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Vessel Monitoring System Calculator

VMS requirements from fishery and vessel size.

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Results

Total cost ($)

$32,500.00

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Upfront cost ($)$17,500.00
Annual airtime ($)$3,000.00
Cost/vessel/year ($)$1,300.00
Reports per year21,900
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter Number of vessels, Hardware cost ($), and Monthly airtime ($).
  2. Set Install cost ($) and Operating years.
  3. Review the Total cost ($) ($) result.
  4. Use Upfront cost ($) ($) and Annual airtime ($) ($) to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Number of vessels

Number of vesselsTotal cost ($)
101$656,500.00
351$2,281,500.00
650$4,225,000.00
900$5,850,000.00

What each input means

Number of vessels
Number of vessels requiring VMS transponders.
Hardware cost ($)
Cost per VMS transponder unit.
Monthly airtime ($)
Monthly satellite communication cost per unit.
Install cost ($)
Installation cost per vessel.
Operating years
Expected operating life of the system.

What each result means

Total cost ($)
Total system cost over operating life.
Upfront cost ($)
Hardware plus installation.
Annual airtime ($)
Yearly satellite communication cost.
Cost/vessel/year ($)
Amortized cost per vessel per year.
Reports per year
Total position reports generated fleet-wide per year.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Number of vessels = 5, Hardware cost ($) = 3000, Monthly airtime ($) = 50, Install cost ($) = 500 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Total cost
    Total cost = totalHardware + totalInstall + totalAirtime
    32500 = $32,500
  3. Calculate Upfront cost
    Upfront cost = totalHardware + totalInstall
    17500 = $17,500
  4. Calculate Annual airtime
    Annual airtime = numVessels * monthlyAirtime * 12
    3000 = $3,000

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