jotron Tron AIS-SART, User Manual

Page 1: ...Tron AIS SART AIS Transmitter User Manual ...

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Page 3: ...GHz Gigahertz GMDSS GlobalMaritimeDistress andSafety System GPS Global Positioning System IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IMO International Maritime Organization ITU International Telecommunication Union LED Light Emitting Diode MED EU Marine Equipment Directive MHz Megahertz SART Search and Rescue Transponder SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea An internationalmaritime safety treaty VHF Ver...

Page 4: ...Non bracket mounting options 24 7 2 1 Mounting the lanyard 24 7 2 2 Mounting the Liferaft mounting strap 25 7 2 3 Mounting the telescopic pole 26 7 3 Replacing the battery module 27 7 3 1 Disassembly 27 7 3 2 Assembly 28 8 Operating instructions 30 8 1 Activation 31 8 2 Deactivation 32 8 3 Active reception on nearby vessels AIS transponders and ECS ECDIS or chat plotters 32 8 3 1 Reception non AIS...

Page 5: ...IS SART compliant AIS transponder 40 9 3 4 Reception on an AIS SART compliant electronic chart ECS ECDIS 41 10 Test and maintenance records 42 11 Battery safety information 43 11 1 Handling and storage 43 11 1 1 Transportation 43 12 Technical specifications 44 12 1 Product specification 44 12 2 Radio transmitter 44 12 3 Brackets 44 12 3 1 Wall bracket 44 12 3 2 Lifeboat bracket 44 13 Optional acce...

Page 6: ...0 Figure 11 Illustration Lifeboat bracket disassembled 21 Figure 12 Illustration Lifeboat bracket dimensions 22 Figure 13 Illustration Mounting interior exterior wall 22 Figure 14 Illustration Mounting on a pipe 23 Figure 15 Illustration Mounted ready on a pipe 23 Figure 16 Illustration Placing the Tron AIS SART into the lifeboat bracket 24 Figure 17 Illustration using the lanyard on a lifeboat 25...

Page 7: ...transponder 34 Figure 30 Image Display Electronic chart Red symbol and dashed line 34 Figure 31 Image LEDs ON 36 Figure 32 Image Green LED 36 Figure 33 Image Red LED 37 Figure 34 Image Tron AIS SART Test instruction label 38 Figure 35 Image Display Non compliant AIS transponder 39 Figure 36 Image Text message display Non compliant AIS transponder 39 Figure 37 Image Display ECS ECDIS 39 Figure 38 I...

Page 8: ... com Page 8 of 48 2 List of Tables Table 1 LED indicator functions 17 Table 2 List of components lifeboat bracket 21 Table 3 Maintenance requirements 35 Table 4 Tron AIS SART error code descriptions red flash during testing 37 ...

Page 9: ...ntained within this manual has been verified and is to Jotron s knowledge correct Jotron reserves the right to make changes to any product s or module s described herein to improve design function or reliability without further notice Jotron is not liable and cannot be held responsible for any injury or damages caused directly or indirectly by an error or omission of information incorrect or misus...

Page 10: ...og testing and required test results IEC 60945 2002 Maritime navigations and radiocommunication equipment and systems General requirements Methods of testing and required test results IEC 60945 Corr 1 2008 Corrigendum 1 Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems General requirements Methods of testing and required test results IEC 61108 1 Ed 2 0 2003 Maritime navigation and r...

Page 11: ...ances and arrangements and radiocommunications ITU R M 1371 4 2010 Technical characteristics for an automatic identification system using time division multiple access in the VHF maritime mobile band SOLAS 74 amended Chapter IV 7 1 3 Radiocommunications SOLAS 74 amended Chapter III Regulation 6 2 2 Communications Search and rescue locating devices SOLAS 74 amended Chapter III Regulation 26 Additio...

