Marine vessel monitoring system
The marine vessel monitoring system of the present invention enables marine vessel owners to monitor their vessels when they are unable or unavailable to personally do so. The system of the present invention provides an efficient method for inspecting and repairing a designated marine vessel at periodic intervals and for reporting the results of such inspections and repairs to the vessel's owner in a timely manner for the owner's review and consideration.
1. A marine vessel monitoring system comprising:
a plurality of sensors each configured to monitor a marine vessel, the plurality sensors including:
a bilge pump sensor,
a battery voltage sensor,
a shore cord power disconnect sensor,
a hatch entry sensor,
at least one of a smoke sensor and a fire sensor,
an intrusion sensor,
a hydrocarbon sensor,
a combustible gas sensor, and
an equipment tampering sensor;
an electronic storage device storing baseline sensor data associated with each sensor of the plurality of sensors; and
a telemetry unit configured to:
(a) receive first data from the plurality of sensors, the data indicating a state of each of the plurality of sensors, and
(b) transmit a telemetry signal to a remote receiver, the telemetry signal including second data indicating the state of each of the plurality of sensors and the baseline sensor data.
2. A marine vessel monitoring system comprising:
a plurality of sensors each configured to monitor a marine vessel, the plurality sensors including:
at least one bilge pump sensor,
at least one battery voltage sensor,
at least one shore cord power disconnect sensor,
at least one hatch entry sensor,
at least one of a smoke sensor and a fire sensor,
at least one intrusion sensor,
at least one hydrocarbon sensor,
at least one combustible gas sensor, and
at least one equipment tampering sensor; and
a telemetry unit configured to:
(a) receive first data from the plurality of sensors, the data indicating a state of each of the plurality of sensors, and
(b) transmit a telemetry signal to a remote receiver, the telemetry signal including second data indicating the state of each of the plurality of sensors.