation of automation systems for the monitoring, control, alerting and documenting of marine processes. The award-winning electrical engineer from Florida (USA) was particularly impressed by the engine
New General Manager Joins Barrus
and the range of Quicksilver boats. Ben brings experience from sales and business management roles and has been responsible for setting up a successful businesses of his own. Prior to joining Barrus, Ben was employed as the UK Sales and Marketing Manager for Sterling Power Products, a supplier of power management systems to the marine and commercial vehicle markets. He was responsible for expanding the business of existing coastal and inland waterways accounts and developing business into new industry sectors. Ben has grown up in the boating world and has achieved the qualification as one of the youngest
Student Challenge: Control Airship Using Offshore DP Technology
project is to develop a scaled unmanned airship to simulate the dynamic positioning technology that KONGSBERG uses to operate offshore vessels in challenging conditions. The challenge involves developing a prototype with sub systems such as; software, sensors and reference systems, thruster and power management and control algorithms. The prototype must be able to operate in the same challenging conditions that KONGSBERG systems are exposed to every day. Through the design, development and test phases, students are guided by highly skilled and experienced engineers from the company. The 'Zeppaloon'
