Simplified voyage data recorder (S-VDR) for ships
S-VDR2000 Maritime Information Systems

Like the black boxes carried on aircraft,VDRs enable accident investigators to review procedures and instructions in the moments before an incident andhelp to identify its cause.
Design
The S-VDR2000 is designed to record and maintain aretrievable record of the ship ’s nautical data.

All data is stored in both the protective capsule(Simplified Voyage Recorder-SVR)and on the hard disk in the S-VDR2000. The stored data can be downloaded and analyzed forinvestigation purpose,training and simulation at any time.
Standards and Approvals

In the summer of 2003,the IMO Sub-Committee on Safety of Navigation recommended to the MSC that
existing cargo ships above 3,000 GRT should be required to carry a simplified voyage data recorder (S-
VDR). Projected decision date for S-VDR requirements by the MSC is May 2004.The S-VDR2000 will meet and/
or exceed relevant standards.S-VDR2000 will be type approved by Det Norske Veritas (DNV).