OIW - OIS - Retail Options - Traffic & Mood - ROV - Contact OIS

OIS - Overboard Integrated System, the brains behind the entire "overboard/retail/mood" system. Two OIS stations similar to what is shown above are located on every ship, one, is a more compact station for the bridge with a single monitor.

The OIS system works with Crew & Passenger info embedded into each wristband or lanyard as to their name, age, language they speak and can they swim, etc. When a person goes overboard details are transmitted to multiple stations, an app and text to the staff; who it is, what language they speak and who can walk them through a liferaft brought by rescuecraft. The system will match the person in the water to which crew or staff who can help the most; instantly.

The OIS system involves these features/connections.

• The systems key is embedded into wristbands and lanyards.
• A unique code is used to identify every Crew Member and Passengers.
• Specific Staff lanyards are OIS system keys.
• Staff keys operate the Drones and Rescuecrafts.
• The system itself knows who is at the controls or using the system at any given time.
• The OIS system has a three second rule. One sensor, two sensors; second three: Flashing GPS Beacon Buoys are deployed at 3 second intervals, aft.
• OIS knows where that person entered the water, what side and verifies it.
• OIS sends verbal commands through the PA system. "Man overboard, port, man overboard, port", etc.
• An OIS app sends an alert, sends data to app in seconds.
• The system initially does not wait on the Crews actions.
• Drone and ROV actions, timing and launch are all predetermined based upon testing.
• Drones and ROVs automatically deployed in sets; one Drone, one ROV times two.
• Rescue Units seek out the overboard bracelet or lanyard via GPS.
• The OIS system is automated until manually taken over by qualified and trained personnel.
• Units deployed have audio, visual including night vision.

After any ROVs and Drones are launched the system will acknowledge and date log these items and more for historical data purposes.

• Time and date of event
• App activated.
• GPS activated, verified.
• Launch of buoys, ROV and Drone.
• Buoys GPS activated?
• Speed / Flight path.
• Drone finds target. Y/N, Buoy drop, etc. Comm, Visual engaged?
• ROV finds target. Y/N - N= Launch 2nd set of rescue units. Launch Lifeboat.
• ROV launches liferaft. Y/N
• Liferaft used? or is Victim in Tow? (manual)
• Readiness, distance, time to, overall time, comm, temps, swell, wind-speed, difficulty, results.
• ROVs/Drones return/ing to ship.

These details are only the first step to understanding what it will take to get a person back out of the water into relative safety. As we move forward parameters may change, be refined or changed entirely although our main goal is to get-to and follow an overboard person, that will not change, how we get there is up to many specifics on water.

More OIS Features

Retail wristbands are here to stay and they can do a lot of things. Let's see how far we can go...

• OIS Retail parameters.
• OIS Traffic and Mood monitoring parameters.