Training News from HIGMAN BARGE LINES, Inc.

To change your vessel status
- Press "Enter"
- Use the up and down arrows until appropriate stats (i.e Underway, Moored, anchored, etc) is highlighted. Use the right arrow to select the single digit.
- Press "Enter" to select.
To change your destination port
- From the vessel status page press the right arrow
- Press "enter"
- Use the up and down arrow to find the port
- Press "Enter" when the correct port is highlighted
- The display will say "Select/Edit/Delete"
- Highlight the desired option and press "Enter"
- If your destination port is not saved on your AIS
  - Use the up or down arrow until "New Port" is highlighted
  - Press "Enter" twice
  - Use the up/down arrow to select the first letter
  - Use the right arrow to input the next letter, repeat until name of port is input
  - When finished inputting the destination press "Enter"
To change the Date/Time of ETA
- From the destination port screen press the right arrow
- Press "Enter"
- Use the up/down arrows to change the day
- Press "Enter" to use the selected day
- Press the right arrow until the month is underlined
- Use the up/down arrows to correct month
- Press "Enter" to select month
To change the number of crew
- From the Date/Time of ETA screen press the right arrow
- Press "Enter" to change
- Press the right arrow until the last number is underlined
- Use the up/down arrow to select the number of crew members
- Press "Enter"
To change the Type of Vessel
- While on the number of crew screen
- Press the down arrow
- Press "Enter" when the vessel type is selected
- Use the up/down arrows to select "31-Towing Vessel"
- Press "Enter"
To change the Draft
- From the Number of crew/Vessel type page press the right arrow
- Press "Enter"
- Use the right arrow to scroll until the underline is in the desired position.
- Use the up/down arrows to select the correct depth (Remember it is in meters. 1 meter = appx 3.3 feet)
- Press "Enter"
When you are done entering all the information press "Disp" to take you back to the main screen.

AIS Main screen

Remember the AIS vessel information should be changed everytime you start a new voyage.

Inland Waterway Facts

Waterways transportation is the most economical mode of commercial freight transportation. It costs less to move more Spray over the bow

with less emissions. Here are a few facts about our waterways:

A typical inland barge has a capacity 15 times greater than one rail car and 60 times greater than one semi trailer truck.
Number of miles one ton can be carried per gallon of fuel: Inland barge 514 miles, rail 202 miles, truck 59 miles.
Emissions produced in moving one ton of cargo 1,000 miles equal (pollutants in pounds):
- Hydrocarbon: towboat .09, rail .46, truck .63
- Carbon monoxide: towboat .20, rail .64, truck 1.90
- Nitrous oxide: towboat .53 rail 1.83, truck 10.17
- Environmental Protection Agency, Emission Control Lab
The U.S. inland navigation system consists of 8,200 miles of rivers maintained by the Corps of Engineers in 22 states, and includes 276 lock chambers with a total lift of 6,100 feet.
The average trip was 541.5 miles for 2007.
Oregon's John Day Lock has the highest lift of any U.S. lock at 110 feet. This compares to the collective 404 foot lift of all 29 locks on the upper Mississippi River.
Top ten ports based on millions of tons moved of 2007 (in order): Port of South Louisiana, Houston, New York, Long Beach CA, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Huntington, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Mobile.
The Inland Waterway Trust Fund earned $92.4 million in FY 2008.
Crude petroleum comprised 62.7% of U.S. waterborne in-transits, while primary manufactured goods ranked second with 10.3% based on weight in 2007.