A ALPHA BNWAS

ALPHA BNWAS
Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System

Installation & Operation manual

ALPHATRON MARINE B.V.

Schaardijk 23
3063 NH ROTTERDAM
The Netherlands
The information in this Manual is subject to Tel: +31 (0)10 – 453 4000
change without notice and does not represent Fax: +31 (0)10 – 452 9214
a commitment on the part of ALPHATRON
MARINE B.V. P.O. Box 210003
3001 AA ROTTERDAM
Document : Manual Alphatron ALPHA BNWAS
Issue : 1.4 Web: www.alphatronmarine.com
 ALPHATRON MARINE B.V. Mail: [email protected]

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CONTENTS:

CAUTION! INTRODUCTION : ..................................................................... 5

DO NOT modify this equipment in any way without ALPHA BNWAS HARDWARE .................................................. 6
obtaining a written permission from ALPHATRON MARINE OPERATION ............................................................................. 8
otherwise you will void the warranty. INSTALLATION AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............ 9
TECHNICAL DRAWINGS ....................................................... 12
CAUTION!
This product is only to be installed by a certified installation
company either approved by ALPHATRON MARINE or by one
of its distributors, otherwise you will void the warranty.
This product must be installed according to the prescribed
installation methods in this manual, otherwise you will void
the warranty.

CAUTION!
The components of the ALPHA BNWAS system contain no
operator serviceable parts. Service and repair of both units
shall only be done by trained and certified personal.

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INTRODUCTION : ALPHA BNWAS HARDWARE

The ALPHA BNWAS Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System is flexible in
use and complies to the latest International regulations (Approved
according to IMO Resolution 128(75)). This BNWAS system is applicable The basic hardware of the ALPHA BNWAS
on all sea-going vessels. consists of the control unit. The
characteristics of this control unit are:
The ALPHA BNWAS has an internal buzzer and at the same time a relay
for an audio alarm at the bridge. Also there are 2 relays contacts to call
the officer and to call the crew.
Dimensions 144x72x135 mm (DIN);

Power 18-33 Vdc;
Between the “call officer” and the “call crew” stage the time is adjustable
Current: 145 mA max;
from 90 to 180 seconds. This time is standard set to 90 seconds.
4x potential free output contact;
This time may be adjusted to the maximum time of 180 seconds when the
Autopilot input contact;
watch alarm is placed on for example a large passenger vessel.
Reset input;

VDR NMEA output;
The status of the relays and buzzer are visualized by the three red LED’s
on the top of the front panel. When the watch alarm is malfunctioning or
there is a power supply failure, the watch alarm will make a contact by
closing the malfunction contact. This can be used for a alarm monitoring The mounting details are as following:
system (if available)

All LED’s except for those of the “call officer” and “call crew” are dimmable Other equipment
in two stages which can be performed by holding the reset button for 67
more than 1 second. The reset button is tamper proof because the time
system will only recover on the rising edge of the internal and external
reset input. The run led will flash when the watch time is running and is Reset unit
also available on the Alarm Buzzer or Remote Reset Button. The BNWAS (part of the 1st stage alarm)
control unit is provided with an emergency call function, this mode can be
activated when immediate help is needed on the bridge.

Officers selector switch

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OPERATION

The ALPHA BNWAS is easy to operate by the push buttons on the front
Cabin alarm unit panel of the watch alarm. Adjustments can be made to time and
(part of the 2nd stage alarm) auto/on/off when the key switch is in its vertical position. In this position
the key cannot be removed.

When the watch alarm is in the ON position or

the auto pilot is on duty, the watch time is
between 3 or 12 minutes. When the key is in
the horizontal position no changes can be made
to time or auto/on/off settings.
Alarm unit
(Part of the 3rd stage) When the time exceeds the selected time limit,
the reset LED will begin flashing. After 15
seconds the internal buzzer or the bridge siren
will sound. The Officer of the Watch has to
respond within 15 seconds by pushing the reset
button on the front panel or optional remote
Wing reset unit IP66 reset button.

