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Electro-Mechanical Systems Committee Report

DEO and Open MeetingAnnual Meeting 2012

R/C Gene A. Danko, SN27 January 2012

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Agenda

• Responsibilities

• Topical Information

• New/Replaced Courses

• Seminars

• Guides

• MMSI Web Site

• Rescue 21 Update27 Jan 2012

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Responsibilities – 1

• Create, maintain, and support course materials:– Engine Maintenance– ME101 Marine Electrical Systems– ME102 Marine Communications Systems– ME103 Electronic Navigation Systems– Radar Learning Guide– GPS Learning Guide– VHF Seminar– GPS Seminar– Radar Seminar– AIS Seminar– Diesel Care Seminar

New courses!

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Responsibilities – 2

• Create retail products:– The Boatowner’s Guide to Marine Amateur Radio– The Boatowner’s Guide to GMDSS and Marine Radio

• Provide liaison services to organizations:– Radio Technical Committee Maritime (RTCM)– American Boat and Yacht Council– Amateur Radio Relay League– USCG GMDSS Implementation Task Force

• Create and support MMSI registration web site:– www.usps4mmsi.com

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Convergence

Navigation

Display

Communications

Compass

Binoculars

VHF

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Convergence

Navigation

Display

Communications

Loran-C

Autopilot

Radar

Instruments

EPIRBVHF-MF-HF

Sonar / Fish Finder

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Convergence

Navigation

Display

Communications

GPS

SART

Sat Phone

Navtex

ECDIS

Loran-C

Autopilot

Radar

Instruments

EPIRBVHF-MF-HF

Sonar / Fish Finder

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Convergence

Navigation

Display

Communications

GPS

SART

Sat Phone

Navtex

ECDIS

Loran-C

Autopilot

Radar

Instruments

EPIRBVHF-MF-HF

Sonar / Fish Finder

Network

AIS

DSC

Satellite Weather

Computer

Chart Plotter

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Topical Information

Navigation

Display

Communications

GPS

SART

Sat Phone

Navtex

ECDIS

Loran-C

Autopilot

Radar

Instruments

EPIRBVHF-MF-HF

Sonar / Fish Finder

Network

AIS

DSC

Satellite Weather

Computer

Chart Plotter

MMSI

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VHF-DSC and GPS

• More education is needed– Recreational users are not registering in

appreciable numbers– DSC radios are not being programmed with

MMSIs– GPS units are not being interfaced to the

radios

• OBTAIN a MMSI• PROGRAM your radio• HOOK UP your GPS

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LightSquared

• Issue: LightSquared LLC has purchased spectrum for terrestrial and satellite-based Wi-Fi– $4B invested since 2004

• Through spectrum swaps and waivers, plan to develop 40,000 terrestrial stations in the L band, just below GPS frequencies

• GPS is 90 dB below LS signals– Effectively shuts down civilian GPS over most urban

areas

• FCC has received thousands of comments; stay tuned

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SC-101 DSC Radio• SC-101 is a RTCM standard for VHF-DSC

– Inexpensive radios– Lesser capability, e.g., one receiver– Looser tolerances on electronic standards

• USPS has always recommended Class D• 25 Mar 2011: Prohibition on manufacture, importation,

sale and installation [of SC-101] fixed mount VHF• 47 CFR 80.225(a)(4)

• 25 Mar 2012: Prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale and installation [of SC-101] handheld VHF

Bottom Line:Don’t buy a SC-101 radio

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New Courses – 1

• Marine Electrical Systems (ES)– Complete replacement for ME101– 484 shipped in 2011– AC and DC circuit theory– Wiring practices and troubleshooting– Batteries– Shore power and on-board power

generation– Corrosion– Lightning protection– Revised Edition is in stock

• Available now! Get ‘em today!– 01-77-110 Student– 01-77-111 Instructor

• Contact R/C Gene at genedanko@jhu.edu

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New Courses – 2• Marine Communications Systems (CS)

– Complete replacement for ME102– 424 shipped in 2011– Basics of radio– Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

• Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)• Digital Selective Calling (DSC)

– FCC Rules and regulations– Radio protocols, voice and digital– MF/HF, Satellite – not tested– Troubleshooting

• Available now! Get ‘em today!– 01-77-112 Student– 01-77-113 Instructor

• Contact R/C Gene at genedanko@jhu.edu

BoatUS tutorial Can You Here Me is now included on every

Instructor CD

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New Courses – 3• Electronic Navigation Systems (NS)

– Complete replacement for ME103– Data buses: NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000,

Ethernet, CAN Bus– Chart plotters– Components (GPS, sounders, etc.)– Computer-based systems– Automatic Identification System (AIS)– Visual aids– Software Emulators

• Course is being revised• Contact R/C Gene at

genedanko@jhu.edu

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New Courses – 4How do we make this simple?

