JCY‐1900

Annual Performance Test

Procedure

Rev. 1.0　Jun. 2016

 Contents
Page

1 VDR Performance Test Report (Entry Example) 1

2 Download VDR report and DSC configuration files 5

3 Download Voyage Data from medias 9

4 Playback downloaded data 13

5 Check downloaded event data 15

6 Apply a C.O.C. 17

Attachment Installation Manual (Software Part) page154-158

Rev. 1.0　Jun. 2016

VOYAGE DATA RECORDER PERFORMANCE TEST REPORT
Note – Insert Yes for success, No for failure or N/A for non fitted interfaces in these boxes, as appropriate.

Yes No N/A

Ship’s details
Ship’s name JRC MSD
Flag PANAMA
IMO number 9991732
Date keel laid 3 Feb. 2015
Gross tonnage 50,000

Voyage data recorder details

Manufacturer JRC
Model JCY-1900
System serial number MB12345
Software version number 1.0.0
Date fitted May 2015

Inspection Details
Name person conducting testing Takanori Oda
Company JRC Marine Service Dept.
Inspection date 11 May 2016
Inspection location Tokyo, Japan

1. Pre-existing alarms
Confirm that no alarms were present at start of procedure. ✔

2. Power supply alarm check

Remove source of external power. Confirm that alarm is activated. ✔
Record time (hh.mm) 10:25

3. Reserve power source check

Allow VDR to continue running for 1 hour 55 minutes from ‘2’ above.
Confirm that equipment is still operating at this time, with no additional ✔
alarms.
Record time (hh.mm) 12:20

4. Reserve power source shutdown check

2 hours 05 minutes from ‘2’ above confirm that the VDR has ✔
automatically stopped recording.
Record time (hh.mm) 12:26

5. Expiry dates
Unit Expiry date (where applicable)
Acoustic beacon Mar. 2018 ✔
Float-free capsule’s battery May 2020 ✔
Float-free capsule’s HRU May 2017 ✔
Reserve power source Feb. 2019 ✔

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6. Acoustic beacon test
Using manufacture’s test equipment confirm that acoustic beacon is ✔
functional or by the substitution of a certified fully operational unit.

7. Overall condition of equipment

Inspect equipment and record condition, tick if satisfactory:
Sub unit Notes on condition
Protective capsule ✔
Float free capsule ✔
External cables ✔
Main unit ✔

8. Interfaces: Operation and recording

Date and time Preferably external to ZDA ✔
ship (e. g. GPS)
Ship’s position Electronic Positioning GLL ✔
system
Speed (through water or Ship’s designated speed VBW ✔
over ground) and distance measuring
equipment
Heading Ship’s compass HDT ✔
Bridge audio 2 or more bridge and 1 Audio ✔
or more wing
microphones
Communications Audio VHF Audio ✔

Radar data-post display Master and No.2 Radar Picture (RGB) ✔

selection
ECDIS Primary ECDIS Picture (LAN) ✔
Water depth Echo sounder DPT ✔
Main alarms All mandatory alarms ALA / ALR ✔
(e.g. BNWAS) on bridge Dry contact
Rudder order and Steering gear and HTD / RSA ✔
response autopilot
Engine order and Telegraphs, controls PRC / RPM ✔
response and thrusters
Hull opening status All mandatory status ✔
information displayed
on bridge
Watertight and fire door All mandatory status ✔
status information displayed
on bridge
Acceleration and hull Hull stress and response ✔
stresses monitoring equipment
where fitted
Wind speed and Anemometer where MWV ✔
direction fitted

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AIS AIS VDO / VDM ✔
Rolling motion Electronic inclinometer ✔
where fitted
Configuration data Information of VDR ✔
and sensors
Electronic logbook Electronic logbook ✔
where fitted

9. Change or repair of sensors

Check maintenance records of VDR ✔
Confirm any defective properly rectified ✔
Person authorized by the Manufacturer Ship’s representative

Technician’s signature and Company stamp Master’s signature and Ship’s stamp

Date Date
11 May 2016 11 May 2016
If the manufacturer does not complete a review and issue a completed test report within 45 days, this
test report should go forward for certification.

10. Playback equipment

Inspect equipment and record condition, tick if satisfactory:
Data medium （Internal storage, FPC, FFC） ✔
Playback software CDs (CYC-825, CYC-826) ✔
Basic instruction for downloading data from VDR ✔
LAN cable ✔
Connection and playback achieved on a laptop computer ✔

Confirmation of replay of data as information on playback software ✔

(Text file, Png file, Wav file)
Conversion of data into open industry formats (IEC61996-1 Annex C) ✔

11. Documentation
Inspect documentation and record presence and suitability, tick if satisfactory:
Location of the fixed recording medium and float-free recording medium ✔
Location of microphones ✔
Location of the data interface ✔
Location of the playback equipment ✔
Location of all other components of the VDR system ✔
Operation and maintenance manual ✔

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12. Manufacturer’s analysis

Note - This confirms the endorsement by the manufacturer of the tests and that the master record/database has
been checked.

