Shipshape Testing: Software Meets IMO PSPC Requirements.
\New regulations apply to seawater ballast tanks of all types of ships of not less than 500 gross tonnage, and double-side skin spaces arranged in bulk carriers of 150 meters in length and upwards
- Coatings Library: Creation and maintenance of the approved coatings supplier, together with product data sheets, material safety data sheets and other documents.
- Ship Structure: Using architects’ drawings or block diagrams, each area under consideration can be identified. Once set up, users can use the diagram to visually see the status of each inspection.
- Coating System: Each approved coating system can be created from the coatings within the library. Systems can be re-issued if a specification is changed.
- Inspection Records: Visual, manual and digital inspection records can be recorded automatically using PDAs running ElcoShip Mobile or manually. Records by task, date, area under consideration and inspector, together with any requirement for rework or concessions, are all recorded. All inspections include a digital signature.
- Register of Inspectors: Details of all inspectors, together with their certifications, signatures, access rights to ElcoShip and other personnel documentation can be stored here.
- Daily Log: Summary of activities undertaken in the day are automatically reported in the Daily Log for the qualified inspector to review, add comments and approve.
- Inspection Regimes: Individual inspection points that can be grouped together as required.
- Change Log: Automatically generates a record of all activity undertaken, providing a full and instant audit trail.
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