Application of information technologies is considered to be a perspective direction in development of automation facilities for control processes on the up-to-date naval surface ships. Improvement of information technologies and extension of their capabilities enabled to start development of the functionally united integrated bridge systems (IBS) and integrated control systems of technical facilities.

Nowadays there is a necessity to develop future integrated bridge complexes, which unite integrated bridge systems and motion control systems of surface ships. Their implementation significantly increases the efficiency of ship’s control in general.

The Concern AVRORA Scientific and Production Association JSC is involved into the development of integrated bridge systems, which automate operation of bridge command position crew of a ship.

The task of development of integrated bridge complexes is solved by automation of all the ship processes due to creation of a distributed hierarchical control system with IBS on the top of it.

IBS combines navigation system, automatic radar course plotting system, autopilot, control consoles of power generation plant, thrusters, loading and unloading facilities and communication systems. Creation of a unified information network opens up possibilities to improve operational characteristics of an integrated system.

Integrated bridge systems include automated workstations of the main crew officers of a surface ship. They ensure automation of activities of a bridge command position crew.

• Commander of a ship (AWS-C);
• Watch officer (AWS-WO);
• Pilot (AWS-P).

The functions of IBS are determined by the tasks being fulfilled by the crew of a bridge command position:

• Monitoring of sea situation;
• Navigation safety;
• Ship course and speed control;
• Monitoring of ship’s technical facilities and weapons;
• Ensuring of all types of communications;
• Control of ship’s crew activities;
• Organization of all kinds of ship security and defense;
• Organization of underwater anti-sabotage defense at moorings;