Information
Technology and efficient training methods
in Ship Operation
Author: Egil Rensvik,
Programme
Manager,
The Research Council of Norway,
Information Technology in Ship Operation Programme.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN SHIP OPERATION
- A NORWEGIAN RESEARCH PROGRAMME
AUTHORS BIOGRAPHY
M.Sc. Egil Rensvik, has graduated from Engineering Cybernetics from
Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1977. He held various development and research
positions at Norwegian Ship Research Institute. In 1986-88 he was Programme Manager for
the national research programme <Efficient Maritime Operation>. From 1988 he was
Technology advisor for shorebased Norwegian industry at SINTEF Industrial Development. He
was head of section for Maritime Information Technology at MARINTEK since 1990. From 1994
he is assistant division manager, and he has been in charge of the Norwegian research
programme <Information Technology in Ship Operation> as Programme Manager.
ABSTRACT
The international focus on safety and pollution prevention is becoming
sharper, which gives more stringent demands of the maritime transportation industry. The
Norwegian initiative for Improve Competitiveness through development of new operating
concepts and information systems in shipping companies in close co-operation with
equipment suppliers, classification societies and authorities has been organized in a
joint research programme 1994-97. Information technology will through the projects be
applied for more efficient performance reporting, maintenance optimisation, training
systems and new classification concepts. The results will be installed and demonstrated on
board demonstrator project for Hoegh Fleet Services.
