DP Operator Manual

1. Procedure to set up the Alstom nutcracker

1.1 DO NOT TURN THE TRAINER OFF OR SHUT IT DOWN

GET INTO DP AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE THE SHIP DRIFTS

1. Set POSITION, CURRENT, and CURRENT required by exercise

2. Select SIMULATION from MIMIC INDEX
3. From MIMIC INDEX select LAT/LONG SETUP
4. Do not change LOCAL.
5. PREDEFINED GEODETIC = WGS84.
6. PREDEFINED PROJECTION = UTM 31
7. APPLY
8. Steps 3 to 7 are not required normally on version 2
9. From MODE select SIMULATION
10. Enable thrusters on main screen
11. Enable gyros, enable wind sensor
12. MIMIC INDEX select SIMULATION
13. Deploy DGPS 1 (click on name to select), then click on Recovered to deploy
14. Select it into DP when button goes blue
15. MODES select DP
16. MIMIC INDEX select SIMULATION
17. Deploy any other PRS, as per 12
18. From SCREEN OPTIONS select items to be displayed.
19. Set gain
20. Enable Environmental force fast learn under MIMIC INDEX
21. Set PME weight to automatic

START EXERCISE

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Practical Exercise No. 1

The purpose of this exercise is to use the a DP system in Auto Position mode, and to
get familiarised with some of the different features available.
USE SET UP SHEET TO SET UP DP

Use the simulator set-up values.

N: 60 00N
E: 002 00E
Wind : 10 m/s 340 o
Current : 0.5 m/s 310o
Draught : 5.5

DGPS, HPR (Sonardyne) as position reference system. DGPS to be Reference

Origin.
Establish the vessel in DP with all thrusters running.

Insert :

Limits

POSITION : ALARM 4m WARNING 2m

HEADING : ALARM 3o

Set :

Heading : 043 o

There are 4 alternative methods, which ? ..

Make a trace of the next movements by selecting screen options vessels trail

Then :
Bring the vessel 10 m to starboard.

Then :
Bring the vessel 18 m in direction 113

Then :

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Bring the vessel 18 m west.

Then :
Bring the vessel 14 m true bearing 333 o

What is your Position? E..N..

How many methods are there of changing position..

Change ROTATION CENTRE (COR) to the bow.

What is your Position? E..N..

Then :
Change the REFERENCE ORIGIN HPR
Use HPR as position reference systems.

What is your Position? E..N..

Set :
Heading : 348 o
Speed : 0.6 m/s

Then :
Take the vessel to a position where the bow is 70 m south of your HPR
(Sonardyne) transponder.

Trends view :

Enter :
Trends from the Mimic Index Standard Mimics or bottom tool bar
Configure three TrendPlot windows :

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Fig. 1 Thrust demand X
Fig 2. Thrust demand N
Fig 3. Position error X

What have maximum values been so far in this exercise ?

Thruster demand X ..
Thruster demand N ..
Position error X ..

Then :
Change to MINIMUM POWER heading.
What is the system selected heading ? ..

When in position with a stabilised system,

what is the load on the thrusters ?

Resulting forceTons.
Direction
Rotation moment..T*m.

Rotate your vessel to the worst thinkable heading in current weather situation.

When in position with a stabilised system,

what is the load on the thrusters ?
Resulting forceTons.
Direction
Rotation moment..T*m.

Then :
Change your rotation point back to CG
Take the vessel 100m to north with a speed of 1,5 m/s and with a heading of
015 o
Then :
Use Low Gain, and observe the overshoot
Take the vessel 100m straight fwd from present position.

How many meters overshoot?.

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Then :
Use Medium Gain, and observe the overshoot
Take the vessel 100m straight fwd from present position.

How many meters overshoot?.

Then :
Use High Gain, and observe the overshoot
Take the vessel 100m straight fwd from present position.

How many meters overshoot?.

Change
Reference Origin to DGPS.
Use DGPS as position reference system. Turn HPR off

Change
Display units/units Speed to knots (Mimic index Options)

When the vessel is in position with a stabilised system, set the vessel speed to 1.5 m/s.

Then :
Move the vessel to a position 75 m in a direction of 120 o
Set :
Heading 006 o

Set :
Position limit to :002m WARNING. 004 m ALARM

Then :

Move to a new position :

SURGE - 16 m.
SWAY 25 m.

What is your Position? E..N..

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Change
Toggle Position notation between Grid and Geographic presentation.
End up in Geographic

What is your Position? E..N..

