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Water Ingress Detection & Dewatering System HOWID   
HOWID SYSTEM MAIN
GENERAL
      Water Ingress Detection
      Dewatering
FUNCTION
      Alarms and Indications
      Override Function
      System Test
      Single line diagram
SENSORS
      Description
      Installation
OTHER EQUIPMENT
FEATURES
SERVICE
CERTIFICATE
CONTACT
President of
Hoppe Korea Co., Ltd.
Mr. Dae Jun Lee
djleekr@nate.com



ALARMS AND INDICATIONS


VISUAL and audible alarms and indications are provided in accordance with IMO regulations.
Following alarms are generated : (signalisation is dimmable)

ALARMS INDICATIONS

  - Device failure
  - Power failure
  - System failure
  - Sensor failure
  - Dead man alarm (3min)

  - Cargo Hold Pre Alarm 0,50 m
  - Cargo Hold Main Alarm at 15% of hold
    depth above bottom; max. 2,0 m
  - Compartments Water Ingress
  - Fore Peak Water Ingress
  - Level Indication
  - Ingress rate above set value


THE alarm system includes following main functions:

   - Electrical power from two independent electrical supplies. Failure of either electrical power supply
      is indicated by an alarm.
   - Testing audible and visual alarms.
   - Self-monitoring and alarming of the sensors and connecting cables
   - Detection of a pre set level of water in any space will activate an alarm indicating the cargo hold affected
   - alarm signalisation distinguish between pre- and main-alarm level
   - Time delays are incorporated to prevent spurious alarms due to sloshing effects associated with
      ship motions
   - If an alarm is not acknowledged within three minutes a dead man alarm is created.

A potential free contact is provided to activate the general alarm