Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by Quinten
Is this only for temporary use, or a permanent (past the refit) thing? I work for a company which specialises in software/automation of cranes, but it's geared towards a permanent solution. Have a look at https://tba.group/en
Hi, thanks for the reply. This is just for this job as it's not our usual kind of work. Quite a cool site there, did wonder how they organize all that at ports etc. but may be a quite bit more than we need for our application sadly.
perksy - 18/4/22 at 10:04 AM
Sorry can't help with the issue, but all I'll say is make sure you cover your ass on this from a health & safety perspective
I've represented staff who've been interviewed under caution by the HSE (when things have gone wrong) and its not a nice place to be
Sadly when things do go wrong the blame game starts and senior managers try to pass it down the tree 
Any plan would have to be discussed with your health and safety manager/dept to make sure they are happy
Mr Whippy - 18/4/22 at 11:44 AM
Oh don't worry, planning never accept responsibility for when things go wrong, we just record it when it does and highlight who's fault it
is 
Just want them to use the correct tools for the job but am not sure what tools are available.
David Jenkins - 18/4/22 at 01:27 PM
Aircraft carrier flight deck controllers use painted chunks of metal (e.g. nuts and bolts) on a big picture of the deck that has been pasted to a
desk. They move them around according to where the planes & helicopters are at any time.
[Edited on 18/4/22 by David Jenkins]
Mr Whippy - 18/4/22 at 02:13 PM
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Aircraft carrier flight deck controllers use painted chunks of metal (e.g. nuts and bolts) on a big picture of the deck that has been pasted to a desk. They move them around according to where the planes & helicopters are at any time.
[Edited on 18/4/22 by David Jenkins]
yip simple is often better imo
Mike Wood - 18/4/22 at 03:10 PM
Sounds like a railway system of tokens (and signals) that permits only one train on one section of single track at a time.
Cheer
Mike
nick205 - 19/4/22 at 02:39 PM
Sorry - my post didn't come out!
[Edited on 19/4/22 by nick205]
In short - Iagree with the comments in the post above.
Mr Whippy
Have you asked the crane providers how they do it?
They must be faced with this challenge fairly often.
[Edited on 19/4/22 by nick205]
gremlin1234 - 21/4/22 at 02:32 PM
I agree its not a planners job, perhaps they will send you on a course to learn how it might be done...
if I were involved with a project like this I would insist all the units have gps trackers fitted, so we can see them in real time.