DP Reference system course
Artemis MKIV
exercises
INTRODUCTION
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General objective:
 The purpose of these exercises is to lead you through most of the menus, buttons
and functions needed for operating the system in a safe way
 Note that some functions are not available in the simulator, but the menus will be
present to show you how to do the operations
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The demonstration system configuration
– Artemis MKIV mobile station installed onboard of a DP vessel
– Artemis MKIV fix station installed on a platform or ashore.
START OF COMPUTER AND ARTEMIS
SIMULATOR
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Exercises
– Start the computer
• Select the Artemis simulator icon from the desktop
• The following menu apears on the desktop
• Go to set-up
• Select simulation parameters
• Select:
MK 4 fix station
• Exit set-up
Set up for exercise 1
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Select ABU
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Select fix (this opens the control panel of the fix station)
Press on operating panel the “Menu” button
Press 2 (modify)
Press 1 (frq/addr)
Press 1 (frequency pair)
Toggle (using one of the numeric keys) to frq. Pair “0”→ enter
(freq. is counting to 9230MHZ)
Press del
Select 2 (address codes)
Press 13 → enter
Press “Menu” → 1
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START OF COMPUTER AND ARTEMIS
SIMULATOR
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Select ABU
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Select mobile (this opens the control panel of the
mobile station)
Press on operating panel the “Menu” button
Press 2 (modify)
Press 1 (frq/addr)
Press 1 (frequency pair)
Toggle (using one of the numeric keys) to frq. Pair
“0”→ enter (freq. is counting to 9200MHZ)
Press del
Select 2 (address codes)
Press 13 → enter
Press “Menu” → 1
Turn the antenna with the left or right button until the
fix station will be received and distance and azimuth
will be displayed
Check the different Mobile control panel pages
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START OF COMPUTER AND ARTEMIS
SIMULATOR
Questions:
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What is the actual frequency on the mobile and what on the
fix station?
What is the relative bearing to the fix station?
What frequency pair is used?
What means on the status line HS?
What means the first figure on the status line on the 2nd
operate page?
Setup for exercise 2
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Exercises
– Start the computer
• Select the Artemis simulator icon from the desktop
• The following menu apears on the desktop
• Go to set-up
• Select simulation parameters
• Select:
MK 4 fix station
• Select range to station 00526 mtr.
• Select sector 3
• Exit set-up
Setup fix station for exercise 2
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Select ABU
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Select fix (this opens the control panel of the fix station)
Press on operating panel the “Menu” button
Press 2 (modify)
Press 1 (frq/addr)
Press 1 (frequency pair)
Toggle (using one of the numeric keys) to frq. Pair “2”→ enter
(freq. is counting to 9200MHZ)
Press del
Select 2 (address codes)
Press 16 → enter
Press “Menu” → 1
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DP positioning using Artemis MKIV
Exercise 2
Objective: Familiarisation with the Artemis software and
menu structure.
Situation: Vessel is positioning on DP outside 500m
exclusion zone and is setting up the artemis system.
The fix station is set up on the platform using freguency
pair 2 and address 16
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PLATFORM
Artemis
Fix station
DP positioning using Artemis MKIV
Exercise 2
Task:
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Set up the mobile station on board the vessel for DP operations using the
Artemis fix station on the platform.
Bring the system in “lock” using auto search
Write down the monitoring values and check if they are correct?
DP positioning using Artemis MKIV
Exercise 2
Questions:
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How many freguency pairs are available?
Is the freguency pair of the the fix station the same as on the mobile
station?
Where is the azimuth measured?
Is the relative bearing used when working with a fix station as counter
station?
Is the gyro accuracy inportant when using a beacon as counter station?
DP positioning using Artemis MKIV
Exercise 3
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Exercises
– Start the computer
• Select the Artemis simulator icon from the desktop
• The following menu apears on the desktop
• Go to set-up
• Select simulation parameters
• Select:
MK 4 beacon
• Exit set-up
START OF COMPUTER AND ARTEMIS
SIMULATOR
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Select ABU
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Select beacon (this opens the control panel of the beacon
station)
Press on operating panel the “Menu” button
Press 2 (modify)
Press 1 (frq/addr)
Press 1 (frequency pair)
Toggle (using one of the numeric keys) to frq. Pair “0”→ enter
(freq. is counting to 9230MHZ)
Press del
Select 2 (address codes)
Press 13 → enter
Press “Menu” → 1
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START OF COMPUTER AND ARTEMIS
SIMULATOR
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Select ABU
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Select mobile (this opens the control panel of the
mobile station)
Press on operating panel the “Menu” button
Press 2 (modify)
Press 1 (frq/addr)
Press 1 (frequency pair)
Toggle (using one of the numeric keys) to frq. Pair
“0”→ enter (freq. is counting to 9200MHZ)
Press del
Select 2 (address codes)
Press 13 → enter
Press “Menu” → 1
Turn the antenna with the left or right button until the
fix station will be received and distance and azimuth
will be displayed
Check the different Mobile control panel pages
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START OF COMPUTER AND ARTEMIS
SIMULATOR
Questions:
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What is the actual frequency on the mobile and what on the
Beacon station?
What is the relative bearing to the fix station?
What frequency pair is used?
Why is there no heading indicated?