Vessel-Check - Cloud Based Aquatic Biosecurity Management System
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Vessel-Check September Newsletter
In this issue:
Updates, Webinars, Conferences, Need Help
Vessel-Check user base growing rapidly!
With an ever expanding list of registered vessels and users across regulators, operators and service providers across the world, Vessel-Check is quickly becoming the industry standard platform for aquatic biosecurity. Vessel-Check helps to reduce the risk of a marine pest invasion, and provides tangible benefit to both regulators and vessel owners/operators. Take a quick tour of the portal from a Regulator's perspective!
One-on-One Demonstrations Available. Enquire Now!
Latest Updates
New Addition to the Vessel-Check Team!
We are very pleased to announce a new addition to the Vessel-Check / DHI team – Dr Dave Abdo, Commercial Manager – Biosecurity. Dave will be skippering the Vessel-Check boat and brings a strong background in benthic ecology and invertebrate biology, specialising in aquatic biosecurity. He has worked in both industry and government sectors, covering a range of topics from studying reproductive and growth biology of invertebrates; designing and conducting aquatic biosecurity surveillance programs; managing emergency aquatic biosecurity response; technical method development using in photogrammetry, hydroacoustics and molecular analyses; to identifying and mapping benthic faunal communities.
Dr Dave Abdo, Commercial Manager Biosecurity
Connect with Dave on LinkedIn.
Email: daab@dhigroup.com
Specialised Services for Commercial Organisations
For commercial organisations working in the maritime industry, we have unique services connecting industry, port authorities and government agencies for all aspects of aquatic biosecurity.
One example associated with marine title areas; Vessel-Check has established virtual ports using shape files or coordinates allowing for efficient and auditable environmental management of aquatic biosecurity. The use of AIS data with port arrival information is also included, facilitating proactive management.
New Regulator Features
Expanded filter options
Easily Sort by Flagged Vessels and/or Manual Nominations to home in on your search criteria.
Risk Metrics and Operational Indicators
A further refinement to the Vessel-Check risk engine is providing more accurate biofouling risk management scores as well important operational indicators to help regulators with proactive management and prioritisation of resources.
Detailed Risk Reports
Our downloadable detailed risk reports display specific information relating to the calculation of each risk metric and operational indicator, guiding regulators in the assessment of a vessel’s biofouling management practices. Importantly, thresholds can be individually defined by each jurisdiction to suit their own requirements.
New Vessel Operator Features
User Management Enhanced
Adding new User’s to your vessels gets even easier. In the VESSEL PARTICULARS tab, as a User Admin for a vessel you can simple click the “INVITE USER” button to invite other parties to access and manage your vessel’s profile.
Upcoming Features
Biofouling Predictor
Building on the work of our parent organisation, we will be providing a Biofouling Predictor to aid users in better managing their vessels. The module leverages our AIS data feed, is coupled with DHI’s high resolution 3-D regional models with combined global oceanographic and tidal models and uses time since last cleaning, antifoulant coating information, and key environmental parameters to estimate the potential increased resistance of a vessels hull due to biofouling.
Offline Sync Module
Specifically for our vessel customers, easily update your record book when out of range using any smart device. The new entries will automatically synchronise with your online vessel profile and be available for authorised users.
Previous Webinars
IMO's GloFouling Webinar Series
Vessel-Check: an aquatic biosecurity risk assessment tool
Recorded, 10th June 2020
In this 40-minute webinar see how Vessel-Check helps the maritime industry and governments in identifying actions that can mitigate the risk of transferring Invasive Aquatic Species (IAS) across the world’s oceans. Watch now!
Conferences
1st In-Port Inspection & Cleaning Conference (PortPIC)
Hamburg, Germany 14th-15th September 2020
Conference Organiser: Volker Bertram, volker.bertram@dnvgl.com
See a presentation by Michael Andersen from DHI of the paper titled “Cloud-based vessel biosecurity management to mitigate the transfer of harmful non-indigenous species”. Michael is an environmental engineering specialist with extensive experience in unique and innovative solutions for aquatic biosecurity. His engineering skill set is excellently complimented with proven business experience.
Michael Andersen
Business Development Maritime Technology - DHI Denmark
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn.
Need Help?
Vessel Operators
Vessel-Check is free to use and we currently have a specific and dedicated team member helping vessel operators with the portal, be it optimising your profiles, understanding risk scores or a general overview, please contact Alex Robertson on +61 439 253 547 or via email admin@vessel-check.com.
Vessel-Check has comprehensive Online Help Documentation.
Why Vessel-Check?
About Us
DHI Australia is part of the DHI Group and was established in Australia in 2000. We have offices in the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Our world is water and our mission is to "power water decisions". Our knowledge of water environments represents 50 years of dedicated research and real-life experience from more than 140 countries. We strive to make this knowledge globally accessible to clients and partners by channeling it through our local teams and unique software. We have been successfully providing cloud based Decision Support Systems (DSSs) for over a decade to marine, mining, urban and water resource clients which include both State and Federal government agencies.
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