New DNV GL rules drive smart ship operation and management

To enable the uptake of and unlock the associated efficiencies of the many data generating systems being installed on ships, DNV GL is ... Skiptothecontent Close Latest Opinion Nor-Shipping Newsletter GuidesShowsubmenu Ballastwatertreatment Communications Coatingsandcorrosion Power,propulsionandturbochargers Fuelsandlubricants Shippingandtheenvironment Navigationandthebridge Safetyandtraining CollectionsShowsubmenu Bigdata Decarbonisation Digitalisation Internetofthings NewscategoriesShowsubmenu AncillaryMachinery BallastWaterTreatment Coatingsandcorrosion Communications Companies,organisationsandpeople Environment Fuelsandlubricants Navigationandbridge Operation Power,propulsionandturbochargers Regulationandclass Safetyandtraining Shipbuilding,designandrepair Softwareandcybersecurity Login ©2021CurrentBusinessMediaLtd LinkedIn Twitter Toenabletheuptakeofandunlocktheassociatedefficienciesofthemanydatageneratingsystemsbeinginstalledonships,DNVGLislaunchinganewchaptertoitsrulesforshipclassification:DigitalFeatures. Thenewchapterwaslaunchedwiththreenewnotations(D-INF,DDV,REW)on28OctoberandwillenterintoforceonJanuary1st2021.Inaddition,anewSmartvesselnotation(Smart)–aframeworkforassessingandvisualisingdigitalvesselfeatures–wasintroduced. Vessels,theirsystemsandcomponentsarenowincreasinglylinkedtotheinternet,makingthemaccessiblefromanywhereandpartofanetworkofonlinemaritimeassets.Thisisgivingtheindustryaccesstoreal-timedata,enablingincreasedautomation,decisionsupport,remotemonitoring,andoverallbooststosafetyandperformance.Atthesametimethisdata–collectedincloudstorageandusedasthebasisfordigitaltwinsandotheroperational,designandconstructionsimulations–ishavingadramaticeffectonthewaytheindustrylooksatinformation,whileopeningupnewbusinessmodelsandrisks. “Thepandemichastriggeredarenaissanceinthemaritimeindustry,asweseegreateranddeeperadoptionofdigitalsolutionstoenhancesafety,sustainabilityandefficiency,”saidKnutØrbeck-Nilssen,CEOofDNVGL–Maritime.“Thekeytomaximisingthepotentialofthesedigitaltechnologiesandstrategiesistoenablecompaniestomoreeasilybuildtrustinthem.WiththenewDigitalFeatureschapter,wehavelaidaclearclassfoundationforthreeofthemostessentialbuildingblocksofmaritimedigitalisation.” TheDigitalFeatureschapter(Pt.6Ch.11)issupportedbytwonewDNVGLclassguidelinesandsetsoutthebasicfeaturesofasmartvesselandhownewdigitalsolutionscanbeimplementedtounlocknewefficienciesandopportunities.Thethreeinitialnotationstobeofferedare:Datacollectioninfrastructure–“D-INF”;Data-drivenverification–“DDV”;andRemotewitnessingpreparedness/networkandconnectivity–“REW”. Theclassnotation“D-INF”–Datacollectioninfrastructureandvesselconnectivitysetsouttherequirementsforthecompletedatacollectioninfrastructure,includinganonboarddataserver,adatarelaycomponentandremotedataserver,aswellastheconnectiontoshore.Thisappliestoonboardequipmentdeliveredbyboththeyardandtheownerwhenappliedforclasspurposes. Data-drivenverificationprinciplesforremotesurveys–“DDV”,setstherequirementsforthegathering,treatmentanddeliveryofcollecteddatatoensurethequalityofthisdataforuseinaclassassessment.Thismeansthatforthespecifiedsystems,theverifieddatacanbeusedinthecertificationandclassificationofthosesystemsinmaritimeandoffshorevessels.Thenotationcoversseveraldifferentverificationmethods,includingself-verifyingsystemsanddigitaltwins. Remotewitnessingpreparednessonnetworkandconnectivity–“REW”,providestherequirementsforsystemsandsolutionsusedinremotewitnessing.Toenableremoteinteractionwithtechnicalexpertsthenotationoutlinestheonboardarrangementsforlivestreamingthroughoutthevessel.Twoqualifiersindicatefunctionalityforrealtimewitnessing,remotetestfunctionsandsharingofsystemdisplayinformation(HMI),withorwithoutremotecontrolofthesystemenabled. Finally,“Smartvessel”(Pt.6Ch.5Sec.24)isavoluntarynotationthatprovidesaframeworkforassessingandvisualisingdigitalvesselfeatures.Thethreequalifiers(OPM,OPHandEEN)demonstrateavesselisutilisingenhancementsthatimproveoperations,efficiency,andreduceenvironmentalimpacts. “DigitalFeaturesandSmartareexcitingnextstepsinourclassificationjourneybecausetheyenableowners,operatorsandyardstoqualifyanddemonstratetheirlatesttechnologies,”addedØrbeck-Nilssen.“Rightacrosstheindustryweareseeingawaveofinnovationthatispropellingtheindustryforward.Thesenewrulesandnotationsgiveourcustomerstheperfectplatformfordemonstratingcuttingedgetechnologiesandunlockingthevaluetheybringtothemarket.” Postnavigation ←Previouspost:Diverlesshullinspections→Nextpost:BVApprovesVCellcybertool RelatedArticles Twitter LinkedIn Email Copylink CopyCopied PoweredbySocialSnap