Marine security system

Abstract

There is proposed a marine security system which comprises at least two different monitoring elements (IRC, IRS) and a controller (PC) connected thereto in particular for warding off pirates, said controller triggering an alarm and/or activating alarm devices as a function of the displays or outputs of the different monitoring elements. In addition, at least two separate line or conduit systems (LA, LB) and outlets (DA, DB) connected thereto are provided, from which at least one substance can be discharged. In the event of an alarm, at least one substance is specifically supplied to the outlets (DA, DB), wherein said outlets are installed in different locations or sections (A1-A5, B1-B5) of the hull (S) and can be specifically activated there. The outlets (DA, DB) may also have different designs in order to optimally discharge the respective substance, for example by atomizing, nebulizing, spraying or pouring.

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         16 . A marine security system for a ship comprising:
 outlets for a liquid or gaseous substance, the outlets being mounted at a hull of the ship, the substance being supplied to the outlets by means of at least one pump via conduits in order to discharge the substance at the outside of the hull to fend off an attack of pirates,   at least two different monitoring elements,   a controller which triggers an alarm and/or activates alarm devices as a function of indications from the different monitoring elements, and   at least two separate conduit systems and outlets being connected thereto,   wherein the controller, activates one or more of the at least two separate conduit systems in order to discharge the substance via the connected outlets, and/or activates one or more outlets of the separate conduit systems in order to discharge the substance via these outlets at certain portions and/or planes or floors of the ship's hull.   
     
     
         17 . The marine security system according to  claim 16 , wherein the different monitoring elements as monitoring devices are designed as monitoring devices and/or monitoring sensors, in particular as optical camera, infrared camera and/or radar apparatus or acoustic sensor, movement sensor, optical sensor and/or infrared sensor. 
     
     
         18 . The marine security system according to  claim 16 , wherein the marine security system, in particular the controller, triggers a predefined alert phase, in particular a silent or non-silent alarm, as a function of the display or output of the at least two monitoring elements. 
     
     
         19 . The marine security system according to  claim 16 , wherein the marine security system comprises a recording device which records and particularly logs the signals and/or displays coming from the monitoring elements in case of an alarm and/or which records and particularly logs the alarms or alert stages or activations of alarm devices triggered by the controller. 
     
     
         20 . The marine security system according to  claim 19 , wherein in the case of an alarm the recording device also records and particularly logs the status, in particular position and speed of the ship on which the security system is installed. 
     
     
         21 . The marine security system according to  claim 16 , wherein the outlets of the separate conduit systems are arranged at different portions or sections of the hull, in particular along the railing, and/or that the outlets of the separate conduit systems are arranged on different planes or floors of the hall, in particular at or below the railing, and/or that the outlets of the separate conduit systems are arranged in sections in an interleaved manner, in particular in an alternating order to each other, and/or that the outlets of the separate conduit systems are arranged in sections and/or planes of the hall which partially overlap. 
     
     
         22 . The marine security system according  claim 16 , wherein the outlets are designed as spray nozzles and/or as permeable membrane and/or that a controllable valve is provided for at least one of the conduit systems, the valve producing a pulsed supply of the substance to the respective conduit system and/or to the outlets connected thereto. 
     
     
         23 . The marine security system according to  claim 16 , wherein for at least two of the separate conduit systems valves are provided which are separately controllable, the valves producing in the conduit systems and/or at the connected outlets various supplies of different substances, wherein at least two tanks are provided in the hull, the tanks being particularly connected with valves and/or pumps and containing the different substances or concentrations thereof 
     
     
         24 . The marine security system according to  claim 16 , wherein for at least two of the separate conduit systems valves are provided which are separately controllable, the valves producing in the conduit systems and/or at the connected outlets different modes of supply of the one substance or the different substances, wherein the different modes particularly include clocked flow pulses which differ from each other in their amplitudes, durations and/or time slots. 
     
     
         25 . The marine security system according  claim 16 , wherein for at least one of the separate conduit systems a valve is provided which is separately controllable, the valve producing a dosed discharge of the substance at the outlets connected with the conduit system. 
     
     
         26 . The marine security system according to  claim 16 , wherein the controller controls the pumps and/or valves such that the supply of the substance is at least temporary provided only in one of the separate conduit systems to the connected outlets and/or that at least a pump provided which is connected to an intake pipe being installed at the hull below the water surface and to at least one of the conduit systems and/or the tanks to suck water from outside. 
     
     
         27 . The marine security system according  claim 16 , wherein the at least one substance is a mixture of water, lubricating liquid and/or defense liquid and/or that the defense liquid contains at least one irritant for the human mucosas. 
     
     
         28 . The marine security system according to  claim 27 , wherein the marine security system comprises at least a mixer being connected to the intake pipe and producing a mixture. 
     
     
         29 . The marine security system according  claim 16 , wherein the outlets are designed as spray nozzles and/or as permeable membrane and/or that a controllable valve is provided for at least one of the conduit systems the valve producing a pulsed supply of the substance to the respective conduit system and/or to the outlets connected thereto. 
     
     
         30 . The marine security system according to  claim 22 , wherein for at least two of the separate conduit systems valves are provided which are separately controllable, the valves producing in the conduit systems and/or at the connected outlets various supplies of different substances, wherein at least two tanks are provided in the hull, the tanks being particularly connected with valves and/or pumps and containing the different substances or concentrations thereof 
     
     
         31 . The marine security system according to  claim 22 , wherein for at least two of the separate conduit systems valves are provided which are separately controllable, the valves producing in the conduit systems and/or at the connected outlets different modes of supply of the one substance or the different substances, wherein the different modes particularly include clocked flow pulses which differ from each other in their amplitudes, durations and/or time slots. 
     
     
         32 . The marine security system according to  claim 16 , wherein the controller controls the pumps and/or valves such that the supply of the substance is at least temporary provided only in one of the separate conduit systems to the connected outlets and/or that at least a pump provided which is connected to an intake pipe being installed at the hull below the water surface and to at least one of the conduit systems and/or the tanks to suck water from outside. 
     
     
         33 . The marine security system according  claim 16 , wherein the at least one substance is a mixture of water, lubricating liquid and/or defense liquid and/or that the defense liquid contains at least one irritant for the human mucosas. 
     
     
         34 . A method of controlling a marine security system for a ship, the system comprising:
 outlets for a liquid or gaseous substance, at least two different monitoring elements, a controller and at least two separate conduit systems and outlets being connected thereto, the method comprising the steps of:   supplying the substance to the outlets by means of at least one pump via conduits in order to discharge the substance at the outside of the hull to fend off an attack of pirates;   triggering by the controller an alarm and/or activating alarm devices as a function of indications from the different monitoring elements;   wherein one or more of the at least two separate conduit systems are activated in order to discharge the substance via the connected outlets, and/or one or more outlets of the separate conduit systems are activated in order to discharge the substance via these outlets at certain portions and/or planes or floors of the ship's hull.