Manufacture’s analysis of 48-hour log is attached and in accordance with

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61996-1:2013 Maritime
navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems – Shipborne
voyage data recorder (VDR) – Performance requirements – Methods of
testing and required test results section 4.6 – Data items to be recorded
(resolution MSC.333(90), section 5.5). Confirmation that all data is
available throughout the 12-hour recording.
Date and time of above log.

13. Observations and additional manufacturer’s requirements

Note -This specifically provides for the logging of significant events that may have occurred on board since
the previous test, including the refitting of equipment or major unit change to existing equipment. − Any or all
of which may have an impact on the availability or quality of the VDR input signal.

This performance test was conducted in accordance with SOLAS regulation V/18.8 and forms part of the
procedure for the issue of the Annual Performance Test Certificate. The results, information and any
comments should be relayed to the manufacturer in accordance with the instructions contained within the
Operation Manual. Subject to satisfactory results, an Annual Performance Test Certificate will then be issued.

In accordance with the principles of harmonization of Certificates, the Certificate, when issued, will remain
valid until the next annual re-validation of that Certificate, subject to the equipment being maintained in
appropriate operational condition.

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Download the VDR report file and DSC configuration file(s)
1. Access the JCY‐1900 web menu.

2. Click REPORT.

3. Enter the System section.

a) Check the Diagnosis and Entry are green color.

b) Enter comment , if you've found something
by checking.

c) If you've enter some comment, click Set to store.

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4. Select Sensor, Image, Audio and Recording Medium one by one to enter the checking result.

4.1 Enter the Sensor section.
e) Enter the LAN Sensor tab, if some LAN sensor are connected.

b) Select result of sensor checking.

c) Enter comment ,
if you've found
something by checking.

a) Check all Diagnosis and Entry are green.

d) Click the Set button.

4.2 Enter the Image section.

b) Select result of Image checking.

c) Enter comment ,
if you've found
something by checking.
a) Check all Diagnosis and Entry are green.

d) Click the Set button.

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4.3 Enter the Audio section
b) Select result of Mic audio checking.

c) Enter comment ,
if you've found
something by checking.

a) Check all Diagnosis and Entry are green.

d) Click the Set button.

e) Click VHF Port tab.

g) Select result of VHF audio checking.

h) Enter comment ,
if you've found
if you ve found
i) Click Set button. something by checking.

f) Check all Entry are green.

4.4 Enter the Recording Medium section.

b) Enter comment, if you've found
something by checking.

a) Check all Diagnosis are green.

c) If you've enter some comment, click Set to store.

5. Download the VDR Report file. b) Display during Download.

a) Click the Download button.

c) Save the downloaded MBxxxxx_VDR_Report.tgz file. (xxxxx will be serial number of JCY‐1900.)

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6. DSC configuration data isn't included in VDR Report file, it need to get separately.

6.1 Click SENSOR button in VDR web menu.

6.2 DSC can be connected at serial port ch19, 20, 23 or 24, get the all DSC configuration data.

a) Click Detail of DSC connected channel.

b) Click DSC Setting tab.

d) Display during Download.

c) Click Download button.

e) Save the Downloaded dsc_setup_get.dsc file.

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Download the Voyage data by APT download tool.
1. Start up the JCY‐1900 maintenance tool.

Double click

2. Click the APTDOWNLOAD button.

3. After receive the VDR Configuration data, the software will be operational.

a) Click Browse button to select downloaded folder.

b) Enter  How many hours need to get the recorded data information.
The APT need to check more than 720 hours.
Initial value is 96, change to 750.

c) Confirm Get File Size/Num. of Files, Fixed  Protective Capsule, Float‐free Capsule and

Internal Storage have been checked.

The medium that cannot confirm the connection will be gray‐out like the above.
Check the connection then restart the APT download tool.

d) Click Get Info. button to get the recorded data information.

Actual Voyage data is not downloaded at this time, the information of how match size and
how many files are stored every one hour in each medium will be got.
*750 hours information can be get within 20 minutes.

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3. After finish the Get Info.

The time of latest data.

Recording period The time of oldest data.

The FPC can get only size. Number of files in every one hour of each section. 

Sensor ： One file is stored every one minutes. 60 files should be exist every one hour. 

Switched off, rebooting, manual record stop and black out can be cause of less the 60 files.

