Electro-Mechanical Systems
Committee Report
DEO and Open Meeting
Annual Meeting 2012
R/C Gene A. Danko, SN
27 January 2012
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Agenda
• Responsibilities
• Topical Information
• New/Replaced Courses
• Seminars
• Guides
• MMSI Web Site
• Rescue 21 Update
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Responsibilities – 1
• Create, maintain, and support course materials:
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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:
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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
Communications
VHF
Compass
Binoculars
Display
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Convergence
Navigation
Communications
Autopilot
VHF-MF-HF
Loran-C
EPIRB
Instruments
Sonar / Fish Finder
Radar
Display
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Convergence
Navigation
Communications
Autopilot
VHF-MF-HF
Loran-C
GPS
EPIRB
Sat Phone
Instruments
Sonar / Fish Finder
Radar
SART
ECDIS
Navtex
Display
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Convergence
Navigation
Communications
Autopilot
Loran-C
DSC
VHF-MF-HF
AIS
GPS
EPIRB
Sat Phone
Instruments Network
Navtex
Sonar / Fish Finder Satellite
Radar
Weather
SART
ECDIS
Chart
Plotter
Computer
Display
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Topical Information
Navigation
Communications
Autopilot
Loran-C
DSC
VHF-MF-HF
AIS
GPS
EPIRB
Sat Phone
Instruments Network
Navtex
Sonar / Fish Finder Satellite
Radar
Weather
SART
ECDIS
Chart
Plotter
MMSI
Computer
Display
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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 – 4
How 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
Earns One
Credit
Earns
Three
Credits
• Hybrid course completion is allowed
– Contact R/C Gene if needed
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Existing Course
• Engine Maintenance 2011 (EM)
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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
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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
West Coast
Great Lakes
 Puget Sound
formerly Seattle, WA 2006 (LRIP)
and Port Angeles, WA
2006 (LRIP)
 Columbia River
formerly Astoria, OR Apr. 2008
and Portland, OR
Jul. 2008
 North Bend, OR
Jun. 2008
 Humboldt Bay, CA
Sep. 2009
 San Francisco, CA
Mar. 2010
 San Diego, CA
Apr. 2010
 L.A./Long Beach, CA
Nov. 2010
Detroit, MI
Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Buffalo, NY
Lake Michigan
Northeast
Oct. 2010
Aug. 2011
Sep. 2011
Dec. 2011
Western Rivers (USCG)**
Alaska (USCG)**
Juneau
Anchorage
(Recapitalize current coverage/capability)
TBD
TBD
OCONUS Islands
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Honolulu, HI
Guam
Ohio River Valley
Upper Mississippi
Lower Mississippi
2014
2014
2014
 Mobile, AL
 St. Petersburg, FL
 New Orleans, LA
w/ New Orleans (Coastal)
 Houston/Galveston, TX
 Corpus Christi, TX
Mid-Atlantic
 Delaware Bay
w/ Atlantic City, NJ
 Hampton Roads, VA
w/ Eastern Shore, VA
 Baltimore, MD
Sep. 2007
2005 (IOC)
Feb. 2008
2005 (IOC)
May 2008
Southeast
Gulf Coast
Jan. 2012
Apr. 2012
Jun. 2012
 Long Island Sound
Oct. 2007
 New York, NY
Nov. 2007
 Boston, MA
Apr. 2009
 Southeastern New England Oct. 2009
 Northern New England
Nov. 2009
2006 (LRIP)
2006 (LRIP)
Aug. 2008
Feb. 2007
Oct. 2008
Dec. 2009
 27 Sectors and 2 Groups accepted by the Coast Guard
(39,685 miles as of January 2012)
 Jacksonville, FL
 Miami, FL
 Key West, FL
 Charleston, SC
 North Carolina
Jan. 2008
Mar. 2008
Sep. 2008
Dec. 2008
Mar. 2009
** U.S. Coast Guard is System Integrator
for Alaska and Western Rivers
January 2012
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http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/rescue21/
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Rescue 21 Update
January 2012
27 Jan 2012
http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/rescue21/
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