The Muster Dashboard provides a real-time count and progress overview to the bridge, monitors the mustered count for each muster station/lifeboat, and enables the Ship operator to quickly and efficiently account for all passengers and crews onboard in an emergency.
The program has three preset modes: Emergency Passenger Drill mode, General Assembly mode and Abandon Ship mode.
The client PC dedicated to run the WPFDash program requires additional DLL files, and these files must be of the same version as the program.
Figure 7-1 Launch Panel Application and System Files Update
Run the Database Installer.exe to restore all custom changes made to the database objects, for example, Index, View to the actual SPMS database requirement.
OHC WPFDash.exe
OHCSPMSBusiness.dll
OHCSPMSData.dll
OHCSPMSDB.dll
Run the Launch Panel program by pressing the ALT key and clicking the female icon to log in.
At the Launch Panel, press the F12 function key to open the Launch Panel Applications and System Files Update window.
Select the System File category from the drop-down list, click Add, and browse for the above DLL and executables.
Exit the Launch Panel and restart without bypassing the Updater to access the application.
Figure 7-2 WPF Dashboard Login Option
Launch the WPFDash.exe.
Select the server name from the drop-down list and click Login.
The system displays the Dashboard Main Window with drill graphs, device connection status and settings per value saved in the Mustering Mode parameter.
Figure 7-3 Muster Dashboard Overview
Table 7-1 WPF Muster Dashboard Field Definition
Field Name | Definitions |
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1. Mode displayed |
Displays the current muster mode. |
2. Muster Status |
Displays the Mustering / Drill Status. |
3. Muster Assembly Drill tab. |
Displays the graphical view of Muster Drill/Muster Assembly. |
4. Muster by Vertical Zone tab |
Displays the graphical view of Vertical Zone. |
5. Mobile Device tab |
Displays the Mobile Devices status, whether it is Online/Offline, Battery Mode and device serial number. |
6. Guest Pie Chart view |
Displays the Overall Guest Count in Pie Chart. |
7. Crew Pie Chart view |
Displays the Overall Crew Count in Pie Chart. |
8. Search function |
Passenger Look Up button. |
9. Settings |
Muster Mode Setup. |
The Muster Mode Setup allows you to change the muster mode, resets the device mode, and starts/stops the Passenger Drill Mode.
In the Dashboard overview screen, click Settings.
In the Muster Mode Setup screen, select the Muster mode.
Change the Refresh Seconds if necessary. The default is five seconds.
Click Save to confirm. This initiate and transmits the selected mode to the mobile devices.
Click the Reset button next to the mode name to reset the Total Count in the Dashboard.
Figure 7-4 Muster Mode Setup
Stop or Start a drill.
Display Drill for Today Only.
If you select the Display Drill for Today Only, the total mustered count in the graph presentation will change from Previous date until current to Current Date only, and the current date is the System Date.
Emergency Passenger Drill.
General Assembly Drill.
Abandon Ship.
Emergency Passenger Drill (EPD)
The Emergency Passenger Drill Mode is a routine onboarding muster drill for passengers embarking on the first day of the cruise, and this mode only involves the passengers.
Figure 7-5 Emergency Passenger Drill
In the Muster Assembly Drill tab, a detailed bar graph indicates the total count corresponding to the statuses is shown. Roll your mouse over the bar graph to display the statistics view for that Muster station. For more information, see Figure 7-6.
Figure 7-6 Emergency Passenger Drill Lifeboat Statistic
Double-clicking the bar graph will list the registered or expected to register passenger for that muster station.
Figure 7-7 Emergency Passenger Drill — Registered/Expected Passenger List
To view the expected to register passengers, click the X Mark here to Show Missing Person only, followed by the Refresh button.
To view the registered passengers, deselect the Not Accounted For, and click the Refresh button.
General Assembly Drill
The General Assembly Mode is an Emergency Mustering Check-In to the muster station, that does not necessarily prompt for a full evacuation. All passengers mustered at the muster station are required to wait for further instructions, which can lead to abandoning the ship.
The General Assembly Mode comprises two separate tabs:Life Boat or Life Raft.
Figure 7-8 General Assembly Mode-Lifeboat
Figure 7-9 General Assembly Mode — Liferaft
The General Assembly Drill tab displays a detailed bar graph containing the total count for each status. Roll your mouse over the bar graph to display the statistics of the Muster station, as shown in the diagram below.
