H924 - OCTOPUS-Onboard Expert

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this course the participants will be able to:
- Explain the OCTOPUS system architecture and identify the functions of its components
- Create a new project and configure basic OCTOPUS modules
- Configure virtual points for measurement
- Design graphs for outputting the required data in real time
- Understand the basics of vessel motions, velocities and accelerations
- Maximize the quality of input data for the system
- Accurately translate the system output into clear advices
- Implement and understand criterions
- Troubleshoot most common basic software problems
- Give the on-site introduction of the system
- Configure OCTOPUS 7 user interface dashboards
- Configure project based settings of OCTOPUS 7
- Provide first level of support

Contents

- Introduction to vessel motions - Benefits of having OCTOPUS
- OCTOPUS Onboard 5 and 7 system architecture
- Typical interfaces (manual and automatic)
- Data types
- Creating and importing new projects
- OCTOPUS user interface
- Creating custom dashboards
- Polar diagram
- Responses, Weather windows, Measurements
- Statistical operators, Real-time graphs
- Time traces
- Alarms and warnings
- Virtual points
- Data sharing based on weather forecast
- Data logging
- OCTOPUS Fleet Management System
- Network sharing and firewalls
- File based interfaces
- Motion sensors and their limitations
- Hardware FAT procedure
- Dashboard components of OCTOPUS 7
- Detailed OCTOPUS 7 project based settings

Methods 

- Instructor led course with interactive classroom discussions and associated workshop exercises
- Approximately 25% of the time is used for practical exercises

General Information

Duration:	2 days (16 hours)
Venue:	Rotterdam
Prerequisites:	The students shall have a basic understanding of vessel operations and marine terminology. Participants can meet our prerequisites by attending one of our e-learning courses.
Additional information:	When the complete classroom originates from one company, specific cases (based on the client operated vessels) will be presented and discussed. Please note that a notebook with OCTOPUS software is provided by the training facility. If you wish to use your notebook, please let us know before the course will take place.
Student Profile:	The training is targeted to ship officers, project engineers and cargo superintendents.
Download:	Course description as pdf