Then :
Bring the vessel to a new location, N 60o 00 7 E002o 00 21

Set :
Head towards New Setpoint.

After arrival on location, activate the HPR reference system.

Then :
After calibration OK, deselect the DGPS position reference system.

Why does the position co-ordinates still show LAT-LON ? .

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Practical Exercise No. 2

Cable ship 2

The purpose of this exercise is to simulate the way a vessel would approach and
execute an Auto-track. The exercise is divided into three parts : Planning, Set-up and
Execution.
USE SET UP SHEET TO SET UP THE DP

Planning :

Select trainer. Position Lat 58 28 43.08N long 003 00 06.17E

Set the position presentation to UTM co-ordinates.

Make sure to be in Zone 31.
Define the following track on the TRACK FOLLOW page :
Ensure entry option = E,N absolute
Add 8 waypoints using waypoint control menu

Wpt 1 E 500200
N 6482250

Wp2 E 500400 use Heading ABS 0200 Speed 1,0 m/s and Turn radius 10 m
N 6482400

W3 E 500600 use Heading ABS 0900 Speed 1,0 m/s and Turn radius 10 m
N 6482400

Wp4 E500700 use Heading ABS 0350 Speed 1,0 m/s and Turn radius 10 m
N 6482200

Wp5 E500600 use Heading ABS 0000 Speed 1,0 m/s and Turn radius 10 m
N 6481990

Wp6 E500400 use Heading ABS 2700 Speed 1,0 m/s and Turn radius 10 m
N 6481990

Wp7 E500200 use Heading ABS 3150 Speed 1,0 m/s and Turn radius 10 m
N 6482150

Wp8 E500200 Turn radius 10m

N 6482250

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Set-Up

Use DGPS as Reference Origin.

Bring the vessel into DP mode.
Turn ON Vessel trail, and display track under screen options
Check that the track looks correct.
Activate Limits warning and alarm to suitable values.

Go through all the settings on the track follow page

Use these settings, all other settings you have to decide yourself :

Next waypoint =2
Entry option = E,N absoloute
WP Speed/Set speed = WP speed
Forward/Backwards = Forward
Continuous/increment = Continuous
Gain

Execution :
Get vessel to within 10m of first WP
Modes select Follow track
When between Wpt 2 and Wpt 3 use the TRACKING button.
How much force is used during stopping ?.
When passed Wpt 3, input a Track offset of 15 metres. Vessel to move on the outer
side of the track.
Should the input be left or right?.
After you pass WP 6 change heading to 300
Why does the ship stop 10m short of the end?

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Practical Exercise No. 3

Follow Target

Set up DP as per Start up sheet

In Modes menu/ Options set values to knots

In SIMULATION set :
Latitude to 60 degrees north
Longitude to 02 degrees east
Wind to 17 knots from 055o
Sea Current to 0.5 knots from 075o

Enable DGPS, and Acoustic beacon 13 (X) in top menus ensure PME display fixes is
enabled. Enable Sonardyne 13 under PME data if necessary and ROV Trail under
screen options
Under Modes menu select follow ROV
Under alarm settings set the Reaction Radius to 12m.

Select 150m range on the Motion page

Using the ROV Control panel, under the Simulation menu, drive the Mobile
transponder (ROV) SLOWLY. Observe the reaction of the vessel to the transponder
movements.

While the ROV is moving, select successively High, Medium and Low Gain, and note
the different thruster power used in each. Also, try changing the Reaction Radius to
5m., then to 25 m. (Alarm settings Top menu).

Reverting back to Low Gain and 12m Reaction Radius, try increasing the speed of the
Mobile transponder, noting the effects.

Slow the ROV down and then move the vessel 10m to starboard

Change the vessels heading 90 degrees to port

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Practical Exercise No. 4

(Optional)
Tanker

On Field Data select Gullfaks_1

In Trainer, enter the following values:
- North 61 degrees 11 N
- East 02 degrees 09 E
- Wind 10 knots from 015
- Sea Current 0.5 knots from 030o

Set up the in DP as per the setup sheet

In MIMIC INDEX select options and set to knots.

In PME Data ensure that DGPS 1 and 2, and DARPS 1 is enabled

Ensure that DGPS 1 and 2 are selected and DARPS 1

On the modes page select approach

From change position Menu use reduce required position to approach SPM

In steps bring vessel to a position 61m from DARPS reduce speed to 0.6m/s over the
last 150m

While the vessel is moving ahead, set the ALARM LIMITS to 2m/3m for position,
and 3o for heading.

The vessel is now on location for the loading operation.

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