Fatigue rate indicator and advisory system
Heerema Marine Contractor's Balder has been equipped with a strain gauges and accelerometers to monitor the accumulated fatigue damage and fatigue rate. A tailor-made OCTOPUS-Onboard system has been installed to display the results, to forecast the fatigue rate and to guide the navigators over the Atlantic Ocean with the minimum risk for excessive fatigue damage to the J-Lay tower. Shore-support has been made possible by the use of OCTOPUS-Online.
Real-time crane tip monitoring
Real time crane tip monitoring is carried out onboard Jumbo's Jubilee for accurate lifting and positioning of a heavy precious piece of cargo.
Surveyor Box
The successful OCTOPUS-Onboard system can now be delivered as a mobile system in an all-weather proof box. The system is used by the Supercargo.



