Tag: remote surveys

IACS will actively participate in the forthcoming 8th session of the Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III 8), which will meet remotely from 25 to 29 July 2022, suggesting amendments to IMO resolutions to provide guidance on the use of remote audits and surveys.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo MoU announced a Remote PSC inspection practice that took place in the MoU region’s PSC inspections in different countries and ports, from April 2021 until the end of the year.

To ensure all IACS Members have uniform guidance and requirements on remote surveys, IACS considered essential to develop minimum common requirements for the implementation of remote surveys.

Technological enablements are disrupting the shipping industry. This, in the future, may feel like it happened fast, but behind the scenes, there is a slow, almost quiet but powerful momentum changing little by little the fundamentals of how we do business, argues Mr. Nicolas Mitsotakis, Co-Founder, M2Intelligence.

As a result of social distancing requirements during the pandemic, remote surveys and inspections for the certification of materials and components have been successfully used and have proven to be a helpful alternative to on-site surveys.

Mr. Nicolas Mitsotakis, Managing Director M2INTELLIGENCE, Executive Director EPIDAURUS SA suggests useful tools and solutions to move forward with failures regarding communication between ship and shore.

Lloyd’s Register and Inmarsat announced an industry-first collaboration between a satellite communications provider and classification society to provide a connectivity solution that will address challenges experienced during remote surveys.

Bureau Veritas, Marine Drone Services completed the first full in-water ship’s hull survey with a mini ROV on Brittany Ferries’ ship “BRETAGNE”.

In 2020, the execution of remote surveys increased exponentially, not only for activities on board vessels but also for inspection at workshops and other inspection and certification applications.

A bulk cargo carrier was recently the test site for various remote inspection techniques (RITs) that demonstrated how robotics solutions can esnure quicker, safer and more efficient ship inspections.