A viable documentation solution must embrace the Internet to allow access to the right information, when and where it's needed. Electronic Documentation (Edocs) can help automate, simplify and accelerate vessel management processes.

GCS has the experience and tools to implement a successful Edoc strategy and system providing a comprehensive solution for both documentation and workflow, which often form an integrated shared data environment across the board.

Improve Efficiency
-- Find that document faster.
Reduce Costs
-- Less time finding the information means less cost.
Keep Your Crew Productive
-- Give your crew improved access to information - helps to keep your crew happy and more productive.
Better-Informed Staff
-- Making more information available to your staff on board and ashore helps develop their skills and overall performance.

Great Circle Systems offers electronic documentation conforming to ISM standards for all written procedures, manuals, drawings, logs, supply catalogues, and documents used on board. Have instant access to supporting documents at your fingertips. All materials are duplicated in html, allowing the user to quickly search through a manual or document and link directly to manufacturers from the stored file. All material is transferred to CDs and available through remote administration from the vessel and on hard copy backups.

Most electronic documentation is done by scanning pages directly from a manual and stored in a pdf read-only file, basically a straight copy of the physical manual. This does not take advantage of the features available to electronically stored manuals.

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GCS scans manuals and drawings into html pages that can be hyperlinked and cross-referenced, allowing users instant access to any section of a manual. The html format works just like a Help file, with indexes, search capabilities, and caching of favorite topics for quick reference. Great Circle Systems offers electronic documentation conforming to ISM standards for all written procedures, manuals, drawings, logs, supply catalogues, and documents used on board.

On-going Documentation
Personnel can also enter their own data as the documentation builds during the life of the vessel. The documentation system can hold written procedures, manuals, drawings and web links all in a uniform, familiar interface directly accessible through Triton Administrator™.