The nView Corporation, based in the US has produced SiMON, (Ships Information and Monitoring)an integrated system for vessels that provides a host of information.
SiMON offers the latest technology in monitoring systems that becomes the single-point resource for integrating your vessel's operational data. It collects real-time information from sensors monitoring the critical systems, and notifies the Captain/ Engineer if an operational condition requiring attention begins to develop, before it becomes a crisis.
The system will warn crew of any problems with the vessels, that include oil leaks, loss of pressure or engine failure. SiMON serves as an extra engineer aboard the vessel, constantly checking the various systems while allowing the captain to focus on the critical items associated with navigating a modern vessel.
SiMON has a special alarm screen which shows the status of all systems in three different parameters, green for limits, yellow for cautionary and red for crisis, where the cautionary alarm limit is set by the user e.g. The chief engineer. A audible function is also built in.
The history of events can also be tracked which allows the user to spot trends if a problem occurs more than once or over a time period as well as see the sequence of events that a problem did occurred, Limiting the downtime or shutdown for pin pointing the problem
SiMON's data collection capabilities and the trend analysis opportunities will enhance your knowledge regarding the systems on your vessel and allowing you to optimize their performance. Resulting in financial benefits, e.g. the adjustment of engine usage to ensure it runs smoothly with maximum fuel efficiency and to maximum life.
The system will improve efficiency on board the vessels bridge. Instead of many gauges and instruments, all the information will be provided by a mouse click on a tab at any of the monitors installed on the bridge and throughout the vessel.
SiMON operates on a Windows 2000-based IBM compatible computer(s) which is connected to the SiMON controllers via a standard CAT5E Ethernet cable. The Ethernet allows all computers, fixed mounted, notebook and/or pen based PC's to receive all SiMON data. Each computer runs in a peer-to-peer environment so there is no single master that can take the system down.
