VIAS
Vessel Information Archive System

Quickly Find, View, Edit, Print...
Any Vessel-Related Document: Drawings, Specifications, Safety Plans, Photos. Get Comprehensive Inspections Reports, Vessel Tracking & Safety Gear Data Management

Comprehensive Vessel Data Management
VIAS delivers fast, intuitive vessel data management to operator executives and ship personnel. They have instant access to vessel documents, inspection histories, current vessel locations, safety gear data, and more. VIAS also expands seamlessly when additional customized modules are required.

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Fleet-Wide, Document Database
VIAS users quickly view all vessel-related documents, or may specify with filters, such as class, keywords and revision dates. Documents are easily edited or printed inside their native programs. Typical file types include vessel drawings, vessel specifications, fire and safety plans, structural reports, or any Windows-based data file including spreadsheets, sketches and photos.

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FracTrac III
FracTrac III is a key module in VIAS that was designed to satisfy the U.S. Coast Guard's Critical Area Inspection Plan (CAIP) resulting from the OPA-90 mandate which requires operators to closely monitor structural events such as fractures, buckling, and wastage. It embodies MCA Consultants' proprietary inspection data management package, database services, and more than 25 years in marine engineering. FracTrac III delivers:

Complete inspection data control and management

  • Easily view event records with their associated photos, sketches and drawings.
  • Check status of repairs and deferred-repairs
  • Reveal event pattern frequencies—automatically
  • Filter using 17 fields, all with multiple selections
  • Sort by multiple fields
  • View records individually or in spreadsheets
  • Get summarized history of inspections and event totals
  • Automatically insert user-defined standard comments
  • Create custom reports

Visualize global and local structural trends

  • See event points plotted against a multi-viewport wire frame rendering of the ship
  • Click on points to view event attributes
  • See plan view tank contours of events
  • View bar charts of the records you select

Global Vessel Tracking System
This Internet-based application graphically displays the vessel's last-reported location plotted against a route map showing local weather conditions, sea state and estimated time of arrival for all ships in the fleet. Click on a vessel to email any crewmember.

Safety Gear Data Management
Safety equipment is clearly laid out against a background of the general arrangement. Users select customized symbols to instantly see actual equipment images, specifications and data on proper use. Options include Maintenance Schedule Review as well as Automatic Maintenance Alert to warn users if safety gear has not been serviced by the specified service date. This module can also be used as a training tool to familiarize crewmembers with the location and actual appearance of safety equipment.

Seamless Scalability
Our extensive in-house programming capabilities enable us to create any additional customized modules that ship owners / operators may require.

Technical Data:

  • Easy-to-use, automated features throughout. Industry-proven building blocks: Microsoft Access, Visual Basic and AutoCAD.
  • Requires Win 95 or higher; Pentium 166 or higher processor; 32MB RAM & 2GB storage.
  • Data stores on CD / ROM and hard disk