WACDASWAve Climate Data Aggregation for Ships

Instruction ManualVer 2.0

To use WACDAS, lashing software (CSSA-RS notation) compliant with ClassNK Guidelines for Container Stowageand Securing Arrangements ver. 3.0 or later (2023) is required onboard. Not available for lashing software
compliant with ver. 2.1 or earlier (2020) or other classification rules.

*The screen in this manual is under development and may differ from the actual screen.
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WACDAS screen configuration

P.3

Terms of useagreement screen

P.4

Login screen

P. 5P.6

New user registration
screenShip selection screen

P.7

New ship registration
screenP.8

Route selection screen

P.9

New route registration
screenP.10

Calculation result
display screen

Entering a route from a CSV file → P.11
Entering a route from a map → P.12

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Terms of use agreement screen
When you access WACDAS, the Terms and Conditions agreement screen will be displayed first.

You can check the Terms
and Conditions of WACDAS
from these links.

By pressing "Continue to App," you accept theTerms and Conditions andgo to the login screen (→ P.4) or go directly to theship selection screen (→ P.6) if WACDAS still haveyour login information.

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Login screen
Please log in with your account.

If you have an account but
lost your password, please
reissue your password fromhere.

Enter your user name (youremail address) andpassword.

If you do not have anaccount, please registerfrom here. (→P.5)
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New user registration screen
If you are a new user, you can register a new user in this screen.

Enter your user name (youremail address) and yourpassword to register.

Press "Sign up" to register theaccount.

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Ship selection screen
The list of ships associated with the account is displayed. Please select the ship on which you want tocalculate, and the screen to select routes will be displayed(→P.8).
Press "Sign Out" to log out.

In any screen, click here to
return to this ship selection
screen.

In "Search," you can search by ship name(partial match), IMO number (exact match),and class number (exact match).

If you want to calculate on aship that is not listed, add a newship from here (→ P.7).

You can edit, delete, or
duplicate the ship
information from“ACTION.”
In the duplication, eachroute registered for theship is also duplicated.

The list of ships registeredin the past with thelogged-in account isdisplayed.

The number of routes registered on that ship isdisplayed. Clicking this number of routes takes
you to the route selection screen (→ P.8).

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New ship registration screen
When you want to calculate
on a ship that is not in yourship list, please register a newship.

Enter the hull parameters required tocalculate the route correction factor.
Please refer to the approved CSM/CSA or
the approved lashing software test reportfor the parameters.
If you have any troubles, please contact
NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI Hull Department(hld@classnk.or.jp).

The GM automatically displays default
values depending on the hull parameters
entered.
It is also possible to use the value
entered by the user in the route input
screen (P.9) for calculation.

The ship name is required. In
addition, the IMO number and classnumber can be entered for searching.

* indicates required fields.

When all the required input items areentered, please press “Create ship”. The
ship information will be saved and you
will return to the ship selection screen(→ P.6).

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Route selection screen
The list of routes associated with the ship you selected is displayed. Please select a route you want tocalculate, and the screen of calculation result will be displayed.

Returns to the ship selection
screen (→ Page 6).
You can search by route name in"Search."

Displays the name of the ship
whose route correction factor is tobe calculated. It is possible tocalculate the coefficient and savethe result in various routes for thesame ship.

If you want to perform
calculations on routes thatare not listed, add a newroute from here (→ P.9).

A list of routes registered in thepast for the selected vessel isdisplayed.
If the route has been calculated
in the past (for example, testroute1), clicking the route nametakes you to the calculation
result display screen (→ P.10).
If the route has not been
calculated in the past (forexample, test route1 (1)),
clicking "Calculate Route" takes
you to the calculation result
display screen (→ P.10).

You can edit, delete, or
duplicate the route informationfrom ”ACTION”.

↓ Pop-up map display image

When MAP is pressed, theroute is displayed as a pop-up
map.
You can check the route
without going to thecalculation result display
screen.

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New route registration screen
You can register a new route.
Enter the route information.
The route name, departure
point, and arrival point must
be entered.

Enter the route (latitude,longitude). You can enterfrom a CSV file or by clicking
the map.
For details on entering
routes, see P.11-12.

If you input the route as a CSV file,please update it from "Input fromCSV."
When the update is completed, theroute you input will be displayed on themap.
(Details: P.11)

The GM automatically displays thedefault value according to the enteredhull parameter and is used forcalculation, but you can also use thevalue you enter yourself for calculation.

You can enter routes by right-clicking
the points you want to pass from thedeparture point to the arrival point on
the map. (Details: P.12)

If you want to reset the entered route, press"Reset Route“.

When you have finished inputting route information
and route information, press "Save and Calculate" tomove to the calculation result display (→ P.10).
When you press "Save Route," the calculation is not
performed, only the route is saved, and the display
returns to the route selection screen (→ P.8).

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Calculation result display screen"Edit" returns to the route
edit screen.

The calculation result isdisplayed. You can also download
the result as a Word file.
The route used for thecalculation is displayed onthe map.

The calculation result isdisplayed.
The route correction factor isdisplayed for every 12 months.
Displays the latitude and longitude of the route used in
the calculation.
You can save a CSV file, which you can use in the route
input screen of another vessel to input the same routefor another vessel.

Click here to download the calculation
results as a Word file.

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Entering a route from a CSV File (Page 9: New route registration screen)① Download the template of the CSV file from “Download CSV
template”② Enter the longitude and latitude of the route in the CSV file.

Departure

Arrival③ Upload the CSV file created in ② from "Input from CSV."One line (latitude/longitude pairs)
represents one waypoint.
Please enter in order from top tobottom.

④ When the CSV file has been uploaded, the entered route will
be displayed on the map. If there is no problem, use "Save andCalculate" to calculate or "Save Route" to save the route.

11Entering a route from a Map (Page 9: New route registration screen)①-1 Please double-click a map to add the location to the route.

①-2 Alternatively, right-click a map to display the "Add waypoint"
popup. Press “Add waypoint” to add the point to the route.

② Repeat ① to enter the route. If there is no problem, use "Saveand Calculate" to calculate or "Save Route" to save the route.

(Note) You can delete only a point by right-clicking on it andpressing "Remove waypoint." On the other hand, pressing "ResetRoute" will delete all routes you entered.

Departure point: navy blue
Interval points: light blue
Arrival point: green
in the Scene View.

•Operations on the map:
•Right-click: Add or remove points on a route•left drag: moving map•scroll: zooming in and out of map

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