About the Simplified VDR Performance Standards In December 2004 the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) amended its original carriage requirements for Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs) to allow retrofitting a Simplified VDR (S-VDR) on existing cargo ships, due to the difficulties in interfacing to existing analog sensors on older vessels. The requirements defined in MSC.163(78) state that for S-VDRs installed on cargo vessels of 3,000 GT and above which were built before July 1, 2002: • Data shall be recorded in removable memory of the S-VDR for a minimum of 12 hours • Data shall be recorded in a fixed capsule or a float-free capsule for a minimum of 12 hours • Functionality of saving the recorded data following an incident shall be provided, which can be initiated by the crew without any interruption to the recording process • Data from the GPS, speed log, gyro compass, VHF and bridge audio shall be recorded • Radar image and/or data from the AIS shall be recorded • Data from other sensors shall be recorded, if output is available in IEC 61162 format Is Your System IMO-Compliant? All installed S-VDR systems must be compliant with the applicable standards. Our newest generation DM100 S-VDR meets all requirements and performance standards of MSC.163(78) and IEC 61996-2 Ed.2. Danelec S-VDR systems are designed to record and store, in a secure and retrievable form, information concerning the ship's position, movement, physical status and command and control for the period leading up to and following an incident. Designed specifically for maritime application down to the last component, Danelec S-VDRs offer high quality and reliability in a compact and lightweight, easy-to-install solution.