MX2007010923A - Installation and method for total management of ships - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention concerns an installation consisting of a central stationary teleconnection center (15) comprising stationary servers (14), software modules, databanks and land-based call centers (21). Said land-based call centers contain all the data specific to the individual ships. Said installation also comprises mobile communication platforms (16) consisting each of a central unit (1), software modules and input control/interface panels (2) on the ships equipped with the installation, with antennae and a 12/24 volt power supply for communicating with the stationary teleconnection center (15) via a GSM network, a maritime telephone network or a satellite network. The invention also concerns a method for operating said installation, said method whereby the data transmitted by the mobile central unit (1) can be updated with the servers (14) and data of any type, independent of the ships and relevant to the management and operation of said ships, can be made available in the corresponding banks. Said data are exchanged on a bi-directional basis 24 hours over 24 hours, by means of corresponding software modules, in accordance with a controlled and fee-paying authorization against payment.

Description

System and process for the total management of ships Description The present invention refers above all to a plant for totally managing a ship in general and in particular a chartered or chartered ship. Secondly, the invention also refers to the operation of this plant according to a specific technical process.

By total management of the ship, it is understood not only the financial management but also the logistics, the technical management and the personnel, since such ships have to, for example, be supplied with fuel, lubricants, consumables or spare parts to as required. And the crew requires all kinds of supplies, from potable water, groceries to medicines and toiletries and other things for daily requirements. In addition to that, the maintenance instructions have to be observed for all the engineering facilities belonging to the vessel. However, not only the purely technical maintenance is included in this management but also the effective operation in all its technical aspects. Therefore, navigation, for example, plays a central role as well as the weather forecast and its interpretation, and additionally it also includes the management of the technical use of all rescue equipment by sea and air. Finally, technical support and help for the preparation and management of passing through passages and entry to difficult ports also belong to this, including all aspects regarding the use of ports and landings. This includes, for example, technical communication with officials and relevant operators of these facilities as well as with customs officials and the exchange of technical, operational and tourism information made for this.

The problems related to the management of ships are shown here based on an example of the management of a yacht, which is leased or chartered together with a crew. First of all, a yacht must be managed in the sense that your reservation must be managed. Here, many things are still done manually. A call is made, it is booked, the reservation is confirmed and then the ship is provided with the next crew. It would be helpful if all potential users could look into the reservation plan and all the technical information of many different yachts online and could finally process online reservations along with the necessary advancements.

In addition to the reservation plan and the technical data of the ship and its accessories, a potential customer must be able to retrieve much more information regarding a desired navigation trip or planned online from the freight provider. These are information on the location of ports, where you can take care of the yacht, such as the infrastructure of the port, its qualities and special characteristics (type and number of berths, parking areas, differences in tide, service stations technicians, port officials, customs officers, etc.), also shopping options, general restaurants, tourist information on hotels, car rental, closing prices for airports and railways with flight schedules and schedules, information on attractions and cultural activities, weather conditions and weather on land and sea, etc. Although some of this information can be retrieved online on the Internet, it can not be found centrally and concentrated in one place - and therefore a laborious and consuming collection is necessary of all the relevant data.

The client of the freight wishes to be able to recover all the data with respect to the navigation trip planned from the supplier. The reservation of a yacht in a particular port at a particular time and for a particular duration including payment should also be possible online. At the same time, the client must also be able to assemble the complete ement beyond the basic ement, which he rees additionally for a navigation trip, by a click of the mouse. If the client himself can not be or does not wish to be the captain, it must be possible to arrange for a captain along with the possibly necessary crew. If the client does not want to worry about the storage of groceries and drinking water, he should be able to order this directly online as well. In addition, the client must be able to compile and print the sensitive routes of the navigation trip with the ports of call, the anchorages and the correlated charts of weather and time during the preparation at home. The freight provider must be able to offer all these additional services about the present navigation trip directly and online.

In addition, the client is also interested in the exact current location of his desired yacht, in fact also if the yacht is still currently seas in route with another crew. Until today, the suppliers of freight yachts can only make approximate indications about the actual positions of their ships, which are based on the indications of the respective crews that arrive at the central office with a delay of hours or days, if at all.

The problem of the present invention is to provide a system and a process for the total management of the ships, with which all the problems listed above are solved.

