Why you need us
Maritime operations are hazardous and not a week goes by without a major incident involving shipping worldwide involving property damage, pollution, injury and loss of life. We are all trying to find a way to reduce these losses and at Maritime Analysis we believe we have developed the next and most logical and effective step in this process called BOQA .
What we can do to help
BOQA is a unique software developed by Maritime Analysis which transmits your captured data from ship to shore, the software also reviews and analyses your ship data in accordance within a defined set of criteria. The instant results of this analysis can then be alerted and reported to the relevant personnel within your organisation. Furthermore, in the event of an ongoing incident, you will have the ability to share live data from your vessel to those who are in the best position to provide assistance.
Because all data collected is permanently stored it can be used as part of the ongoing process of safety improvement within your organisation to provide feedback on the development and revision of your procedures. So not only will you be safer you can prove it.
A brief history of BOQA
BOQA stands for “Bridge Operational Quality Assurance” it prevents accidents to ships.
It is the Maritime equivalent of FOQA “Flight Operational Quality Assurance” which has been successfully employed worldwide for over 30 years in the aviation industry.
“FOQA” is so important that it is mandatory in certain parts of the world and recommended in almost all others for operators to have it.
The Benefits of BOQA
A correctly implemented BOQA ("boh-kwah") programme will deliver the following advantages:
A safer operation
Undesirable practises & trends are no longer hidden; corrective actions are taken to prevent them escalating into full-blown accidents; a
more safety-conscious culture evolves; levels of self-reporting improve as the process gains trust from crews.
A more efficient operation
Previously hidden data can be number-crunched to identify areas where savings can be made; correlations across large numbers of
voyages & between vessels provide statistically valid conclusions in respect of fuel-burn & routings.
A more profitable operation
Insurers tend to favour operators who can demonstrate an effective & pro-active approach to safety-management (such as BOQA/FOQA);
customers too often favour operators who can show they really do take safety seriously & operating-costs can often be trimmed by using
lessons contained in the recorded data itself.
To give you an idea of where BOQA could help your operations, we have reviewed some recent incidents under the “Case Studies” tab of
the website.