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Voyage Functions

The VMS provides powerful voyage tools for risk assessment and estimations on cargo capacity on port calls.

These tools are available from Voyages or PlanningFleet Plans

Click on a voyage in the voyages list or board to open it in the drawer.
At the top right, click on Functions.

Sensitivity Analysis

With the Sensitivity Analysis tool you can run calculations on a chosen parameter to evaluate risk.

Click on a voyage in the list or board to open it in the drawer.
At the top right, click on Functions.
Select Voyage Sensitivity Analysis.

Input parameters

Select a voyage parameter which is then adjusted by the numerical variance for each calculation.

Chart

Reading the chart

The chart shows the all the calculated values for the voyage. There are 15 data points, with the current voyage displayed in the middle, with negative variance on the left side, and positive variance on the right side.

Hover the mouse over the chart to inspect the values of each calculation data point.

Downloading the chart

Intake Calculation

With the Intake Calculation function you can change parameters of a voyage to get an overview of quantities available for cargo at the port calls.

Click on a voyage in the list or board to open it in the drawer.
At the top right, click on Functions.
Select Voyage Intake Calculation.

Voyage Header Parameters

At the top, fields for changing the stowage and bunker properties for the entire voyage are displayed.

Port Calls

A table of all the port calls on this voyage is shown in this section. To change the intake reduction properties per port call, click a row to open a window where you can make adjustments.

Loadline information

Chart

A mixed chart of the calculation results is generated at the bottom. Each port call has multiple graphs to show the reductions, cargo quantity and quantity available for cargo. The charts gets updated automatically when there are changes to the voyage header, port call, or vessel parameters.

Click on the legends at the top of the chart to toggle the display of a graph. Hover the mouse over the chart to inspect the values of each calculation data point.

Sensitivity Analysis

With the Sensitivity Analysis tool you can run calculations on a chosen parameter to evaluate risk.

Click on a voyage in the list or board to open it in the drawer.
At the top right, click on Functions.
Select Voyage Sensitivity Analysis.

Input parameters

Select a voyage parameter which is then adjusted by the numerical variance for each calculation.

Chart

Reading the chart

Hover the mouse over the chart to inspect the values of each calculation data point.

Downloading the chart

Press the menu iconto download the chart as an image (SVG or PNG), or a text file (CSV) that can be imported to a spreadsheet software.

Intake Calculation

With the Intake Calculation function you can change parameters of a voyage to get an overview of quantities available for cargo at the port calls.

Click on a voyage in the list or board to open it in the drawer.
At the top right, click on Functions.
Select Voyage Intake Calculation.

Voyage Header Parameters

At the top, fields for changing the stowage and bunker properties for the entire voyage are displayed.

Port Calls

A table of all the port calls on this voyage is shown in this section. To change the intake reduction properties per port call, click a row to open a window where you can make adjustments.

Loadline information

The loadline information table shows data on the voyage that might affect the intake. To change these values, you need to edit the vessel in the Vessels module in master data.

Chart

Click on the legends at the top of the chart to toggle the display of a graph. Hover the mouse over the chart to inspect the values of each calculation data point.