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BVS Workshop Athens

Event details

What

BVS Workshop

Where

Vasileos Alexandrou 12, Peristeri 121 31

When

Feb 21–May 28, 2020

Attention: due to the current COVID-19 situation, some of these workshops may be cancelled or postponed.

For more information, please reach out to info@stormgeo.com.

The BonVoyage System, a leading optimization software tool in the shipping industry, is installed on 6,000+ vessels worldwide.

In this seminar, BVS users will learn the most advanced features and functions the system has to offer. Focusing on the various route optimization techniques, we will go through how StormGeo experts calculate the optimum route and how we communicate externally via FleetDSS. Most importantly, we will review how these systems can work together for your fleet.

This is a free, 3 hour seminar especially made for Deck Officers, Masters and Operators.

Key Takeaways:

1. Set up a new weather data request

What is the role of the forecast’s resolution?
Should I select all parameters?
How often should I get weather updates?

2. Weather Thresholds

What is the difference between yellow and red thresholds?
How important is it to specify the wx thresholds before the optimization process?

3. Optimization process, step-by-step

Adding waypoints between departure and destination
Avoiding the limitation of the BVS freedom to optimize your route
What optimization methods does BVS offer and what are their differences?
How can I compare multiple alternative routes?
How can I transfer my route to ECDIS?
After the departure, how often should the optimization process be repeated?

4. BVS and FleetDSS

What is FleetDSS and how does it work?
How can I send my route to StormGeo and why this is important for my company’s operations department?

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Location

StormGeo's office at Vasileos Alexandrou 12, Peristeri 121 31, Greece

Workshop Lead: Nikos Mazarakis, PhD

Dr. Nikos Mazarakis is a Professor of Marine Meteorology. He studied Physics and Meteorology at the University of Athens and Patras, and is an associated researcher at the Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development of the National Observatory of Athens.

Dr. Mazarakis is also an instructor of Modern Marine Meteorology Seminars and was a trainer at the Academy of Merchant Marine Officers (Piraeus) for more than six years.

He has held long-term cooperations with various media (TV, radio and newspapers) as a meteorologist. His experience in teaching marine meteorology extends to more than 5,000 hours. Today, Dr. Mazarakis is part of the StormGeo team in Athens as technical support and client relations.