Image ： One category image is stored every 15 seconds, when image data is existing.

One chart information file is stored, when it's received.
If three category images, Ecdis, X and S Radar are existing, 3600÷15×3=720 files are stored.
In case the VDR recognize existing radar image is standby mode,  it's stored every 20 minutes.
Below display communication setting inform VDR the radar image status.

Receive via LAN Assign Display Information Port

Audio ： One audio track store one audio file every one minute.

In case all tracks (Mic.×6 , VHF×2 ) are used, 60×8=480 files are stored every  one hour.
VHF audio is not stored during blackout operation.

Check over 720 hours voyage data is stored in Internal_Strage, and over 48 hours in FPC and FFC

continuously.
If not, check the reason of discontinuously recording. (Check event)

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4. Select the time to be downloaded.

If you select the latest one hour that
recording just now, the message
shown right figure will be displayed.

Check to select all medias. Check to select the medium separately.

Minimum required downloaded data to issue C.O.C.

FPC/FFC ： Latest one hour that is not in recording.

48 hours old one hour data.
More than One hour data during the above periods that has largest
size and number of files.

Internal ： Latest one hour that is not in recording.

720 hours old one hour data.
More than One hour data during the above periods that has largest
size and number of files.

5. Click Download button to start the download.
You can download with keeping recording.

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 The new folder named by day and time will be made
in the folder that is selected as download folder
automatically.

Click OK button to start download.。

6. Progress display during Download

Progress bar to show percentage of all.

After finish the download, number of actual
downloaded files is displayed.

Progress bar to show percentage of
currently downloading one hour.

Contents of downloaded data.
The folders named by each  medium will be made in the folder named by date and time.

Each media name folder
includes following folders.

Recorded information data for 750 hours will be stored automatically as csv file.

Expected time to finish 12hours data downloading.

Download condition Expected time
From all mediums at same time Approx. 90 minutes
From FPC independently Approx. 60 minutes
From FFC independently Approx. 30 minutes
From Internal Storage independently Approx. 60 minutes
* When download at same time the speed will be fast Internal>FFC>FPC order.

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Playback the Downloaded data.
1. Start up the  JCY‐1900 maintenance tool. 7. Select vdrinfo.dat file in init folder that inside
the folder named by medium  name you want
Double click play.

2. Click PLAYBACK button.

3. Click PLAYBACK button.

8. Click OPEN button.

4. Click SETUP button. 9. Click folder icon.

5. Click OK button.

10. Select the folder named by the medium

name you want to play.
Then click OK button.

6. Click Import button.
11. Click Set button.

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12. Confirm Setup OK message, then click OK.

14. Click PLAYBACK icon.

13. Click Close to close the Setup for User window.

15. Playback window will be started up.

Click clock icon to select the 16. Click Setup, then click Exit button in Setup

time to be play directly. window to quit the playback window.

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Check the downloaded EVENT data
1. Start up the JCY‐1900 maintenance tool.
Double click

2. Click LOGVIEWER icon.

2. Click EVENT icon.

3. Select the downloaded Event file.

a) Click Select button.

b) Select the file.
event000.evt is latest.
Then click Open.

event files are downloaded from each medium.

Event folder in Internall_Storage includes longest period.

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4. Example to check the EVENT data.

Manual stop the recording form OPU at 2016/06/08 09:29. Recording is not re‐started after that.

VDR is powered down by  power switch at 2016/06/06 8:35.
It's re‐started at 2016/06/08 9:29.

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Apply a C.O.C.
1. Fill in a application form shown bellow.

3. Select the downloaded Event file.

*You can also apply C O C from MS Web.

*You can also apply C.O.C. from MS Web

2. Copy the downloaded data, Report file, DSC configuration file(s), and
Float‐Free Capsule EPIRB test report in DVD or other type of memory.

Downloaded data.

VDR Report file                  : MBxxxxx_VDR_Report.tgz
DSC configuration file(s)  : dsc_setup_get.dsc
Float‐Free Capsule EPIRB test report  (PDF or XPS file)

3. Submit application form, DVD and VDR performance test report signed by Master and Engineer

to nearest JRC service center.

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11.3. EPIRB tester (Tron Unidec)

At installation or annual test, perform transmission test of EPIRB with EPIRB tester.
Note Since EPIRB tester, USB Serial cable and Tester software are stoked as follows, please order
them.
No. Parts Model Code Note
1 EPIRB TRON UNIDEC 5EZIW00002
Tester
2 USB Serial BSUSRC0610BS 5ZCMR00024 For Windws8
Cable
3 Tool software 㸫 7ZZNA4142 Including
CD for FFC 㺃ID Programmer software
(PR40)
㺃USB Serial Driver software
for Windows8
㺃EPIRB Tester software

11.3.1. Start
Connect probe of EPIRB test (Tron Unidec) to USB port of
using PC.
Then, click the Unidec icon on the desktop to start the
EPIRB tester.

