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                         SIRE 2.0 USE OF TABLET BASED INSPECTION / DETAILS OF TABLET

• Provide tools that will strengthen governance processes and allow more in-depth inspection

reports.

• Provide the inspector with ready access to industry guidance and vessel operator supplied

information.

• Support dynamic question allocation allowing a detailed review of equipment, procedures

and human based aspects of each allocated question, resulting in more focused inspection

report content.

• Enable richer data collection to further improve oversight of vessel safety systems and

processes.

• Allow greater transparency for all parties by using GPS tracking, recording the date and time

of each response provided and recording the

addition and removal of negative observations.

• Allow the inclusion of photographic evidence, where permitted by a port or terminal, to

support observations.

• Verify photographs provided by a vessel's operator showing the vessel’s physical and e vessel’s

cosmetic condition.

The tablet device is:

• Capable of using only the pre-loaded SIRE 2.0software.

• Locked down using Mobile Device Management software to prevent the use of unauthorized

programs, applications, tools or data transfer connections.

• Fitted with cameras which can only be accessed through the SIRE 2.0 software, but which can be

fully and demonstrably isolated if photography is prohibited onboard a vessel, at a terminal or in a

port.

• Zone 1/Div 1 certified when using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, but the tablet can be placed in flight

safe mode if required by terminal regulations.

THE CHOSEN MOBILE IS AS PER BELOW SPEC:

• Manufacturer: i.safe MOBILE

• Model: IS930.1

• ATEX Approval: EX-Zone 1/21, II 2G Ex ib IIC T4 Gb, II

2D Ex ib IIIC T135°C Db P6X

• IECEx Approval: EX-Zone 1/21, Ex ib IIC T4 Gb, Ex ib

IIIC T135°C Db IP6X

• NEC500 Approval: Class I, II, III Division 1, Groups A B C

D E F G T4

• EAC approval: 1Ex ib IIC T4 Gb X Ex, ib IIIC T135°C

Db X IP64

Supporting documentation carried by inspectors will include:

• Tablet certification – To provide details of the Ex rating to which a tablet had been designed

and manufactured (also clearly marked on the tablet itself).

•

Ports and Terminals letter – To provide details of the specific tablet device issued to

an inspector along with a request for the terminal and/or port representatives to inform

the inspector of any restrictions on the use of the tablet camera.

•

Master letter – To provide details of the specific tablet device issued to an inspector

along with a request for the Master to inform the inspector of any restrictions on the use of

the tablet camera during the inspection.

•

Rules for the use of the Tablet Camera and Voice Recorder – Provides details of how the

tablet camera and voice recorder should be used during an inspection, including the

compliance with any port or terminal restrictions.

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