This problem is solved on one side by a system according to the independent claim 1 and on the other hand by a process according to the independent process claim 7.

The system is schematically represented in the drawings with all its essential technical elements and is described subsequently on the basis of these drawings and its operation and the process operable with the system are explained and clarified.

The figures show: Figure 1: A schematic representation of the mobile central unit 1 with control panel 2 on an individual vessel and with possible connections to peripheral devices; Figure 2: A schematic representation of all the components of the system for the operation of the process consisting of the mobile central unit 1 and the control panel 2 on the ships and the Stationary Service Connection Center 15 on land.

A mobile communication platform 16 is shown in the schematic representation in Figure 1 as it is housed in each equipped ship. The embodiment consists of a central unit 1 with all the necessary outputs and inputs (interfaces), in which there is the possibility of networking the central unit 1 with several extension modules 3, if required. In this way, an extension module 3 can, for example, be configured as an intelligent interface for connection to the on-board system so that the active components of the ship such as the rudder and the hydraulic elements can be controlled with this. The second important element of the communication platform 16 is the control panel 2 which consists of a Visualizer with Touch Sensitive Screen LCD 13, rotary buttons and input keys. The captain of the yacht communicates mainly through the control panel 2, which presents all the information on the screen 13. In addition to that, the control panel 2 also serves for communication, in which the captain of the yacht can Incorporate data, both through the touch-sensitive screen and through the input keys or through a mouse that can be connected to the computer. A complete multimedia station (email, SMS, MMS, Videotephony, etc.) emerges through the connection of multimedia devices such as a photographic or film camera, telephone, etc. The central unit 1 can be connected to the measuring sensors 8 and to the nautical devices 9, to the radar 11 or also through an external portable computer 10 to all the common interfaces (such as USB, Serial, Ethernet, NMEA, CAN, etc. .). The central unit 1 processes the available data and represents these in the display 13 of the control panel 2. It is very important that they contain customized software modules 6, which are necessary on the one hand to process the available data of the peripheral devices and on the other hand to ensure complete communication with the control panel 2 as well as with the Ground Connection Service Center via satellite, marine or GSM radio communication. The central unit 1 makes available the necessary interfaces to connect several antennas 4 (such as GPS, VHF, UK, IRIDIUM Satellite Network, Inmarsat C Satellite Communication array, Marine radio, etc.). In addition, the central unit 1 is connected to a power supply unit 5 and a correlated alarm unit 7. The alarm unit serves for the supervision of the system and the electric circuit.

A schematic representation of all the components for the operation of the system is realized in figure 2. The on-board communication platform 16, which consists of the mobile central unit 1 and the control panel 2, remain in connection with the Tele Center Connection 15 on land through the marine radio, satellite communication 18, and GPS 19. The Connection Center 15 consists of one or more server stations 14, which contain the corresponding software modules, and a service center (call center) 21, where employees receive, send and process questions, requests and incoming problems from the captain of the yacht at sea at all times. Also, the management of the fleet can be carried out from this center since all the vessels are constantly in contact with the Connection Center. Preferably, several call centers 21 are operated and distributed around the globe so that at least one can be operated during the day. All the important technical data of the fleet are received here and can be managed centrally in one place. The delivery of the convergent data to the fleet manager is an important help in decision-making, which works are pending, when, for which vessel, since the relevant data of the vessel are permanently transmitted by the system, which is installed on each vessel that belongs to the fleet. The process is operated by the logical operation of the mobile communication platform 16, formed by the central unit 1, the software modules 6 installed therein and the control panel 2 as well as the stationary Connection Center 15, which consists of the server 14, databases, software modules and a call center 21. Another important part of the process is that the different ships in the fleet can also communicate with each other through GSM, radio or satellite, which is very useful, for example, for a concerted Atlantic crossing of several freighter vessels. In this way, all participants always know about the condition and position of the other vessels and the decision, information and experience of their crews can be exchanged at any time. Also, the manager of the ground fleet in the Connection Center has the relevant data and the position of each of its vessels involved in this race. He can transmit important information to all ships together at the same time.

