Ship and Mobile Offshore Unit Automation

Henryk Pepliński has more than 40 years of experience in marine and offshore electrical and control systems engineering, covering conceptual design, basic and detailed design, and systems commissioning. His experience began in European shipyards designing and constructing various types of vessels, followed by working in classification societies for plan approval and surveys of electrical and control systems. For nearly ten years, he worked as a superintendent engineer at Prosafe Offshore Ltd. (UK), gaining experience in the offshore industry on the design and modification of diesel electric semi-submersible units. Then, he worked for Seatec UK Ltd. as a superintendent engineer and planning manager for seismic vessel conversion, and finally for C&M Marine Services Ltd. as a project superintendent engineer. Henryk has also served on working groups of the International Electro-technical Commission, developing new IEC standards. He is currently an independent consultant for electrical and control engineering systems for ships, offshore units, and hybrid electrical vessels. He earned a BSc in Electrical and Control Engineering, Automation, and Measurements from Gdańsk University of Technology and a Technician Certificate in Electrical Power Engineering. Additionally, he is qualified as a lead auditor for ISO 9001 quality systems from the British Standard Institution, for IMO ISPS code from Northeast Maritime Institution, and for IMO ISM code from the Polish Register of Shipping.

1. Preamble2. General3. Type of operation, engine room and bridge4. IMO regulations5. Classification societies rule requirements6. International codes and standards7. Additional client requirements related to automation systems8. Application of marine legislation guidance and standards on automaion systems9. Designing control and monitoring systems10. Procuring control and monitoring systems11. Integrated automation system12. Safety management systems13. Position keeping systems14. Remote diagnostic systems15. Control and monitoring systems certification16. Control and monitoring systems installation17. Mechanical completion and commissioning of control and monitoring systems18. Control and monitoring systems maintenance19. Vessel/offshore unit certification20. Control and monitoring systems evolution and future