KR Webzine Vol.116

The Korean Register (KR) has introduced the maritime industry’s first “Survey & Audit Preparation Guide”. The guide will enable shipowners to identify, precisely, what items need to be prepared for their next vessel survey audit in advance of submitting an application.

Using the extensive data resources and IT Technology expertise available to KR, the new tailored service aims to support shipowners in planning ahead in order to fully utilise their ship safety management activities.  Previously, shipowners did not know which items they needed to prepare for a ship survey before submitting their application.  

Mr JK Lee, Chairman and CEO of KR, described the Survey and Audit Preparation Guide as, “another example of our work to go ‘above and beyond’ when providing convenient value-added services for our customers to support their business activities and enhance safety.  The new guide – which is the first time any organisation has offered such a service - will help with timely operational planning, and can be checked anytime, anywhere.”

KR has been developing a specialist database for this purpose over the  past two years.  The database includes the different types of international maritime conventions, KR’s survey rules, the legal requirements of each flag state in addition to identifying the specific actions and timeline for each shipowner. 

The “Survey & Audit Preparation Guide” uses this data to help shipowners prepare for upcoming ship surveys, ISM/ISPS audits and MLC inspections.  The online guide also offers shipowners the option to print out tailor-made information when selecting types of survey and the ship’s specifications, including, the ship type, construction date and flag state.

The new service, which is tailored to each ship’s specific requirements, is available on the homepage of KR’s website (http://guide.krs.co.kr/Login/Login.aspx).  Current users of KR’s e-Fleet system can access the “Survey & Audit Preparation Guide” free of charge, using their existing passwords and sign in details. 

New users should contact KR’s customer service team on tel: +82 70 8799 8150, or email: customerservice@krs.co.kr, to be assigned access IDs for the system (http://guide.krs.co.kr/Login/Login.aspx).