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Bridge control systems summarize key navigational and safety equipment required on ships per SOLAS regulations. This includes communication systems like VHF radios, position fixing systems like radar and GPS, collision avoidance like radar and ARPA, engine controls, alarm systems, and recording devices such as VDRs. Regulations specify minimum gross tonnage thresholds for requiring equipment like radar, radio direction finders, gyrocompasses, echo sounders and more.

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Bridge Control

Bridge control systems summarize key navigational and safety equipment required on ships per SOLAS regulations. This includes communication systems like VHF radios, position fixing systems like radar and GPS, collision avoidance like radar and ARPA, engine controls, alarm systems, and recording devices such as VDRs. Regulations specify minimum gross tonnage thresholds for requiring equipment like radar, radio direction finders, gyrocompasses, echo sounders and more.

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BRIDGE CONTROL SYSTEMS

Asst.Prof. Dr. Ender Asyalı


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Bridge Control Systems.
--Communication systems: GMDSS equipments, VHF, intercom.
--Position fixing systems: Radar, GPS, Direction Finder, Loran-c,
polerus
--Collision avoidance systems: Radar, ARPA
--Speed measurement : Speed log
--Distance measurement: Radar
--Bearing measurement: Radar,gyro repeaters
--Steering systems: Gyro compass, Auto Pilot, Rudder angle indicator.
--Engine controls: Engine telegram,
--Alarm systems: fire,collision,dead man
--Recording systems: VDR, Course recorder, depth recorder
--Indicators: depth, speed, course, wind

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SOLAS
Regulation 12

Shipborne navigational equipment

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(a) All ships of 1,600 tons gross tonnage and
upwards shall be fitted with a radar of a type
approved by the Administration.

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Radio Direction-Finder

(b) All ships of 1,600 tons gross tonnage and


upwards, when engaged on international voyages,
shall be fitted with radio direction-finding
apparatus.

The Administration may, in areas where it


considers it unreasonable or unnecessary for such
apparatus to be carried, exempt any ship of less
than 5,000 tons gross tonnage from this
requirement,
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gyro-compass and the magnetic compass.

(c) All ships of 1,600 tons gross tonnage and


upwards, when engaged on international voyages,
shall be fitted with a gyro-compass in addition to the
magnetic compass.

The Administration, if it considers it unreasonable


or unnecessary to require a gyro-compass, may
exempt any ship of less than 5,000 tons gross
tonnage from this requirement.

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Echo-Sounder
(d) All new ships of 500 tons gross tonnage and upwards,
when engaged on international voyages, shall be fitted with
an echo-sounding device.

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GYRO COMPASS

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Speed log

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Weatherfax

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FIXED MOUNT VHF RADIOS

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Handheld VHF Radio

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GPS RECEIVERS

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ECDIS
Electronic Chart Display and Information System

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VOYAGE DATA RECORDER

The VDR collects data from the


various sensors on board the ship
and stores the information digitally,

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The Automatic Identification System

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AUTO PILOTS

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LORAN-C

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