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Old vs. New ME

• ME101/102/103– Will continue to be stocked until all

replacements are in general distribution– Successful completion of all three modules

is required for Marine Electronics

• ES/CS/NS– ES and CS are in general distribution– NS still in committee– Three standalone elective courses

• Hybrid course completion is allowed– Contact R/C Gene if needed

Earns One Credit

Earns Three

Credits

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Existing Course

• Engine Maintenance 2011 (EM)– Complete replacement for EM98– 877 shipped in 2011– EM98 exams are now obsolete– Good criticism– Course has been updated, including

metric units– EM 2011 is in stock – we will continue

to ship EM 2007 until stock is depleted

• Available now! Get ‘em today!• Contact R/C Gene at

genedanko@jhu.edu

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Seminars

• VHF Seminar– Updated in early 2011– 414 shipped in 2011

• GPS Seminar– Reintroducing GPS LG– 424 shipped in 2011

• Radar Seminar– Comes with The RADAR

Book– 268 shipped in 2011

• Diesel Care Seminar• Automatic identification

System

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Guides• Radar Learning Guide

– Replaced by The Radar Book

• GPS Learning Guide– Coming back to stock!

• Boatowner’s Guide to Marine Amateur Radio– No plan to update

• Boatowner’s Guide to GMDSS and Marine Radio– No plan to update

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MMSI Web Site

• Site is active– www.usps4mmsi.com– www.usps.org

• Site supplemental pages are up and running– Instructions– Additional information– Legal requirements– EMSCom has a programmer on staff

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Rescue 21 Update

September 2011

27 Jan 2012 http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/rescue21/

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Rescue 21 Update

27 Jan 2012 http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/rescue21/

Mid-AtlanticMid-AtlanticDelaware Bay Sep. 2007 w/ Atlantic City, NJ 2005 (IOC)Hampton Roads, VA Feb. 2008 w/ Eastern Shore, VA 2005 (IOC)Baltimore, MD May 2008

OCONUS IslandsOCONUS IslandsSan Juan, Puerto Rico Jan. 2012Honolulu, HI Apr. 2012Guam Jun. 2012

Great Lakes Great Lakes Detroit, MI Oct. 2010Sault Ste. Marie, MI Aug. 2011Buffalo, NY Sep. 2011Lake Michigan Dec. 2011

Western Rivers (USCG)**Western Rivers (USCG)**(Recapitalize current coverage/capability) Ohio River Valley 2014Upper Mississippi 2014Lower Mississippi 2014

Alaska (USCG)**Alaska (USCG)**Juneau TBDAnchorage TBD

NortheastNortheastLong Island Sound Oct. 2007New York, NY Nov. 2007Boston, MA Apr. 2009 Southeastern New England Oct. 2009 Northern New England Nov. 2009

SoutheastSoutheastJacksonville, FL Jan. 2008Miami, FL Mar. 2008Key West, FL Sep. 2008Charleston, SC Dec. 2008 North Carolina Mar. 2009

West CoastWest CoastPuget Sound formerly Seattle, WA 2006 (LRIP) and Port Angeles, WA 2006 (LRIP)Columbia River formerly Astoria, OR Apr. 2008 and Portland, OR Jul. 2008North Bend, OR Jun. 2008Humboldt Bay, CA Sep. 2009San Francisco, CA Mar. 2010 San Diego, CA Apr. 2010L.A./Long Beach, CA Nov. 2010

Gulf CoastGulf CoastMobile, AL 2006 (LRIP)St. Petersburg, FL 2006 (LRIP)New Orleans, LA Aug. 2008 w/ New Orleans (Coastal) Feb. 2007Houston/Galveston, TX Oct. 2008Corpus Christi, TX Dec. 2009

27 Sectors and 2 Groups accepted by the Coast Guard ** U.S. Coast Guard is System Integrator

(39,685 miles as of January 2012) for Alaska and Western Rivers

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Rescue 21 Update

http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/rescue21/ 27 Jan 2012

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