2. Company Information Located in Henderson WA Australia
Today is the worlds largest builder of fast ferries

3. Manufacture the following vessels
Passenger Ferries
24 to 48 meter
100 to 520 people
30 to 40 knots
Vehicle and Passenger ferries
48 to 96 meter
330 to 1200 people
10 to 350 cars/trucks
30 to 40 knots
38 meter
21 knots
Patrol Boats

4. Manufacture the following vessels
Cruise Ships
60 meter
80 people
14.5 knots
Fast Ferries
95 to 100 meter
30 to 50 knots
Off Shore Support

5. Main Controls are : Supervision : - air conditioning - lighting
- power monitoring and control
- sprinklers
- drenchers
- bilge pumps
- watertight doors
- engines
- ride control
Supervision :
Dual redundant Monitor Pro servers (handling approx 10,000 + tags each)

6. Communications : Approx number of I/O per vessel is :
Digital Input 1650
Digital Output 1000
Analog Input 125
Analog Output 140
of which approx 40% of I/O via distributed TBX
Use approx 6 Magelis (XBT-F and XBT-FC) HMI’s per vessel. Connected to the Premium PLC’s via Uni-Telway

7. Communications :
Why use Ethernet ?
Austal are in a very competive market, and need to retain their technical advantage
As they supply ships on the International Market, need to be able to service ships remotely.
Need a “High Speed Network” due to the amount of data being monitored and controlled.
The Hirschmann fibre optic ring provides redundancy
Need a high speed network due to the amount of data being monitored and controlled

8. Simplified Overview : Marine Link Ride Control To Engine Control
FIPWAY
DIGIPACT
FIPIO
FIPIO
ENGINE GOV.
ENGINE GOV.
FIPIO
FIPIO
FIPIO
DIGIPACT
DIGIPACT
To Engine Control