AWT's BVS Software now alerts ships to potential for severe rolling due to resonance

摘要

Applied Weather Technology (AWT) recently announced the latest version of its Bon Voyage System (BVS) software, the world's most popular onboard system for optimising marine voyages, according to the company. Version 5.6 now provides captains with advance warning about threats of severe rolling due to resonance and offers forecast, real time Naval Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) current data. This data allows captains onboard to prepare an optimal passage plan based on the currents, potentially saving time and fuel, even on short trips. More than 3,000 vessels use BVS to help identify the safest, most time-efficient or fuel-efficient routes. With version 5.6, those vessels can receive alerts warning about forecast sea conditions which, when combined with the vessel's course, speed and stability, could lead to resonance. Resonance is a phenomenon that can cause certain types of vessels to roll and can lead to crew injury and cargo and vessel damage.