The requirements for ISO 19030 have been incorporated into AkzoNobel’s recommendations for hull performance monitoring, which means hull coating performance predictions from the company’s big data consultancy tool, Intertrac Vision, can be verified and validated against actual performance using a monitoring process that is ISO 19030 compliant.
The ISO 19030 standard consolidates the latest academic and industry knowledge and understanding into an agreed and standardised method to measure the performance of a vessel through the water.
This enables the transparent comparison of datasets and will work towards the elimination of disputes in relation to vessel performance, the company said.
In conjunction with other industry stakeholders spanning the shipping supply chain, AkzoNobel claimed to have played an influential role in the development of all parts of the new ISO 19030 standard.
Michael Hindmarsh, Intertac Vision project leader, said:“Intertrac Vision is a system that is easily adaptable, scalable and has the capabilities to react to market changes and it can incorporate more functionality as required to suit the needs of our business and customers.
“The adoption of ISO 19030 into Intertrac Vision to measure hull performance is an important example of this, and demonstrates AkzoNobel’s ongoing commitment to delivering transparency and choice in hull coating selection and performance,”he said.
ISO 19030 will be finalised this year marking a solid, initial ‘line in the sand’ in relation to monitoring hull and propeller performance, the coatings supplier said.