18 SMARTER OPERATIONS E-CERTIFICATES
“We want to move the customers over to a digital interface where clients and vessels can stay up to date, get warnings, and take advantage of digital storage capabilities – and that’s
e want to move the customers over to a digital interface where clients and vessels can stay up to date, get warnings, and take advantage of digital storage capabilities – and that’s just the beginning.” just the beginning.”
Morten Østby, Senior Principal Consultant at DNV GL Morten Østby, Senior Principal Consultant at DNV GL
Reflecting updates instantly, electronic certificates are accessible around the world.
E-certificates wanted by many owners
DNV GL has been running pilots on electronic cer- tificates for several years, achieving IMO compliance and winning the endorsement of many flag states. After rolling out e-certificates in mid-October 2017, the first ship with full electronic certification was the LNG carrier Macoma (see next page). “This took some preparation, but it shows just how fast the technology can be taken into use once it has proved viable,” says Østby. “Just six weeks after the rollout, 25,000 electronic certificates were issued for more than 3,000 vessels in operation, including many class entries and newbuilds, and the number is growing rapidly every day.” Customers benefit significantly, says Østby, by being able to share certificates globally immediately upon issue. “Ports, vetting organizations, flag states, charterers, buyers, insurers – everyone wants to see the certificates,” he says. “Before, owners and cap- tains had to keep track of the original while sending multiple copies to land. Manual updates were an overwhelming task, and the system was by no means secure. Now the signed original is secure but easily accessible in the Cloud.”
Using an e-mail subscription function, each
modification of an e-certificate triggers a warning to all involved parties, with the verified document attached. Documents are accessible through the DNV GL interface but access can also be granted via any secure public website using a unique tracking number, UTN (see box on next page). “All transactions are in keeping with IMO guide-
lines,” says Østby. While some flag states have been hesitant to accept the change, the overall response has been positive. “So far more than 80 per cent of statutory certificates have been approved for issue.”
DNV GL Experts Arun Sethumadhavan, Principal Engineer, Hull, Materials and Machinery Phone: +47 480 00 735 E-Mail:
arun.sethumadhavan@
dnvgl.com
Morten Østby, Senior Principal Consultant, Technical Support Phone: +47 482 99 993 E-Mail:
morten.oestby@dnvgl.com
Embracing the new digital reality can also be a personal challenge, he notes, and DNV GL is willing to help those unfamiliar or uncomfortable with digi- tal transactions to familiarize themselves with new methods and learn to trust the system. On the other hand, many owners want e-certifica-
tion for all their ships as soon as possible. “Owners see the benefit. Endorsements are verified and completed automatically, complex processes such as the frequent certificate updates are automated, and there is no hu- man handling of documents,” Østby sums up. “That re- duces the quality assurance work to verify certificates.” He notes that the system can also be used offline:
“A surveyor can complete the job without online access and issue the certificate when connectivity is available again, either when the ship is within range or when they return to land.” DNV GL is proud to be leading the
fast march toward modernizing clas- sification, bringing efficiency, accuracy, and security to certification and survey booking processes that had remained virtually unchanged for decades, if not centuries. KG
Find out more:
on electronic certificates:
dnvgl.com/EC
on smart survey booking:
dnvgl.com/SSB
on Veracity:
veracity.com
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