Patent ID: 6816088
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: G01M,G06Q,G07C

Abstract:
A system for monitoring a marine vessel comprising:means for storing inspection data based on a manual inspection of the vessel; a sensor adapted to monitor a component or system on board the marine vessel; a telemetry unit adapted to receive input from said sensor and transmit a telemetry signal including data representing a state of the component or system monitored by the sensor; at least one contingency instruction identifying an action to be performed when the state of the component or system monitored by the sensor reaches a predefined state; a central monitoring station adapted to receive and process the data contained in the telemetry signal and display data representing the state of the component or system monitored by the sensor, including displaying said at least one contingency instruction when the monitored state of the component or system monitored by the sensor reaches said predefined state; a network operations center for receiving the telemetry signal from the telemetry unit and forwarding the data contained in the telemetry signal to the central monitoring station over a computer network; an archival database for storing event logs, and status reports and inspection reports relating to said vessel; and an internet web server for transmitting a web page to an owner or designated representative of the owner of the vessel via the internet, said web page including data stored in said archival database relating to the past and present condition of said vessel.