Kongsberg Maritime’s DPDS App Receives ABS Approval In Principle

Kongsberg Maritime’s Dynamic Positioning Digital Survey (DPDS) has obtained Approval in Precept (AIP) from ABS, marking a big step within the digital transformation of vessel surveys.

Key Options of DPDS

Actual-Time Knowledge Assortment: The DPDS app repeatedly gathers knowledge from a vessel’s dynamic positioning (DP) system, enabling distant evaluation as a substitute of conventional onboard assessments.
Elevated Flexibility: DP surveys can now be carried out onshore throughout a wider timeframe, decreasing scheduling constraints.
Operational Effectivity: The system helps reduce vessel downtime, decrease operational prices, and cut back gasoline consumption.

Trade Endorsement

Joshua Divin, ABS Senior Vice President, Western Operations, emphasised that ABS is dedicated to advancing digital options for offshore belongings, and DPDS is a step ahead in enhancing survey effectivity and efficiency optimization.

Impression on Maritime Operations

Dynamic Positioning (DP) programs contain thrusters, propellers, and sensors that permit vessels to keep up a set place or keep on target regardless of exterior forces like wind and waves. The DPDS app supplies data-driven verification for these programs, reinforcing industry-wide adoption of digital transformation in maritime operations.

Kongsberg’s Imaginative and prescient for Digital Surveys

Erik Korssjøen, Vice President of Digital Merchandise at Kongsberg Maritime, highlighted that the {industry} is more and more recognizing the advantages of data-driven verification, with ABS enjoying a vital position in driving effectivity and sustainability.

As a number one supplier of classification and technical advisory providers, ABS continues to help cutting-edge maritime applied sciences, serving to the {industry} transition in direction of digital, environment friendly, and sustainable options.