Voyage Parameters
ORDERING NEW WEATHER FORECAST
MBA (MDS) is used to order the weather forecasts. The weather forecasts will automatically be
sent on board on a daily basis. For complete description of the service see MBA User manual.
ROUTE OPTIMIZATION
VOYAGE PARAMETERS
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NTERING CORRECT SHIP DRAUGHT
Right click on the ship icon or press the button “Ship Properties” to enter the correct draught
in the dialogue called “Ship”:
When the draught is entered, the VDS adjusts the ship model to the selected loading
conditions in order to have accurate dynamic and static ship characteristics for the calculation
of optimal route.
DEPARTURE TIME
In the panel “Commercial settings” select the estimated departure time and press the button
“Apply changes”:
PLANNED SPEED
In the panel “ETA Calculator” select the planned speed before optimization:
OPTIMIZATION
When the parameters are properly entered (Draught, Departure time and Planned Speed)
three different types of optimization are possible:
Least time
Least time track (LTT) is the predicted track that the ship should follow to reach destination in
the shortest possible time and with the lowest fuel consumption. LTT is the result of complex
mathematical processing which optimizes route using precise weather and ocean surface
current data and expected ship performance under predicted conditions.
Rhumbline
VDS calculates the fuel consumption and sailing time along the track defined by rhumbline
Great circle
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