Optimise your journey in all ocean weather conditions
Weather is a crucial factor in planning a voyage. It can determine whether the journey can go ahead or impact the route chosen.
Within one view users can access detailed and advanced maritime weather conditions as part of the passage planning process. The Weather module is a data overlay in the voyage planner software. It makes it easy to consider all factors when optimising your ship’s voyage.
This means your crew can view detailed forecasts for up to nine days in advance for specific coordinates, ports and voyages – all, visualised against the passage plan. Ship masters can also set marine weather safety thresholds for conditions that create unsafe sea states, such as wind strength or wave height.
One Ocean ship weather software advantages
Intelligent assessment of ocean weather conditions
- Gain visibility of the maritime weather up to nine days ahead.
- Evaluate how marine conditions will impact the vessel at every stage of the voyage – including synchronous and parametric roll.
- Factor in multiple variables, including wind speed and direction, wave and swell height, risk of precipitation and visibility and atmospheric pressure.
Better voyage planning and monitoring
- More accurate voyage times and avoidance of costly heavy weather that requires more fuel to power through.
- This can help with decarbonisation efforts.
- Continually assess marine weather conditions en route, enabling real- time decision making as conditions change.
An integrated part of the voyage planning process
- Those on board and onshore can consider weather as part of a single view alongside other factors and considerations for informed decision- making.
- Customisable: fleet managers can be sure company safety policies are being followed by having weather thresholds set across the fleet or for particular vessels during installation.
- Seamless communication on board and onshore so everyone knows what is planned.
Storm season
Policy safeguards
Dynamic routing
Timely decisions
A clear view for all ship crew
Layers of ocean weather data are presented using the NOAA scale and can be turned on/off for clarity, making it easy to quickly assess conditions.
Because the Weather module is updated four times a day, those on board can track changes taking place and adjust their passage accordingly. In the case of this voyage they decide to do so, avoiding a major storm near Cape Town which means they are able to reach Mombasa on time and avoid late port fees.
Fleet managers know what’s happening
Those managing the fleet can ensure this voyage, like all the others in their fleet, will be planned in line with their safety policies, because they decided to have the parameters set in the system at installation. That means unsafe conditions, such as unacceptable wind strength or sea height, will be avoided as far as possible.
They know this is happening because they can monitor the passage plan onshore.
A more efficient, safer voyage
A weather simulator shows how forecasted conditions en route will affect vessel resonances, safety, marine fuel consumption and arrival time.
Critically, as these change during the course of the voyage, those on board and onshore can continue to get real-time data and make ocean routing decisions in line with what they discover. They collaborate through the system, so that everyone agrees and knows what is happening.
A clear view for all ship crew
Layers of ocean weather data are presented using the NOAA scale and can be turned on/off for clarity, making it easy to quickly assess conditions.
Because the Weather module is updated four times a day, those on board can track changes taking place and adjust their passage accordingly. In the case of this voyage they decide to do so, avoiding a major storm near Cape Town which means they are able to reach Mombasa on time and avoid late port fees.
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