If he or she fails to do so the resting Officer will

be alarmed in his cabin via the Alarm Buzzer. If
there is still no response the stage 3 call crew
will be triggered after 90–180 seconds.
Motion sensor 24V
When the emergency mode is activated by pushing the emergency
button on the front panel or the optional external emergency button
somewhere on the bridge the watch alarm switches to “call officer”
stage, and when no response the “call crew” will trigger.

Mounting Heights 2.4M 3.0m 3.6m 4.2m

(m)
Coverage 6.0m 7.5m 9.0m 10.5m
(Diameter)

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VDR communication interface

INSTALLATION AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The AlphaBNWAS is equipped with an RS485 interface intended to relay
all available information of the watch alarm to the VDR (Voyage Data
Power supply 18-36Volt DC Recorder). The protocol to export data is NMEA, and is supported by
Max. current 180mA almost every VDR. Messages are send every second. The communication
Relay contacts 4 parameters and the data message is explained in the following tables.
Transistor outputs 2
Relay switching current 30 Volt DC – 10A Parameters communication interface:
250 Volt AC – 10A Protocol NMEA
30 Volt DC – 300 Watt Interface RS485
250 Volt AC – 2500 Watt Baudrate 4800
Transistor current 24 Volt DC – 500mA Data bits 8
24 Volt DC – 12 Watt Parity None
Communication interface RS485 Stop bits 1
Protocol NMEA
Communication parameters 4800,8,N,1
Cutting hole HxW 139 x 67 mm
Outer size HxW 144 x 72 mm
Flush mount size 110 mm incl connector

The time between the 2nd and 3rd stage alarm is adjustable from 90 to 180
seconds in steps of 6 seconds (0=90 , F=180 seconds). When the
“Emergency” button is operated the AlphaBNWAS will switch to “call
officer” stage without activating acoustic signalling on the bridge. The
LEDs on the front panel can be dimmed by holding the reset button for a
few seconds.

To disable the internal buzzer remove the jumper positioned next to the
16-position switch.
With the 16-position switch you can adjust the time between the stage
“call officer” and “call crew”. This time can be adjusted to 90-180 seconds
in steps of 6 seconds.
0=90 sec, 1=96sec, F-180Sec

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NMEA TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

The BNWAS shall provide an interface according to IEC 61162‐1, A

LR sentence, with the following message content:
–
hhmmss.ss: this part may be left blank if the BNWAS does not incl
ude UTC time information.

–
xxx: Designation of source of alarm or source of reset command. T
he automatic
mode is designated as "000".

– A: A = Dormant period exceeded

V= Dormant period not exceeded
– A: A = Alarm acknowledged
V= Alarm unacknowledged

– c ‐ ‐ c: BNWAS mode : c1; c2; c3

c1 = AUT or MAN or OFF

c2 = Dormant period in min, (03 – 12)
c3 = Alarm stage: 1, 2 or 3.
Example

$BNALR,hhmmss.ss,000,A,V,C1=AUT;C2=03;C3=1*hh<CR><LF>

The alarm message shall be sent with any change of the BNWAS s
ettings for mode or dormant
period, and with any activated and reset alarm.

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Below you can find an Example connection diagram with officers selector
switch.

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ALPHATRON MARINE B.V.

Schaardijk 23
The information in this Manual is subject to 3063 NH ROTTERDAM
change without notice and does not represent The Netherlands
a commitment on the part of ALPHATRON Tel: +31 (0)10 – 453 4000
MARINE B.V. Fax: +31 (0)10 – 452 9214

Document : Manual Alphatron ALPHA BNWAS P.O. Box 210003

Issue : 1.4 3001 AA ROTTERDAM
 ALPHATRON MARINE B.V.
Web: www.alphatronmarine.com
Mail: [email protected]

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