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Command and Control
USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30) is provided with fully automated systems for control of the ship and the machinery.
Ship control is provided at 5 conning stations; Master Ship Control Console (MSCC), port & starboard consoles in the Pilothouse, the Engineering Control Center (ECC) and Aft Conning station. The Main Ship Control Console includes the Integrated Ship’s Control System (ISCS) provided by Kongsberg. The ISCS includes; Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS), DGPS, Loran-C, Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA), ATON Information System (ATONIS)/Automated ATON Positioning System (AAPS), a dynamic positioning system, autopilot, a doppler speed log, deep and shallow depth sounders, forward scanning sonar, extensive meteorological sensors, VHF, ADF, IFF, and a voyage data recorder. All conning stations will have the same intuitive user interface, the same panel layout, and menu system. Route plans, mariner’s notes, charts, radar video and vector presentation are shared between the systems.
Machinery Plant control is provided at the Engineering Control Center (ECC) through the Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System (MPCMS). Additional MPCMS stations are located at the MSCC (Bridge), port and starboard bridge wings, port and starboard Quarterdecks, Engineering Log Office, and the Engineer Officer’s stateroom. Each MPCMS station is capable of providing control and monitoring, alarming, and reporting functions for propulsion and auxiliary equipment using colorful graphic Human/Machine Interface (HMI) computer display screens. All machinery alarms, including fire and flooding alarms are provided through the MPCMS, and if not acknowledged within a predetermined time, will provide a voice annunciation across the ship’s (1MC) intercom system, in addition to automatically dialing a pre-selected phone number for standby personnel. The heart of the MPCMS system consists of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), which are open-architecture Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) equipment widely used and available throughout the commercial industry. Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) is incorporated in the MPCMS system providing operators and technicians with the capability to trend equipment values and manage operating hours.
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