BARGETENDER USER’S GUIDE (V1.
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Bargetender Introduction Thank you for your interest in the Bargetender Drafting System. With proper care and maintenance, your Bargetender Drafting System will give you years of reliable service. This user’s guide will walk you through the pertinent aspects of the Bargetender application running on an iOS™ tablet; as well as the proper installation of the Bargetender sensors on the vessel.
D: There is a timer feature (start, pause, and play) available (helpful when using the email feature). To clear the timer, click on the stop button twice. Once the timer is cleared, the data from that barge load is copied to the notes (notes are located in the top right corner – labeled “N” in the image above). E: Draft sensor #1 is populated in this position on the bow of the barge.
O: This will “flip” the barge from left to right, which is moving the bow and stern back and forth. The bow is facing to the left in the image above. The bow can be denoted by the “Rake” dial button. This is an important feature when you are using the email feature to document your final drafts. P: Tilt is how much variance the loader has to work with in the draft from side to side.
Bargetender iOS app instructions >> Settings Page: A C D B E F G H I J K L A: This is where you input your rake offset values for the scenario when two draft sensors are placed on the bow and the other two are placed on the stern. On average, we recommend that you use 27 inches for the rake offset, but this can be changed to any value. B: We also give you the ability to input an offset for each draft position around the barge.
D: Trim is how much variance the loader has to work with in the draft from front to back. For instance, if the tilt is set to 2’ like in the image above, the loader can have 2’ of tilt from front to back before the level circle (green in the image above) is pegged against one end of the payload. In general, the larger the tilt and trim are set, the less sensitive the level circle is (less it moves around during loading).
L: Clicking the back arrow will take you back to the main page with the barge view. Bargetender iOS App Instructions >> Suggested Sensor Configurations: This configuration is the most versatile and can be used in almost every situation. Typically, two sensors are always placed over the “side” of the barge (1 and 2 in this scenario). Sensor 3 is placed off the downriver end of the barge (which is the stern in this scenario and is usually the stern for most loading docks).
be placed over the “side” of the barge, and sensor 1 can be placed off the stern. The only requirement is that the loading operator matches the app with where the sensors are physically placed on the barge. This configuration is helpful when you have full access to both the bow and the stern without any interference from other barges, cables, ropes, debris, etc. If you are loading a box barge in this configuration, then you won’t need to bother with the rake offset feature.
Now that the “Rake” dial has been turned on, the rake offset that was set in the Settings page has now been applied to this screen. And you should now have much more accurate draft readings.
If you don’t want to ever bother with the “Rake” dial and a rake offset in general, then this is a workaround (explained here). This is an interesting configuration that will allow you avoid ever needing to use the rake offset feature. If you need to place sensors on the rake (bow) because the stern is obstructed by another barge, cables, ropes, debris, etc., then you can make this “L” pattern with the 4 sensors.
Bargetender >> Sensor Placement: See the images below for guidance on how to place the sensor on the deck of the barge. The black arrow is a general indicator of how far to hang the sensor over the deck. In the bottom right picture, you can see how to use the D ring on the back of the sensor to help lift the sensor off the deck of the barge. The sensors can be placed in any of the eight positions on the deck of the barge as indicated in the iOS app explained earlier in this document.
Bargetender >> Legal / Regulatory: 1. Product Overview. Buyer acknowledges that the Automated Drafting System (“ADS”) operates as a "Read Only" monitoring system. The ADS does not control nor does it have any ability to control Buyer’s auxiliary equipment. The ADS further cannot prevent any errors caused by the method or manner in which Buyer inserts material into its vessel.
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