The professional supplier of the freight yachts as well as the freight clients require different data and information in addition to the aforementioned information for active management of the fleet and the remote maintenance of the yachts or for their direct operation at sea. These are made available through a plant, which, as shown in Figure 2 schematically in its entirety, consists of a central stationary service station 15 with the servers 14 and the corresponding software and a communication box 16 installed in Each ship, with which a bi-directional data transfer can be made by satellite communication, marine radio and GSM, that is, at all times. The central unit 1 (interface) with the control panel 2 (LCD display 13 with input functions through buttons and by means of the touch-sensitive screen) is connected to the different technical measurement sensors 8, the electronic devices 9 and different transmitting and receiving antennas 4 (VHF, UKW, GPS, INMARSAT, etc.) through the corresponding interfaces (USB, Serial, Ethernet, NMEA, CAN, etc.) and contains different software applications 6 It therefore forms a central communication unit 16 and allows the supplier to know at any time the current position of all its vessels, regardless of whether these are now in a port, in the open sea 0 on land in a shipyard to be reconditioned. The central unit 1 with the associated control panel 2 is an all-in-one device that allows the retrieval of all available data to be saved, analyzed, evaluated and graphically represented. Such data is not limited only to the information related to the ship but on the contrary, not only to data elaborated by the service station 15 (Connection Center 21 / Server 14), but also, in principle, all the data material present in Internet is available through GSM, marine radio and satellite.

The Internet connection also naturally allows the use of services such as email, multimedia, videotelephony, SMS, MMS, MP3, etc. The supplier or the crew can retrieve and represent all the relevant technical data through the sensors 8, which are connected to the central unit 1 on the ships. These can be, for example, telemetric data such as the position, route and direction of the ship, weather data such as air and water temperature, humidity, barometric reading with forecast, wind speed and direction, related data with fuel stocks and other engine-specific information, data related to drinking water stocks, condition of battery charge, data with respect to the power source, data on the type and area of navigation, ocean depth, vessel inclination, etc. Naturally, communication with the ship or with the crew can also be done at any time, which can be via email / Internet, GSM and satellite telephony or via marine radio, according to the position of the yacht at sea - this applies naturally also in the opposite direction for the crew at sea with respect to the ground service station. The transmission of multimedia data (photo, film and sound) is also possible in both directions between the base station and the yacht without any problem with this plant.

It is possible for the freight supplier or the fleet owner to have an accurate description of the technical status of all their vessels at any time through an intelligent link of the mobile communication box 16 with the corresponding sensors 8 and the measurement 9 and the corresponding transmission and antenna systems 4 on the ship, which guarantee the transfer of data between the ship 17 and the central server 14. Through this intelligent management of the fleet, the owner knows always when, to which ship should be given technical maintenance, refueling, reconditioning, when the next service of the diesel engine must be performed, what equipment and accessories have to be replaced after a certain period of operation, etc. A proactive, intelligent and profitable fleet management can be implemented through this. Through this, the yachts and ships present in a fleet are no longer intangible satellites, but are well-defined and controlled units and are virtually "glass vessels". The use of ships can be reproduced and planned in advance in such a way that it also results in an enormous saving of time, where the idle times between navigation trips are small and therefore increases the efficiency of fleet management.

The use of the plant and the process operated with it also performs very valuable services for the client from his arrival to the vessel, if the navigation trip is prepared properly. The central unit 1 in the communication box 16 installed on the ship, connected to a control panel 2, gives the captain all the important and necessary information, which is required for the optimal preparation of his individual navigation trip. On the one hand, the captain can retrieve all relevant local data, such as information about the port where it is located, on the local infrastructure units, opening times of shopping centers, stores, restaurants, etc. But, the captain must also perform planning-related tasks before navigating, which is greatly simplified through the communication box 16. The communication box 16 delivers all the important meteorological data with the forecasts for the next day, create the weather charts as well as electronic nautical charts, calculate the possible routes etc. and the points of the route can be incorporated by a click of the mouse. The itinerary is created quickly with the entry of the time of departure and the average speed and time Probable arrival at each point of the route is calculated automatically.

The dynamic representation of weather images (wind, air pressure, sea of wind, wave height, waves), the graphic representation of weather conditions and weather warnings are also available 24 hours a day. Weather reports are possible up to 5 days in advance. The time data is transmitted by the central service station 15 by radio to the mobile central unit 1 and represented in the electronic nautical chart. In this way, the route plans can be calculated automatically depending on the weather conditions. All images and letters can be printed with a connected output device such as the printer or plotter.