Page 12: ...asy operation it is buoyant and can withstand a drop of 20 meters into water The detection range of the Tron AIS SART is 7 10nm to a vessel AIS Class A and more than 40 nautical miles from an airborne AIS receiver The Tron AIS SART includes a built in GPS which aids in pinpointing the exact location of a seafarer that has evacuated to a lifeboat liferaft The signal from the Tron AIS SART consists ...

Page 13: ...Doc No 85355 Rev H jotron com Page 13 of 48 Figure 1 Tron AIS SART ...

Page 14: ...itter module Battery module Bottom lid LED indicator Figure 2 Illustration Tron AIS SART disassembled 6 1 Transmitter module Tron AIS SART transmitter module is inserted into the Tron AIS SART housing It consists of the main board antenna and two screen boxes which is mounted in the housing It can be divided into the following sections 1 Transmitter module 2 Antenna 3 Screen boxes 4 Base of antenn...

Page 15: ...m batteries a battery house and connector and cables A battery expiry label on the Tron AIS SART housing displays the expiry date A new battery comes complete with cable and connector The battery module is inserted into the Tron AIS SART housing The battery label on the housing displays the battery expiry date Figure 4 Image Tron AIS SART battery label ...

Page 16: ...ation Battery label on housing The battery module is to be replaced every 5 years Only original Jotron batteries can be used with this product Figure 6 Illustration Battery module no cable or connector 6 3 Bottom lid The bottom lid includes four items 1 Lanyard ...

Page 17: ...reen and one red The LED indicators provide a visual status of the operation active and faults errors In addition a built in buzzer beeps regularly when in operation Description Indicator Buzzer GPS position fix OK Green LED ON 15 sec 15 sec beep Searching for GPS fix Red and Green LED flashes Regulary beep No GPS fix count number of flashes Red LED ON 15 sec 15 sec beep Table 1 LED indicator func...

Page 18: ...cue units Since the Tron AIS SART has an integrated GPS receiver it needs clear view to the sky to obtain GPS position Avoid having metal objects close to the unit these will limit performance in the directions they are located 7 1 Brackets There are two different mounting brackets available Wall bracket Lifeboat bracket with or without a pipe clamp 7 1 1 Mounting the wall bracket A wall bracket i...

Page 19: ...Doc No 85355 Rev H jotron com Page 19 of 48 Figure 8 Illustration Wall bracket dimensions Figure 9 Illustration Tron AIS SART mounted in wall bracket ...

Page 20: ... The lifeboat bracket should be mounted vertically and as high as possible on the roof of the lifeboat This bracket can be mounted either on a wall or a pipe The Tron AIS SART must not be permanently stored in this bracket if mounted outside a freefall lifeboat Move the Tron AIS SART to this bracket after the lifeboat is deployed in water ...

Page 21: ...3_VELDAMENT M 84163_Bracket_Universal_Weldament D1 3 M 80312 Nut nylock M4 DIN 985 4 M 84676 Screw DIN 965 Pozidrive M4x12 5 M 84854 Screw DIN 965 Pozidrive M6x70 6 M 84855 Screw DIN 965 Pozidrive M6x90 7 M 84838 Pipe clamp 13 M 84875 Washer plate 14 M 91469 Nu nylock M6 DIN 985 15 M 82275 Washer DIN 9021 Ø6mm Table 2 List of components lifeboat bracket ...

Page 22: ...5 Rev H jotron com Page 22 of 48 Use the following dimensions when mounting the lifeboat bracket on a wall Figure 12 Illustration Lifeboat bracket dimensions Figure 13 Illustration Mounting interior exterior wall ...

Page 23: ...Doc No 85355 Rev H jotron com Page 23 of 48 The lifeboat bracket fits a pipe with a maximum diameter of 50mm Figure 14 Illustration Mounting on a pipe Figure 15 Illustration Mounted ready on a pipe ...

