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BVS 8

User Guide

Here is the user guide and below are a series of video tutorials.

Download BVS 8.5 User guide

User guide contains:

  • Installation Guide
  • Quick Reference Guide
  • Track Optimization Guide
  • Severe Motions Avoidance
  • Tropical Cyclone Probability
  • Track Send Procedures
Download the User Guide here

Scroll to the module to learn about key features and functionalities

BVS 8 set up video tutorial modules

Module 1: Getting to know BVS 8

  • Introduction to BVS 8
  • BVS 8 features and improvements
  • Initial program setup
  • Chart projection and manipulation
  • Weather icons and menu features
  • Menu functions: File, Edit, View, Data
  • Menu functions: Setup, Help
  • Horizontal and vertical panels

Module 2: Route Optimization

  • Route creation
  • Route editing
  • Route optimization and no-go areas

Module 3: Weather data delivery

  • Broadband and scheduled forecast requests
  • Email weather forecast requests and new file processin

Module 4: Strategic voyage planning

  • Roll resonance and weather alarm threshold configuration
  • Interpreting resonance chart and voyage snapshot
  • Track alarms
  • Weather display layer
  • Weather bulletins, satellite images and port forecast
  • Voyage details panel
  • Graph display panel

Module 1: Getting to know BVS 8

  • Introduction to BVS 8
  • BVS 8 features and improvements
  • Initial program setup
  • Chart projection and manipulation
  • Weather icons and menu features
  • Menu functions: File, Edit, View, Data
  • Menu functions: Setup, Help
  • Horizontal and vertical panels

Module 2: Route Optimization

  • Route creation
  • Route editing
  • Route optimization and no-go areas

Module 3: Weather data delivery

  • Broadband and scheduled forecast requests
  • Email weather forecast requests and new file processin

Module 4: Strategic voyage planning

  • Roll resonance and weather alarm threshold configuration
  • Interpreting resonance chart and voyage snapshot
  • Track alarms
  • Weather display layer
  • Weather bulletins, satellite images and port forecast
  • Voyage details panel
  • Graph display panel

Module 1: Getting to know BVS 8

Introduction to BVS 8

BVS 8 features and improvements

Initial program setup

Chart projection and manipulation

Weather icons and menu features

Menu functions: File, Edit, View, Data

Menu functions: Setup, Help

Horizontal and vertical panels

Module 2: Route Optimization

Route creation

Route editing

Route optimization and no-go areas

Module 3: Weather data delivery

Broadband and scheduled forecast requests

Email weather forecast requests and new file processing

Module 4: Strategic voyage planning

Roll resonance and weather alarm threshold configuration

Interpreting resonance chart and voyage snapshot

Track alarms

Weather display layer

Weather bulletins, satellite images and port forecast

Voyage details panel

Graph display panel