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NAVTOR releases NavStation 4.0 to boosts vessel passage planning
NAVTOR has launched NavStation 4.0, the latest upgraded version of its digital chart table that contains a new passage planning module designed to reduce on-board and fleet-wide administration duties.
Key features include the automatic logging of passage plan information, digital checks to reduce human error, and the ability to share routes across fleets, so any vessel or management office with NavStation software can access planned routes for assessment and future sailing.
Launched in 2014, NavStation allows navigators to easily gather, view and manage critical voyage information such as electronic navigational charts (ENC), weather data, tidal information and digital publications in one place. An initial passage planning module was introduced last year, easing the workload of navigators who previously inputted planning information, such as waypoint data, manually.
Additional features include the integrated NavTracker vessel management function and dynamically optimised routes to enhance decision making and reduce fuel use and emissions.
NAVTOR CEO Tor Svanes explained that "after close consultation with our users we thought we could push the passage planning functionality to the next level," he said.
"Now, not only can navigators create safe, compliant documentation automatically, but they can also exchange planned routes with others, multiplying the efficiencies across entire fleets. The man hours this will save, and the insight this unlocks, has the potential to deliver real competitive advantages for our customers.
"In terms of additional safety, the improved module also provides complete route overviews of warnings and alarms, allowing navigators to prepare for, and if necessary adjust, routes through dangerous areas and challenging conditions. It is our mission to simplify tasks, enhance safety and improve efficiency for both navigators and ship operators," Mr Svanes added.
Key features include the automatic logging of passage plan information, digital checks to reduce human error, and the ability to share routes across fleets, so any vessel or management office with NavStation software can access planned routes for assessment and future sailing.
Launched in 2014, NavStation allows navigators to easily gather, view and manage critical voyage information such as electronic navigational charts (ENC), weather data, tidal information and digital publications in one place. An initial passage planning module was introduced last year, easing the workload of navigators who previously inputted planning information, such as waypoint data, manually.
Additional features include the integrated NavTracker vessel management function and dynamically optimised routes to enhance decision making and reduce fuel use and emissions.
NAVTOR CEO Tor Svanes explained that "after close consultation with our users we thought we could push the passage planning functionality to the next level," he said.
"Now, not only can navigators create safe, compliant documentation automatically, but they can also exchange planned routes with others, multiplying the efficiencies across entire fleets. The man hours this will save, and the insight this unlocks, has the potential to deliver real competitive advantages for our customers.
"In terms of additional safety, the improved module also provides complete route overviews of warnings and alarms, allowing navigators to prepare for, and if necessary adjust, routes through dangerous areas and challenging conditions. It is our mission to simplify tasks, enhance safety and improve efficiency for both navigators and ship operators," Mr Svanes added.
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