Figure 7-10 General Assembly Lifeboat Statistic
Figure 7-11 General Assembly Liferaft Statistic
Double-clicking the bar graph displays the Expected to Register Passenger or Crew of that muster station.
Figure 7-12 General Assembly Drill — Registered Account List.
To view the registered passengers and crew, deselect the X Not Accounted For, and click the Refresh button.
Abandon Ship Mode
The Abandon Ship mode displays an overview of the lifeboat and liferaft with a detailed count of total expected, mustered-so-far, and muster-still-pending in each tab. This mode activates the lifeboat capacity checking on the handheld devices when a full evacuation arises.
In the Abandon Ship Mode, the view are splits into two separate tabs: Life Boat or Life Raft view.
Figure 7-13 Abandon Ship Lifeboat View
Figure 7-14 Abandon Ship Liferaft View
Similar to the Muster Assembly Drill tab, you will see a detailed bar graph indicating the total count corresponding to the status.
Toll your mouse over the bar graph to display the statistics view of the Muster station.
Double-clicking the bar graph will list the passenger or crew due to register for that muster station.
To view the expected registered passenger, select the X Not Accounted For and click the Refresh button.
The graph in Muster by Vertical Zone tab indicates the number of evacuations by vertical zones based on the cabin assigned. This view depends on the Main Vertical Zone (MVZ) set up in each cabin in Administration module, Stateroom Setup.
Figure 7-15 Muster by Vertical Zone
This tab is similar to the Muster Assembly Drill tab.
Roll you mouse over the bar graph to display the statistics of the Vertical Zone.
Double-clicking the bar graph displays the passengers or crew list registered at the muster station.
To view the expected to register passengers, deselect the X Not Accounted For, and click the Refresh button.
The Mobile Device tab provides an overview for of the each mobile devices used in Mobile Mustering.
Figure 7-16 Mobile Device Dashboard View
Resetting Mobile Device Dashboard
The Reset mode in Mobile Dashboard allows you to reset the previous drill counts before performing the next drill.
In the Dashboard overview window, click the Settings.
In the Muster Mode Setup window, click the Reset button next to the drill name to reset the count.
Click Save to confirm.
The system writes a log into the MUSTERLOG table for every reset performed. This triggers an updated during data synchronization when a Reset event is found and writes an SQL statement into the MUSTERLOG table.
The Mobile Dashboard will compare the program and the device Last Reset Sync Date date, and the duration set in the Group Muster, Mobile Device Reset Duration Threshold parameter. If the duration is above the threshold specified, devices that are currently in use will populate in Mobile Device tab, as shown in Figure 7-16.
Navigating the Passenger Search Function
The Passenger Search function enables you to look up a passenger by account name, cabin number, or simply by swiping the passenger’s board card through the card reader. You can also register a passenger with this function.
Figure 7-17 Passenger Search Screen
Table 7-2 Field Definition of Passenger Search Function
Field Name | Description |
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1. Search Bar |
Manual search by name, cabin number or swiping of board card through card reader. |
2. Passenger Registration Status |
Displays the Passenger registration status: X = Yet to register ü= Registered Orange header color = selected account. |
3. Passenger’s Details |
Displays the status and muster station registration. |
4. Select of Muster station |
Defines the Muster station to register the guest. |
5. Cancel or Register |
A confirmation button to register the passenger or cancel the registration. |
6. Additional menu options |
Additional options available to passenger search. |
Searching for an Account
At the Main Muster Dashboard screen, click the Search icon.
In the Search Bar, enter the account and click Find.
The default search result appears in alphabetical order.
Click the Additional menu options button to change the display order.
Manually Register a Passenger
Enter the account in the Search Bar.
Select the passenger that is yet to register. The header color of the selected account is orange, and multiple selection is permissible.
To register, select the muster station from the Muster station drop-down list.
Click Register to confirm. The system prompts a confirmation as you register the passenger. Select Yes to proceed.
The system prompts another confirmation once the passenger is registered successfully, and the muster station is shown in the passenger's detail screen under Expected/Actual.
Click OK to exit.
Unregister an Account
Look up an account in the Search Bar.
Select the Passengers that are already registered. The header color of the selected account is orange, and multiple selection is permissible.
Click UnRegister to confirm.
Select Yes to proceed with un-registration when prompted.
Once the un-registration is successful, click OK to exit.