The data related to the ship are also determined permanently by means of the central unit 1 and are displayed in the control panel 2. The current status of the technical condition of the ship is available to the captain at any time through them. He knows the current accessories with the storage location, he knows immediately where the safety equipment is, he knows the current position of the drinking water and diesel stocks and he can also, if he wishes, recover at any time the instructions of operation and repair for all technical devices on the ve. In addition, he can make land contact by radio with the central service station 15 to solve problems with the help of experts and to clarify questions. Medical assistance is also guaranteed at all times with this. The communication box 16 gives the captain important information about this and also creates, if necessary, a direct connection to a doctor or sample where the hospital and the nearest doctors are located locally. The administration of edible resources can also be monitored through central unit 1 and controlled. The groceries purchased are registered by the barcode reader before being stored, the same applies for consumption and casualties. In this way, the information box 16 can indicate at any time the position of the edible stocks, refers to the expiration data or also gives recommendations on the times and recipes of meals adapted especially for navigation trips. In this way, the costs of the consumption of groceries can also be incorporated directly online and be calculated. Of course, alarms can also be generated, if the stock of the foodstuffs falls below a defined value or the storage date has expired. It is therefore possible for the master or the owner of the ship to be involved to a large extent in the service and safety provisions with the presence of this communication box 16 on the ship.

When all the preparations are finished, a checklist can be downloaded by a dialogue through the communication box 16 before going out to sea, so that the captain can be sure that he did not forget anything centrally. As soon as the yacht goes to sea, the central unit 1 on the ship constantly measures the important, relevant data and is always kept in connection with the stationary control room 15 on the continent, ie with the server 14 on the station of service 21, by means of GSM, satellite or marine radio and gives the captain continuously all the required information. The central unit 1 on the ship monitors all relevant safety data and is programmed in such a way that the control functions trigger an alarm as soon as a certain value is exceeded or falls below. This information is represented in control panel 2 clearly. Engine data such as diesel stocks, oil level, hours operated, consumption, next maintenance service, etc. They can be displayed by pressing a button. The central unit 1 can be connected with different measuring sensors 8, in such a way that the monitoring, also the supervision of the ship or, for example, In the case of cargo ships, their cargo is also guaranteed.

In this way, the measurement data on load shortage, inert gas pressure, steam pipe pressure, load temperature, pressure and temperature of the loading pipes, draft, compensation and tilt, level of the ballast and of the service tank, inert gas pressure in the air chambers, pressure of the pipes and the ballast pump, control of the valves and pumps, which play an important role, can be continuously monitored. Also a fire alarm system, consisting of an optical and manual alarm of smoke, ionization, heat, flame, can be connected to the central unit 1, in such a way that an early recognition of the fire - especially even for the sleeping fires - be possible and the alarm is guaranteed.

Other technical devices and measurement sensors can also be controlled and retrieved directly through the central unit, as shown in Figure 1. In this way, for example, a radar 11 (with telemetry, automatic coordinate determination, electronic cursor , echo amplification, surveillance mode, with the reception system for the AIS signals), an echo sounder 9 (with calibrations in shallow water and in the depths, fish finder and harbor monitoring) and a compass 9 (for example the Fluxgate steering compass with the digital display and the sensor completely mounted on cardan) can be connected. The meteorological data can also be represented on the control panel 2 by the central unit 1 as well as the condensation point, the humidity, the indoor and outdoor temperature, the coldness of the wind, the direction and the wind speed (with the wind Apparent), the barometer with the weather forecasts, phases of the moon, rainfall and its intensity, the hygrometer and the tidal display.

