A pioneering joint development project (JDP) between ABS and Nakilat – Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (N-KOM) will examine how techniques developed by ABS for its industry-leading program of a remote survey of vessels in service can be applied to surveys and inspections in the shipyard.
Remote inspection technologies will be applied to six Class surveys for this trial, to test how they can then be used to verify the required survey or inspection by ABS Surveyors to optimize scheduling and...
The UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and compatriot satellite communications provider Inmarsat have partnered up to provide a connectivity solution that will address challenges…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/lr-inmarsat-join-forces-to-simplify-remote-ship-surveys/
RINA successfully completed the statutory and class annual surveys using remote technologies on the vessel HBC Achiever owned by Hyperbaric Consult, says a press release published on their website.
Statutory and class annual surveysRINA has carried out, using remote technologies, the statutory and class annual surveys on the HBC Achiever, an offshore vessel owned by Hyperbaric Consult A/S. At the successful completion of the survey, the Classification Society certified the vessel on behalf of...
https://mfame.guru/rina-completes-statutory-class-annual-surveys-using-remote-technologies/
Panama Maritime Authority approves the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) to conduct remote surveys, says an article on IRClass.
Remote inspection techiquesLeading flag administration, Panama Maritime Authority has authorized the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, to conduct specific surveys through remote inspection techniques.
As the maritime world continues to reel under the shadow of the pandemic-induced travel restrictions, IRClass ensured...
https://mfame.guru/panama-approves-irclass-to-conduct-remote-surveys/
Leading flag administration, Panama Maritime Authority has authorised Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, to conduct specific surveys through remote inspection techniques.
As the maritime world continues to reel under the shadow of the pandemic induced travel restrictions, IRClass ensured that ships continue to stay compliant with various IMO conventions and sail with valid certificates. Alternative means were adopted for evidence compliance by...
ClassNK has granted its Remote Survey (RMSV) notation for an LNG-fueled PCC operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K”LINE), says a press release published on their website.
Remote Survey (RMSV) notationLeading Classification Society ClassNK has granted its Remote Survey (RMSV) notation for CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN, an LNG-fueled PCC operated by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE).
This is the first vessel on ClassNK’s registry to be marked with RMSV notation at the time of delivery.
Guideline...https://mfame.guru/classnk-grants-first-remote-survey-notation-to-newbuilding/
“K” LINE’s car carrier “CENTURY HIGHWAY GREEN” completed by Tadotsu Shipyard Co., Ltd., the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, became the world’s first newly-built vessel to obtain Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) notation certifying that the ship is adapted for remote surveys(*1).
A remote survey uses digital technology on vessel to remotely perform the inspection surveys of facilities within a vessel that has previously been performed by a class inspector on site.
Use of the remote surveys will enable...
Japanese classification society ClassNK has granted its remote survey (RMSV) notation for Orca Ace, a car carrier operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and managed by MOL Ship Management Co.,…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/mol-operated-car-carrier-wins-classnks-1st-remote-survey-notation/
According to the article published in Riviera, Isle of Man Ship Registry principal surveyor says remote surveys have proved a game-changer...
https://mfame.guru/the-charm-and-challenges-of-remote-surveillance-of-ships-during-covid-19/
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator issued a Technical Circular for its exceptional agreement for remote surveys/sampling to conduct onboard RMI-flagged vessels with respect to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) required under EU Regulation 1257/2013.
Remote Survey/SamplingDue to COVID-19 restrictions, onboard attendance is not possible for an IHM Expert Company for the purposes of conducting the sampling portion of the IHM Part I preparation, so the...