Page 24: ...unted on a lifeboat liferaft without a bracket in several ways choose one of the following Lanyard Liferaft mounting strap Telescopic pole 7 2 1 Mounting the lanyard The lanyard can be used to hang the Tron AIS SART inside a liferaft Any objects that the lanyard can be attached to can be used The lanyard is 10 meters in length Keep the Tron AIS SART away from any metal objects ...

Page 25: ... 4 Fasten the lanyard to the canopy Figure 17 Illustration using the lanyard on a lifeboat 7 2 2 Mounting the Liferaft mounting strap The Liferaft mounting strap can also be used to attach the Tron AIS SART to an inflatable canopy To use the Liferaft mounting strap do the following 1 Attach the strap to the fastening ring on the top of the Tron AIS SART 2 Fasten the other end of the strap to the c...

Page 26: ...tside the lifeboat liferaft Ensure the rod is held as vertical as possible when activating the Tron AIS SART To use the telescopic pole do the following 1 Attach the Tron AIS SART to the pole 2 Extend the pole to its full length and lock it in place Make sure the pole is locked by pulling hard when it is fully extended The pole can be fastened or held by a person 3 Lift the Tron AIS SART up throug...

Page 27: ...tion using the telescopic pole on a lifeboat 7 3 Replacing the battery module Below describes how to change the battery on the Tron AIS SART 7 3 1 Disassembly To disassemble the battery module do the following 1 Twist the rubber grip anticlockwise to remove the lid If difficult remove the rubber holder over the lid and try again ...

Page 28: ...nd lid containing electronics then look inside 3 First pull out the battery then pull out the cable from the connector 4 Remove the two old 5gram silica gel bag 7 3 2 Assembly To assemble the battery module do the following 1 Install the new battery verify the cable is within the guide ...

Page 29: ...e electronics black left red right 3 Add two new 5grams silica gel bags 4 Mount the rubber holder 5 Remove old O ring using for example a plastic card Use Vaseline acid free and fit a new O ring in place 6 Reinstall the lid tighten by hand then replace the rubber holder ...

Page 30: ...ating instructions Figure 21 Image Tron AIS SART operating instructions label The Tron AIS SART should only be used in an emergency The battery lasts for 96 hours from activation Replace the battery if the unit is used for any purpose other than a test ...

Page 31: ...feraft in a vertical position and as high as possible 4 Both LEDs green red will flash while the unit is searching to fix a GPS position max 15 mins Figure 22 Image LEDs ON 5 You will hear a beep every time a transmission is made every min 6 When a successful GPS position has been fixed the green LED flashes Figure 23 Image Green LED 7 If no GPS position is fixed it is indicated by a red LED flash...

Page 32: ... ring 8 3 Active reception on nearby vessels AIS transponders and ECS ECDIS or chat plotters Some AIS transponders are not compliant with AIS SART but will still receive them as another ship both with ID code position range bearing and text message 8 3 1 Reception non AIS SART compliant transponder This type of AIS transponder will appear as a vessel without a name but with MMSI ID code range bear...

Page 33: ... message will be received stating SART ACTIVE Figure 27 Image Display ECS ECDIS 8 3 3 Reception AIS SART compliant transponder By default the target list is auto sorted in ascending order except the nearest active AIS SART or if supported other target of interest shall be displayed at the top of the list The text SART ACTIVE appears as the vessel name showing range bearing and position In addition...

Page 34: ... ACTIVE if it is updated to the latest revisions defined below A special symbol RED ref SN 1 Circ 243 add 1 and in the latest revision of IEC 62388 An AIS search and rescue transponder is represented by a circle with an X The diameter of the circle is 5mm The symbol shall be drawn using a thick dashed line style RED The symbol will flash until acknowledged by the user Once acknowledged the symbol ...

Page 35: ...ps outlines in this manual Every 5 years Storage of a battery over a long period of time will reduce its capacity To ensure long and reliable operation the battery unit must be replaced every 5 years Battery replacement can be performed on board Table 3 Maintenance requirements 9 1 Testing Although the Tron AIS SART does not send an alarm via satellite VHF or other radio communication usage should...