The central unit 1 also works as a laptop with record of sm / km, speeds, speed in the water (logbooks) duration of the remaining trip and of the completed trip (calculated) (the daily miles and the total miles), displays the solar / lunar times and calculates the currents and current tide data valid for the instantaneous position, which are particularly important in coastal waters. Additional functions and alarms such as TrackBack, MOB (Man on Board), GOTO are available. The time data can be displayed in the control panel 2 by the central unit 1 similar to Navtex through a separate, own information system which, in addition to the navigation warnings, transmits SOS and rescue reports, among others are the weather reports as well as storm warnings and strong breezes. The record of the course of navigation in the ocean occurs automatically with a memory capacity of thousands of points on the route, where the position of vessel 17 is continuously recorded by means of a GPS with WAAS capability (WAAS = Area Increase System). Wide according to the norms of the USA) and / or of a GPS with capacity EGNOS (EGNOS = European System of Navigation by Geostationary Complement) for the exact determination of the position. The central unit 1 calculates from all the available data the necessary course according to the objective of the captain. The central unit 1 records the data and generates an electronic operation log, which is transmitted continuously to the central service station. On the other hand, this logbook can be viewed and printed by the crew at any time, either directly from a memory on the ship or from a central service station, so that there is redundancy. All data from the integrated 14-channel GPS receiver is displayed on screen 13 of the control panel and can be represented in the electronic mapping systems, which are based on current technology for electronic nautical charts (such as C-). Map ™ NT plus or NT MAX), and printed on a chart plotter, if applicable.

The central unit 1 on the ship is connected to a modern UKW marine radio system, by means of which the modern UKW communication and the security of the global emergency call system GMDSS (GMDSS = Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) implements on a device with the integrated DSC-D Controller (Digital Selective Call). The digital selective call allows direct radio contact with the ships, the coastal radio station and, in case of seeing the distress signal, the emergency call with the indication of the position and the identity of the vessel (MMSI = Identity of the Maritime Mobile Service). The exact position of the vessel is automatically determined together with the existing GPS thanks to the ATIS and DSC (Digital Selective Call) functions together with the emergency call. Marine radio allows not only terrestrial radiocommunication but also satellite radio communication for the transmission of private information and service of the ship between the radio stations on the ground and the stations of the radio on the ship as well as between the radio stations on ships. The radio service with the stations of the ship makes an important contribution for the guarantee of the safety of navigation and for the protection of human life at sea. This is the basis of the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS). The radio stations of the rescue devices and the radio buoys for the indication of the emergency position are part of this radio service. The present communication box 16 with the central unit 1 allows the communication from the ship by GSM, marine radio as well as by satellite (IRIDIUM Satellite Network) and also the permit criteria (SOLAS- Security of the Human Life in the Sea ) for the radio beacon (radio buoy, beacon of the distress signal at sea) can be satisfied. The beacon of the distress signal at sea is based on EPIRP (Radio Faro indicating the Emergency Position), a security system installed on ships, which marks the position of a ship in case of emergency. The transmitted signals are received by an international satellite system for the rescue and search system (COSPAS-SARSAT), the position is determined and sent to the ground stations. In addition to this, aircraft and ships can also receive signals and locate the emergency position (automatic orientation towards a transmitter). The EPIRP is activated manually or with a water pressure release.

It is also possible that the central unit 1 is connected to a satellite telephone, which uses the network via IRIDIUM satellites. The IRIDIUM network guarantees genuine coverage of the global radio network for satellite telephones, and also offers the unique roaming equipment for many existing telephone systems. On the other hand, the central communication box 16 also has the corresponding interfaces for the coupling to an Inmarsat C transceiver fully compatible with GMDSS, which allows quick and reliable communication connections through the "Digital Ship Ground Station" (SES) , which is in accordance with the specifications of the Inmarsat C system and the GMDSS requirements. A bi-directional transfer of data, email and telex quickly, reliably and globally is thus guaranteed.

It happens very often that a crew member gets sick or injured during a sailing trip. Until now, the crew was mainly self-reliant or had to laboriously collect medical knowledge of the books on board. The medical assistance can be received immediately and specifically through the permanent communication channels through the central unit 1 with the Stationary Connection Center 15, since the service center 21 provides all the necessary medical information and, in case of need, also works directly together with doctors. It is also possible to instruct the crew on board one by one by means of video telephony and multimedia communication for complicated medical cases, for example for a leg fracture, of which is the best way to proceed in this case now, ie the doctor on the ground at Connection Center 15 shows the crew passing through step as the broken leg has to look and everything that has to be done in another way to bring the patient safely to the next port. Even emergency life-saving interventions are also possible, which could not be performed or could only be done under great risk without the system according to the invention. Naturally, all necessary measures can be initiated already in the seas, which are necessary for the rapid recovery of the patient. The central unit 1 delivers the information about the closest ports, which could be called, together with the optimal course calculated in advance, distance (GOTO function / Wayfinder) and probable duration and time of arrival. The Connection Center 21 can call ambulances and doctors immediately upon arrival of the yacht and inform the hospital in advance.

