Island firm PDMS Maritime has clinched a ‘significant’ new contract with the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
The company will provide a new integrated system to incorporate seafarer management and approved doctor records, delivering process efficiency improvements and enhanced customer services, in line with the MCA’s digital strategy.
The MCA is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport. Its responsibilities include UK ship registration and seafarer certification and it is widely recognised for its operational and technical ability.
PDMS Maritime will be delivering a ‘modern platform’ which will incorporate all the business management processes for a Seafarer Records System (SRS) and Approved Doctors Information System (ADIS), provided as a new single integrated system.
A spokesman said the browser-based system will significantly streamline the MCA’s processes to improve efficiency, greatly improve the management of information and business services, and further facilitate the delivery of exemplary levels of customer service.
The Seafarer Records area of the integrated system will consolidate all the processes from a number of existing MCA seafarer systems to streamline and modernise the way these business areas operate.
It will also provide an array of other new features which will include the provision of online applications and services.
The Approved Doctor Information area will provide modern integrated functionality which will allow the MCA to retain the records of doctors approved to conduct medical checks on seafarers and issue relevant medical certificates.
Bruce McGregor, PDMS Maritime Director who spearheads the so-called MARIS programme, said: ‘We are very much looking forward to working closely with such an important maritime organisation as the MCA – applying our technology expertise and partnership approach to help them achieve their strategic business objectives.’
He added: ‘This is an exciting project for our MARIS team who will also be able to bring real benefits resulting from our existing experiences.’