Vessel

This page is accessed via Shipment Management > Power Data > General > Vessel.

Use this page to describe information about the actual vessels used on a voyage. All of the attributes that you describe are for informational purposes only and are not used to plan shipments.

Note: You can also assign vessels to voyages.

Vessel Details

1. Enter a Vessel ID.
2. Enter a Name for the vessel.
3. Indicate if the vessel is in service or not by selecting the In Service check box.
4. Select a Domain from the drop-down list.
5. Enter an Owner for the vessel.
6. Enter the Operator of the vessel.
7. Find or create the Registry Port Location ID. This ID indicates the port location where the vessel is docked.
8. Find or create the flag country code ID. This field indicates the origin country where the vessel was made.
9. Enter an Official Number for the vessel. The official number is the Coast Guard's official documentation number for the vessel.
10. Enter a Call Sign for the vessel. The call sign is the official identification number given to a vessel for radio transmission identification.
11. Enter a Class Society Number for the vessel. This number is the name of the classification society that is insuring that the vessel is safe. Independent companies called Classification Societies publish classification rules. These rules stipulate minimum standards to be applied to the hull and machinery during construction and service of the vessel e.g. minimum thickness of the hull structures, water-tight integrity, minimization of fire risks, strength of propeller tail shaft and propellers, safe carriage of cargoes and passengers, and so on.
    
    Both sets of rules entail regular inspections during the lifetime of a ship. The main purpose is to ensure that the standards are maintained and the vessel remains seaworthy. Surveyors appointed by the Classification Societies usually carry out all these inspections.
12. Enter an IMO Number for the vessel. The IMO ship identification number scheme was introduced in 1987 through adoption of resolution A.600(15), as a measure aimed at enhancing "maritime safety, and pollution prevention and to facilitate the prevention of maritime fraud." The IMO ship identification number is made of the three letters IMO followed by the seven-digit number assigned to all ships by the Lloyd's Register Fairplay when constructed. This is a unique seven digit number that is assigned to propelled, sea-going merchant ships of 100 GT and above upon keel laying
13. Enter the year the vessel was built.

Reference Number

Use this section of the page to assign reference numbers to a vessel for information purposes.