Minor sea damages and technical defects on board unfortunately are part of almost every long-term offshore sailing trip. Despite the best preparation and high quality materials, motors can break down, devices stop working, leaks occur, bilge pumps decompose, pen or mast can break, etc. In such cases, the help through the system proposed here is guaranteed, in this way all the necessary information can be brought through the Connection Center 15. The operation and repair instructions for all the equipment present on the vessel and the engine they can be seen, represented and printed. In the same way as in the case of a medical emergency, in these cases also the situation can be analyzed with an expert by videotelephony and a problem can be eliminated in a step process at a step under his able direction. If the damage can not be eliminated by the crew, the system provides the information as to how and where the repair is possible. The system also provides in this case the best, best routes with the calculated duration of the trip and arrival at the next port. The necessary spare parts can be ordered in advance. In case of need, a replacement ship can also be organized or the hotel rooms and flights can - while being at sea - be booked.

Now, if the captain of the yacht wishes to anchor on an approaching island or call the ship's port after a successful trip, the central communication box 16 offers very valuable help. The captain of the yacht can come into contact with the service center 15 at any time and obtain the necessary and current information and data - in this way he does not need to combine data in books (obsolete) in a laborious way for a long period of time , which generates uncertainties and waste of time. He can especially undertake a reservation of an early berth, long before he enters the harbor. Programmable smart cards are made available by charterers, which allow access to all marine facilities. This means that obtaining the berth does not require a visit from the General Offices of the Port to receive a key or smart card for the sanitary areas in the port. These cards are programmed online by the call center directly with the assignment of the berth for the respective period. This offers extremely significant advantages: There are no more language problems to be understood and the crew is no longer limited to some opening times of the Port General Offices. In many marinas, closure systems have already been replaced by such smart card systems. If this is not the case, the call center arranges the convenient offers for the conversion so that the staff can be safe. If the captain of the yacht wishes to anchor in front of an island, the necessary detailed charts can be loaded into the operation device 2 together with the indication of good anchorages under consideration of the relevant current meteorological and nautical data. The system includes an automatic port monitoring, which records any change in the position of the anchored vessel and triggers an alarm in case of large selectable changes. The search for the anchorage and piloting can be represented graphically so that a safe crossing through difficult steps is also possible. The Connection Center 15 also provides all the information about the island, which the captain requires, to guarantee a secure anchorage. In addition, tourist information about the island can be received, its population and culture, about restaurants, etc. The same process can also be requested for entry into a port. The central unit 1 delivers the important data about the technical facilities of the port, shows where the free anchorages for the new arrivals are available, shows the spatial conditions of the port, where the customs officers are, offers a specific checklist, where the Necessary entrance facilities are full and, if necessary or desired, automatic piloting until disembarkation is also possible.

When the yacht is in the port safely, all the information, which is required and required, can be recovered, graphically displayed and printed by means of the central unit 1 and the control panel 2 as was already possible at the beginning of the navigation trip in the home port (Port of departure). Hotel reservations, taxi, car rental or flights can be made easily and quickly. The captain can do this independently since he checks on the Internet or he can call the Connection Center 15 and give his requirements, which are then satisfied for him quickly. Also spare parts for the ship, new sails, repair services, etc. They may be ordered in this way, if this was not already done offshore before entering the port. Ordering, buying, paying and storing new groceries and drinking water occurs with the same elegant method that this has already been done for the home port before the start of the sailing trip. All these tasks are greatly simplified by means of the central communication unit 1. Also, cost management remains always transparent since all the costs of the service generated during the navigation trip are always present ready for recovery. The communication box 16 also gives the information about the technical condition of the vessel, such as the hours of operation of all important engineering facilities, services or pending repairs required. This information is particularly important for the fleet manager, who must make the ship afloat again for the next crew and the next navigation trip. The central unit 1 gives you the exact data for that and proposes all the necessary measures. It has to be mentioned again that the fleet manager does not need to be on the site, but can have its location anywhere on Earth 20, since the technical data can be recovered by GMS, marine radio or satellite communication . Therefore, the technical management of a fleet is very easy since the data of all existing ships converge centrally, independent of where the individual ships are located and the control center. The central unit and the process operable with it are totally global and can be used independently of each other spatially, but nevertheless form a unit such as the business model of the Teleconnection System (TCS) is possible. The related service provisions are charged to the customer - he can recover costs at any time on the ship, during the voyage journey. After the end of the navigation trip, the relevant data, including all costs incurred during the navigation trip, can be retrieved online by the enter customer number and password and pay online.

