INTERNATIONAL Association of Classification Societies' (IACS) member, the Korean Register of Shipping (KR), is to supply a new generation "RuleCheck" system to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) by the end of year.
European Maritime Safety Agency to switch to latest RuleCheck system INTERNATIONAL Association of Classification Societies' (IACS) member, the Korean Register of Shipping (KR), is to supply a new generation "RuleCheck" system to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) by the end of year.
In 2007, KR won the tender to develop and supply the initial RuleCheck system to EMSA. Based on KR's KR-CON system, RuleCheck is a bespoke product that brings together the wide ranging rules and procedures required by port state control officers (PSCOs) belonging to the Paris MoU New Inspection Regime introduced in January 2011 and used to evaluate a vessel's risk profile, thereby, determining the frequency of inspections.
The RuleCheck system allows PSCOs to produce a checklist of the relevant rules and procedures applicable to specific vessels. Checklists can be created to provide full details for initial, in depth or expanded ship inspections. The system enables inspectors to follow the complex elements of European Union and international legislation, a statement issued by the Korean Register of Shipping said.
A core feature of the new RuleCheck system will be the "My Ship MLC" facility to address the Maritime Labour Convention. This new function will allow the relevant MLC regulations that are applicable to a specific vessel to be easily identified.
Said Korean Register project officer Jaime Gonzalez Gil: "We have been using RuleCheck for more than five years and it has greatly assisted our PSC officers with their inspections. It has improved the quality and consistency of inspections across the Paris MoU region as well as enhancing efficiency. I am looking forward to working with KR on the next generation software."