Definition(s)

Power System

All components and systems necessary to supply the DP system with power. The power system includes but is not limited to:

  • prime movers with necessary auxiliary systems including piping, fuel, cooling, pre-lubrication and lubrication, hydraulic, pre-heating, and pneumatic systems
  • generators
  • switchboards
  • distribution systems (cabling and cable routing)
  • power supplies, including uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
  • power management system(s) (as appropriate)

Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1580, GUIDELINES FOR VESSELS AND UNITS WITH DYNAMIC POSITIONING (DP) SYSTEMS, 16 June 2017, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance

 

Power System

Power system means all components and systems necessary to supply the DP system with power. The power system includes but is not limited to:

  1. prime movers with necessary auxiliary systems including piping, fuel, cooling, pre-lubrication and lubrication, hydraulic, pre-heating, and pneumatic systems;
  2. generators;
  3. switchboards;
  4. distribution systems (cabling and cable routeing);
  5. power supplies, including uninterruptible power supplies (UPS); and
  6. power management system(s) (as appropriate).

Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1580, GUIDELINES FOR VESSELS AND UNITS WITH DYNAMIC POSITIONING (DP) SYSTEMS, 16 June 2017, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance

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