Page 36: ...th LEDs start flashing The unit will now search for the GPS position It will only search for 15 minutes max Figure 31 Image LEDs ON 3 A successful test is indicated by a 15 sec BEEP and a GREEN LED Refer to AIS transponder Electronic chart for additional description information Figure 32 Image Green LED 4 An unsuccessful test is indicated by a 15 sec BEEP and a RED LED If this should happen reloca...

Page 37: ...self test detects a fault during testing one or more of the following indications are shown Number of LED flashes Error codes 2 Transmit power failure 3 Low battery 4 Transmit frequency error 5 User ID not programmmed 6 Undefined contact Jotron 7 Internal communication error Table 4 Tron AIS SART error code descriptions red flash during testing Test procedure instructions are also indicated on the...

Page 38: ...rby vessels AIS transponders and ECS ECDIS or chat plotters To conduct a complete test of a Tron AIS SART reception on the ships AIS transponder should also be checked Some AIS transponders are not compliant with AIS SART but will still receive them as another ship both with ID code position range bearing and text message ...

Page 39: ... code range bearing and position In addition a text message will be received Figure 35 Image Display Non compliant AIS transponder Figure 36 Image Text message display Non compliant AIS transponder 9 3 2 Reception on a non AIS SART compliant electronic chart ECS ECDIS This will be shown as a ship The same text message will be received stating SART ACTIVE Figure 37 Image Display ECS ECDIS ...

Page 40: ...ink Long range Display SART in test mode Furuno FA 150 implementation USER SETTINGS DISP SART TEST ON When this function is activated AIS SART will be shown on top of the list with the vessel name SART TEST since this is an emergency product to show ships people in distress Normally this list is sorted but AIS SART has higher priority than normal vessels AIS SART will be show with ID code range be...

Page 41: ...ions defined below A special symbol RED ref SN 1 Circ 243 add 1 and in the latest revision of IEC 62388 An AIS search and rescue transponder is represented by a circle with an X The diameter of the circle is 5mm The symbol shall be drawn using a thick dashed line style RED The symbol will flash until acknowledged by the user Once acknowledged the symbol shall cease flashing Figure 39 Image Display...

Page 42: ...Doc No 85355 Rev H jotron com Page 42 of 48 10 Test and maintenance records Below is an overview of all test and control details Date B T Signature Inspector name B New battery T Test ...

Page 43: ...es must ensure the batteries are isolated from combustibles A short circuit for a few seconds will not seriously affect the battery A prolonged short circuit will cause the battery to lose energy generate significant heat and can cause the safety release vent to open The contents of an open battery including a vented battery when exposed to water may result in a fire and or explosion Crushed or da...

Page 44: ...1mm x 89mm x 89mm Weight 450grams Temperature operating 20 C to 55 C 4 F to 131 F Temperature storage 30 C to 70 C 22 F to 158 F Operating life 96 hours continuous operation at 20 C Lanyard length 10meters Lanyard strength 25kg 12 2 Radio transmitter Frequency 161 975MHz and 162 025MHz Radiated power EIRP 1W 30dBm 3dB Antenna pattern Vertical polarization 12 3 Brackets 12 3 1 Wall bracket Material...

Page 45: ...roduct type approval certificate 15 Recycling and disposal This product should not be disposed as normal waste and must be handled in accordance with the applicable federal state and local waste disposal regulations in the country where the equipment is used 16 Warranty All Jotron products are warranted against factory defects in materials and or workmanship during the warranty period Refer to the...

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Page 47: ...formation page 2 ES C 08 12 09 Updated information pages 22 27 FIT D 22 03 10 Updated information 30 pages FIT E 21 04 10 Updated information 34 pages FIT F 10 06 10 Updated information page 28 FIT G 29 08 12 Updated information 36 pages FIT H 21 12 21 Updated content revised text structure and and new documentation design and layout in accordance with new company profile WB ...

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