What is BS EN 61162-400 – Digital interfaces for maritime navigation equipment about?
BS EN 61162 is a European Standard that discusses maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems. The intention of BS EN 61162 series is to facilitate safe inter-operability and support the functionality required by modern systems and equipment, thereby satisfying the needs of ship owners, operators, manufacturers, yards and regulatory bodies.
BS EN 61162-400 is the 400th part of the BS EN 61162 series that specifies a communication protocol for use in interconnected maritime systems. It also specifies an interface description language for use together with the protocol, a set of rules for the use of this language and a set of standard interfaces described in the language. Finally, it also provides a test plan and list of required documents for equipment using BS EN 61162-400.
Who is BS EN 61162-400 - Digital interfaces for maritime navigation equipment for?
BS EN 61162-400 on ship systems interconnection is useful for:
- Radiocommunication equipment and system manufacturers
- Navigation and control equipment manufacturers
- Ship operators, owners and manufacturers
- Shipbuilding and marine industry
- Quality control department
- National authorities
- Regulatory bodies
Why should you use BS EN 61162-400 - Digital interfaces for maritime navigation equipment?
Radio communication involves ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication. Communication is important in the marine industry as it helps to determine accurately the position of their vessel and that of other vessels to ensure safe navigation. For this purpose, it is necessary that maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems are capable to maintaining the overall integrity of marine operations.
BS EN 61162-400 gives a general overview of the functionality of the protocol and provides definitions common to the other fragments of the standard.
BS EN 61162-400 is intended to support bi-directional data communication between multiple talkers and/or multiple listeners at a speed greater than 10 Mbits/s, in order to facilitate interconnection of ship-borne systems.
BS EN 61162-400 walks you through best industry guidance on A-profile functionality and T-profile functionality and specifies a communication protocol for use in integrated systems. This protocol is intended for use on the system level of an interconnected maritime navigation and radiocommunication system. It is designed to integrate various relatively large functional components, for example RADAR, ECDIS or conning display.
Thus, adopting BS EN 61162-400-compliant protocol functionality can ensure of high-level integration of ship equipment.
