WaveVision™

Wave Detection and Mapping System

Maximize Uptime and Minimize Risk

sigma S6 WaveVision is a wave detection and mapping system that offers advance/advanced warning of incoming waves that are potentially dangerous to your operation. Using your vessel's navigation radar, WaveVision can give you the time you need to take steps to ensure the safety of your personnel and equipment.

WaveVision: Vital tool to protect from large or damaging waves during operations at sea

1. Early Warning

WaveVision is a vital tool to protect from large or obstructive waves.

It can be used with most navigational x-band radar to identify and monitor waves above a specified threshold that can impact assets or operations. With a 1 km range, sigma S6 WaveVision lets you see and track a large wave before it becomes a problem.

2. Fishing

Have advance warning of large waves so personnel can operate more safely and avoid damage or loss of gear.

Deck personnel fishing in adverse sea conditions can get advance warning from the bridge if waves above a specified height are inbound, so deck activity can be suspended until the wave passes.

3. Cargo Loading Operations

Vessels can remain engaged while cargo transfer may be temporarily suspended until conditions improve.

Crane operators or safety personnel can monitor sigma S6 WaveVision for waves that may impact transfer of cargo between vessels and alert the transfer supervisor of waves above the safety limits.

4. Warnings While Steaming

Reduce the likelihood of injury to personnel or damage to the vessel.

While steaming with no personnel on deck, the mate can set wave height thresholds within sigma S6 WaveVision to sound an alert for waves above the specified height parameters. The mate can then issue a general warning, advising personnel to brace and/or allow time to adjust ship speed or heading to lessen impact.

5. Search & Rescue

Improve overall rescue operations and reduce the likelihood of injuries.

During rescue operations, team leaders can use sigma S6 WaveVision to monitor waves in the area and communicate with SAR technicians to visually and quickly identify periods of relative calm or ‘quiet periods’ and advise personnel when launching a small rescue craft or recovering victims.

6. Quiet Period Monitoring

Operate in heavy seas safely and efficiently with visibility of waves outside prescribed operating limits to prevent injury or damage.

Crane operators or supervisors responsible for deployment of equipment and/or divers can set the transect line function to visually identify ‘quiet periods’ in the wave field. The operator can then suspend work until it is safe to resume, and time operations during the safest period.

The ideal choice of vessels, platforms, ports, and researchers.

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Features

WaveVision gives you the ability to monitor wave activity within a 2KM Range.
Make decisions with confidence knowing you have total awareness of the surrounding wave field.

Transect

Monitor waves on a chosen trajectory in a graph view to determine quiet periods for optimal timing of operations.

In the animation, the Green Circle indicates the location of the Transect Line over the Wave Field display. The Blue Box indicates the Transect Graph which provides you with a real time display of oncoming waves.

Warn on Wave Height

Alarm on a measured wave height that would hamper or endanger personnel or an operation.

After setting your wave height parameters, WaveVision will display all waves in the surrounding area above those parameters, in the example show waves above 1 Meter are illuminated. An annotation will also indicate the height and location of the highest wave in the wave field, as seen in the interface image included.

Alarm Levels

Audible and visual alarms to warn of large waves that exceed user-defined levels

Warn on Waves Larger than Prevailing Seas

System monitors the prevailing sea state and alarms if a wave is a selected percentage over the current conditions, catching “surprise” waves

Research Outputs

Forget single point measurements from a wave buoy, map the entire sea surface in real time to give the best representation of your area of interest

Additional Features

Coastline Masking

Incorporates a world coastline map to optimize measurements when operating near land.

Around the Clock Coverage

Essential information for safety of personnel and equipment in all visibility.

Screen Capture and Video Recording

Motion Compensation

Multiple Remote Clients