Napa Safety Solutions helps the ship’s management team to proactively manage daily safety operations
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Rebecca Gibson |
Global maritime software house Napa has released a data-led package of monitoring, analytic and predictive solutions to increase the safety passengers at sea.
Developed to integrate the wide range of technical safety systems onboard passenger ships, Napa Safety Solutions helps the ship’s management team to proactively manage daily safety operations, such as load planning, operational data logging and safety level monitoring.
The solution also provides data and predictive analysis reports to help the master make informed decisions in the event of an emergency at sea.
When the ship first begins to take on water, the system sounds an alarm and – using NAPA’s in-house research and algorithms developed in the EU Flootstands project – begins calculating predictions the moment flooding is detected by the sensors. It accurately predicts if and when the vessel will overturn or sink, or the point at which the list of the ship will render the lifeboats inoperable.
“Safety in the shipping industry has improved significantly in recent years and yet news media provides regular reminders that we could be doing better,” said Juha Heikinheimo, president of Napa. “NAPA was working on the European Union’s Flootstand project to create algorithms and highly accurate flooding prediction models when the Costa Concordia incident occurred. Understanding the power of data and analysis to transform our understanding and ensure informed decision-making, we re-doubled our efforts to create a comprehensive safety solution for passenger vessels.”