The charterer sets a corresponding portion of the deposit to be paid in advance.

The process allows a significantly improved management of the fleet by the permanent supervision of all important data of the vessel in motion and therefore a rational and profitable management of the fleet with a better use and shorter idle and repair times in the ports or shipyards. The process therefore leads to a considerable increase in the added value of the fleet and offers on the other hand a considerably improved service and a new form of safety at sea.

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Claims

1. System for the operation and total and permanent technical and economic management of ships, consisting of a Central Stationary Connection Tele Center (15) with stationary servers (14), software modules and databases, which contain all the relevant specific data of the vessel for the management and operation of the individual vessels, and a call center (21) on the ground and consisting of the mobile communication platforms (16) on the ships serviced by the system, with the central unit (1) , the software modules (6) and the input interface / control panel (2) each, with the antennas (4) and the power supply for the 12/24 volt supply (5) to communicate through GSM, marine radio or satellite network (IRIDIUM) with the Stationary Connection Tele Center (15), where the data transmitted from the mobile central unit (1) can be processed and maintained with the servers (14) as well as independent data of the b uques of all kinds relevant to the management and operation of ships can be provided in the corresponding databases, and these data can be exchanged at all times in both directions by means of the corresponding software modules according to the authorization of cost access payable by type of regulated requirement.

2. System for the operation and total and permanent economic and technical management of ships according to claim 1, characterized in that each mobile, that is, the central unit (1) installed in the vessel is connected in a network with the additional modules extension (3), which contain custom-made software applications (6) as the central unit (1) and are configured as intelligent interfaces for connection to the electrical system on board and by means of which the active components of the Ship like the rudder and the hydraulic elements can be controlled.

3. System for the operation and total and permanent technical and economic management of ships according to one of the claims 1 or 2 characterized in that each mobile, that is, the central unit (1) installed on the ship has extension modules (3) and interfaces, through which the measurement sensors (8), the nautical devices (9, 11), the external computers / laptops (10), the multimedia devices, the antenna systems and the systems transmission (4) can be connected.

4. System for the operation and total and permanent technical and economic management of ships according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the control panel (2) connected to the central unit (1) is an input interface and consists of an LCD display (13) with a touch-sensitive screen, rotary buttons, input keys and interfaces for the computer mouse and multimedia devices.

5. System for the operation and total and permanent economic and technical management of ships according to one of claims 1 to 4 characterized in that the central unit (1) is equipped with an alarm unit (7), which is connected with the 12 / 24V (5) power supply, and by means of which the entire system can be monitored as a voltage monitor.

6. System for the operation and total and permanent technical and economic management of ships according to one of claims 1 to 5 characterized in that at least the following data can be exchanged between the Teleconnection Center (15) and the vessels Individuals through GSM, marine radio and satellite in both directions: • Telemetric data for navigation such as position with speed and direction, route points, average speed, calculated arrival time TrackBack, MOB, GOTO GMDSS emergency call, MMSI number, EPIRP Data for medical assistance Data for bilge, bilge pumps Fuel stocks Drinking water stocks, grocery stocks, stock of materials Condition of the state of charge of the power supply Batteries) All relevant technical operation data of the vessel All relevant engine data (diesel) All data and location of the ship's accessories All navigation data Data and weather forecasts for the particular routes Dynamic representation of weather images (Air pressure, Wind, Sea wind, Wave height, Surf), graphical representation of the weather situation, weather warnings and weather reports • Real local ship data on temperature of air and water, humidity, barometric reading with forecast, wind speed and direction • Actual vessel data for type and area of navigation, depth of the ocean, inclination • Actual ship data for sonar, radar • Specific infrastructure data for the ship's voyage on ports and landings • Reservation and reservation plans for all yachts in a fleet • Electronic management of payments • Tourist information on the location of ports and landings and infrastructure data such as hotels, airports, railways, restaurants • Reservations and reservation service for all types of services • Transmission of image, sound and documents (multimedia) in different formats

