131 Ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of everyone onboard a ship depends on 12 critical areas. Much like chemical elements that combine to form the natural building blocks of life, the cruise and ferry industry relies on an interconnected network of suppliers and authority institutions that provide solutions and guidance within these areas. Safety Safety in passenger shipping includes a variety of areas, including emergency training, alarm monitoring and control, fire detection and suppression, medical facilities and evacuation. Recent advancements in technology are paving the way for more intelligent and automatic solutions to help with these processes. For example, Marioff has launched the world’s first internet of things solution specifically designed for highpressure water mist fire protection systems. The platform enables real-time monitoring of onboard fires, smart alerts and centralised control to help make fire protection more proactive and reliable. Passenger ship operators must also have measures in place in case they are faced with the situation of someone falling overboard. According to US Coast Guard data, fewer than 19 per cent of these cases result in a successful recovery. To improve this statistic, suppliers are working to develop and improve detection and tracking systems that can improve the odds for survival. For instance, Zelim provides products for maritime search, rescue and security operations. Its Zoe solution is an AI-powered platform that provides real-time intelligent person-in-water and object detection, alerting and tracking to enhance both search efforts and sea surface monitoring operations. “Now that Zoe technology is available and field-proven, there’s no excuse not to act,” said Matt Mitchell, founder and CEO of the International Association of Search and Rescue Coordinators (known more widely as IASARC), and director of search and rescue at Zelim. “We’re no Cc US 10 Aw FI 118 Ah DE 95 Sh NO 74 Tf US 32 “ I wish to urge all member states and the maritime industry to improve compliance with IMO international standards” Arsenio Dominguez International Maritime Organization
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