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11.3.2. Test
EPIRB tester opens the left screen and searches
automatically COM port which is connecting probe.
When finding COM port, the port number is displayed.
Select “406.037MHz” in the Frequency.
Click the [Request Data] button.
Keep lever to right (“TEST”) until making a flush of top light.
Status
After flushing, release the lever.

Frequency If “Message from EPIRB received OK” is displayed in the

406.037MHz Status, the test is OK.
Note)
If “406.037MHz” is not selected in the Frequency, NG is
displayed.
If NG is displayed even if the frequency is correct, replace
the capsule.

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11.3.3. Input information data

Input according to the following table in the “Input

information data”.
Input contents are reflected into the next test

No. Item Referent for input content

1 Vessel Refer to the “11.1.3.5 Vessel information block”.
2 Beacon Manufacture “Jotron AS” (Fixed)
3 Model “Tron 40VDR” (Fixed).
4 Beacon Serial no Refer to the “11.1.3.2 Tron 40VDR block”.
5 Bracket type “FB-40”(Fixed)
6 Bracket Serial no Refer to the “11.1.3.4 Float-Free FB-40VDR block”.
7 Battery expiry Refer to the “11.1.3.7 Battery block”.
8 Hydrostatic release expiry Refer to the “11.2 Expiry of hydrostatic release unit “.
9 Frequency 406.037 MHz(Fixed)

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11.3.4. Decode Data

Received result is displayed by clicking [Decode Data].
Click [Print] to save the result to a file.

[Close] [Print]

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The file is saved by one of PDF, Microsoft Office Document Writer or Microsoft XPS Document
Writer.

㺃PDF
㺃Microsoft Office Document
Writer
㺃Microsoft XPS Document
Writer
Save a file by one of above.

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 VDR JCY-1900/1950 minimum required downloading data

FPC
OLD NEW

48 Hours Downloading Data

Oldest During the 48 hours period Latest

FFC ONE Hour More than ONE Hour ONE Hour

Required downloading data is minimum 3 hours + α.

OLD NEW

Internal_Storage
720 Hours Downloading Data

Oldest During the 720 hours period Latest

ONE Hour More than ONE Hour ONE Hour

Required downloading data is minimum 3 hours + α.

 VDR JCY-1900/1950 required minimum recording period

According to the IMO RESOLUTION MSC.333(90),

The VDR should be satisfied with the terms of IMO RESOLUTION MSC.333(90).
Please find attached file "imo_resolution_msc333_90 (page5 term 5.4 Continuity of operation).
Therefore JRC should check vessel's VDR function is properly.
It is VDR APT.
Please carry out the VDR APT according to the JRC VDR APT procedure.
The engineer must download the VDR data from each medium.
However, JRC do not ask you to get full of 48 (720) hours data.

For example, APT date and time is 14:00_03.Feb.2017 (UTC).

The engineer need to download the data as followings:

FFC / FPC:
12:00 - 13:00_01.Feb.2017 ( 1 hour data)
12:00 - 15:00_02.Feb.2017 ( 1 or 3 hour data is recommend)
12:00 - 13:00_03.Feb.2017 ( 1 hour data)

Internal_Storage:
12:00 - 13:00_03.Jan.2017 ( 1 hour data)
12:00 - 15:00_20.Jan.2017 ( 1 or 3 hour data is recommend)
12:00 - 13:00_03.Feb.2017 ( 1 hour data)
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Data sample
APT date 2016/6/25

Oldest：06/23 0500, 0530

Oldest：05/25 0400, 0430
Midle：06/24 2200, 2230
Midle：06/23 0500,0530
Midle：06/24 2200,2230
Latest：06/25 0400, 0430
Latest：06/25 0400, 0430

FFC / FPC Internal _Storage

※ Downloading period is short, and radar displaying term is short therefore please download the data for 1 hour or more for middle data.

Please confirm the followings item

Possible to confirm the all equipment was working properly at APT date
If inpossible to confirm the above condition, confirm the other timeline data.

audio / log（sailing data） / visual（RADAR/ECDIS）　recording folders should be same time line.

 VDR JCY-1900/1950 required downloading file

Please do not separate the data to the some

folders.

Recording information data for 750 hours will be stored automatically as csv file
 VDR JCY-1900/1950 required downloading file

Please download the following required files, and copy these files to the DVD.
* For the details to downloding these files, please to refer the VDR JCY-1900 APT procedure.

DSC configuration (DSC setup) file

VDR_Report file

FFC decode file