185’ Yacht

M/Y Ice Bear

185’ Yacht, 2015

The camera system on this private yacht is utilized for both operations and security. It provides

external situational awareness in close quarter maneuvers and long distance cruising, as well

as monitoring of mechanical spaces. While in port, displays installed in crew areas and officer

staterooms enable the crew to monitor dock activity and human traffic on and off the boat.

Upgrading from an analog camera system to an IP system provided opportunities to improve

usability and increase capabilities.

• Enable access and control of the cameras to more locations within the boat.

• Improve the performance and capabilities of the two wing cameras mounted on the upper

decks, which provide 360 degree visibility around the boat.

• Install cameras to enable monitoring of mechanical spaces.

This project had to be completed within the three month layover of their normal cruising

program. This mandated the use of the existing COAX wiring, as rewiring with network cable

was not an option. This also required the new server, network infrastructure and power

distribution to fit within an existing small rack. Additionally, modifications had to be fabricated

to enable mounting of the new wing cameras.

The existing analog system had a video feed to three locations. Implementing an IP solution

enabled adding camera clients five additional areas in the officers quarters and crew areas.

• A custom built camera server and network infrastructure components we installed in the

existing rack space.

• A short chassis was required due to available space.

• IP over coax extenders enable the use of the existing coax that ran to each camera location.

Power-over-ethernet switched and injectors provide power and data to each camera.

• A custom power distribution panel provides both AC and DC power to various devices.

To achieve the the image and monitoring goals, the following cameras were utilized:

• Bosch MIC IP 7000 cameras were utilized for the wing cameras. Designed for extreme

environments, it has a 30x optical zoom and exceptional low light performance, providing

exceptional day and night _____ to the crew. Being an exceptionally tall camera, a

customized mount recessed the base of the camera into the wing, leaving the sealed rotating

camera ball exposed.

• Arecont Vision SurroundVideo cameras were utilized in the mechanical spaces. Each camera

having four independent lenses, it provides four different views from a single location, giving

instant situational awareness of the whole space.

• Additional Bosch cameras were utilized for the three deck cameras.

Camera system and network infrastructure.