Alarm and monitoring system (AMS)
Collects signals from sensors across the engine room, shows values and raises alarms; it allows an unmanned engine room at night.
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Alarm and monitoring system (AMS) |
| Russian | Система аварийно-предупредительной сигнализации (АПС) |
| Romanian | Sistem de monitorizare și alarmă |
| Polish | System alarmowo-monitorujący |
| Latvian | Trauksmes un uzraudzības sistēma |
| Filipino | Alarm and monitoring system (AMS) |
| Indonesian | Sistem alarm dan monitoring (AMS) |
| Chinese | 监测报警系统 |
| Croatian | Sustav nadzora i alarma |
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