7. Process for the operation and total and permanent economic and technical management of vessels with a Stationary Connection Tele Center (15) with the stationary servers (14), software modules, databases and the call center (21) on the ground as well as mobile communication platforms (16) consisting of the central unit (1), the modules of software (6) and the input interface (2) on the ships, each with the antennas (4) and the power supply for the 12/24 volt supply (5) to communicate via GSM, marine radio or network of satellites with the Stationary Connection Tele Center (15), in which the servers (14) that exist there contain all the relevant data specific to the ship for the management and operation of the individual vessel and that process and maintain the transmitted data from the mobile central unit (1) as well as provide all kinds of relevant data for the management and operation of the ships in relevant databases in addition to the relevant data of the ship and these data are exchanged in both directions at any time by means of e the corresponding software modules according to the authorization of cost access payable by type of regulated requirement.

8. Process for the operation and total and permanent technical and economic management of ships according to claim 7 characterized by the fact that the Stationary Tele Connection Center (15) in the servers (14) maintain the databases and the applications of specially designed software, whose data are brought from the mobile central units (1) and which process the technical data of the measurements delivered by the mobile central units (1) and integrate the databases and software applications for subsequent communication.

9. Process for the operation and total and permanent technical and economic management of ships according to one of claims 7 to 8, characterized in that the contact is maintained with the mobile central units (1) installed on the ships from the Center of Tele Connection (15) through the staff via one or more manned connection centers (21) at any time and data, voice and images are exchanged in both directions, in which this data can originate from the servers centers, databases and software applications as well as from third sources and consulted specialists.

10. Process for the operation and total and permanent technical and economic management of ships according to one of claims 7 to 9 characterized by the fact that the following data is exchanged between the Teleconnection Center and the individual vessels via GSM, marine radio and satellite in both directions: • Telemetric data for navigation such as position with speed and direction, points of the route, average speed, calculated arrival time • TrackBack, MOB, GOTO • Call GMDSS emergency number, MMSI number, EPIRP • Data for medical assistance • Bilge data, bilge pumps • Fuel stocks • Drinking water stocks, food stocks, stocks of materials • Condition of cargo status the power supply (Batteries) • All relevant technical operation data of the vessel • All relevant engine data (diesel) • All data and location of the ship's accessories • All navigation data • Data and weather forecasts for the particular routes • Dynamic representation of time images (air pressure, wind, sea of wind, wave height, swell), graphic representation of the weather situation, weather warnings and weather reports • local real data of the ship on the air and water temperature, humidity, barometric reading with forecast, wind speed and direction • Actual vessel data for type and area of navigation, depth of the ocean, inclination • Real ship data for sonar , radar • Specific infrastructure data for the voyage of the ship over ports and landings • Reservation and reservation plans of all yachts in a fleet • Electronic management of payments • Tourist information on the location of ports and landings and landings infrastructure data such as hotels, airports, railways, restaurants • Reservations and reservation service for everything type of services • Transmission of image, sound and documents (multimedia) in various formats Legend: 1- Mobile central unit installed on the ship 2- Control panel with LCD touch screen, rotary buttons and input keys 3- Extension box, can be connected to the network 4- Antennas for transmission and reception data (GPS, VHF, UKW, radar, Inmarsat-C, etc.) 5- Power supply, battery 6- Software modules in central unit 1 and extension box 3 7- Alarm unit, voltage monitoring 8- Measurement sensors 9- Nautical devices 10- Laptop connected to the central unit 1 11- Radar that can be connected to the central unit 1 12- Inferid multimedia for the control panel 2 13- LCD display with sensitive screen touch 14- Server station with software modules and databases 15- Tele Center Connection 16- Communication platform consisting of central unit 1 and control panel 2 17- Yacht, Ship, Ship 18- Satellite , Communication by Satellite 19- Radio station, linked to earth 20- Earth, Globe 21- Call center, manned 22- Transceiver, for the Inmarsat C Satellite Communication System