About VeriSTAR Info

VeriSTAR Info provides the Marine Community with a very wide range of information, including details on Bureau Veritas products and services in the marine business in general and on its classed fleet in particular. VeriSTAR Info is available to anyone with an Internet connection and two different levels of information are available : the public information, accessible to anyone and the confidential information, accessible only to ship owners and managers involved with a BV classed ship and to Flag Authorities having recognized Bureau Veritas to act on their behalf.

The public information comprises general information about the Bureau Veritas Group and the various products and services offered by the Marine Division. The public information is available in the three tabs "General Info", "Services" and "Products".

The following information is available in the tab General Info :

• The latest BV Marine News
• The most recent Class and Statutory Information received from IMO, IACS or from the various Flag Authorities, including details on the new regulations and requirements in force or adopted. It includes also the Bureau Veritas interpretation of the different new requirements.
• Press releases issued by the Marine Division.
• The on-line registers of ships providing information on ships identification, classification and main particulars of hull and propulsion machinery. The following on-line registers are available:
  • Sea-going ships
  • ISM certified ships
  • ISPS certified ships
  • Inland navigation vessels
  • ISM certified companies
• Statistics on the classed fleet and information on class suspensions.
• The Marine Directory provides information about the worldwide network of BV offices.
• BV Rules provides on-line access to the Bureau Veritas Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Steel Ships.
• The draft of the common IACS Rules for bulk carriers - JBP Rules
• The list of BV recognitions contains details about statutory assessment BV can perform on behalf of flag authorities.
• The list of Approved companies contains details about certificates of approved marine equipment manufacturers, thickness measurements companies and diving companies.
• The list of Approved products contains details about certificates of type approved equipment, of material used for ship construction and welding consumables.
• The section Publications provides a list of all technical documents published by the Marine Division and includes the Rules and Regulations, the Registers of Ships, Rules Notes, Information Notes and Guidance Notes.

The tab "Services" provides detailed information on the services offered by the Marine Division of Bureau Veritas. The information available on this section is presented in two different ways :

• A general description of BV services related to classification, certification, services additional to the classification and training solutions.
• A detailed description of the services offered by BV to ships under construction and to ships in service, and the services related to advanced research and development.

The tab "Products" presents information on the software tools developed by Bureau Veritas, and in particular :

• The VeriSTAR family of products
• Rules freeware
• General calculation software

The confidential information is an additional service which provides owners and managers with detailed information on the class status of their ships; expiry dates of class and statutory certificates, next due surveys and any recommendation(s) endorsed on certificates are readily available and the information is up-dated within hours of every survey.

Once identified, owners and managers have their ships listed on the tab "My Fleet", together with a colour-coded dashboard showing the ships having a certificate or survey due or overdue. Owners have also the possibility to generate a complete fleet status, showing the classification and statutory status of all ships belonging to them, in pdf format. They have also the possibility to generate a "To Do" status for the fleet, showing for each individual ship, the items to be done in the next three months.

Survey reports and certificates electronically issued by Bureau Veritas surveyors are also available in the confidential session. Ship owners and managers have now immediate access to survey reports and certificates, as soon as they are processed.

Owners and managers which have been ISM certified by Bureau Veritas (at least one DOC issued by BV) may find detailed information concerning the DOCs issued, the audits performed and scheduled and any non-conformity on the tab "My Company".

The confidential information is accessible to ship owners and managers who have applied to Bureau Veritas to obtain the necessary access rights. To gain access, ship owners and managers should complete and send the form Become a member, or apply to the nearest BV office. The confidential information is also available to Flag Authorities having recognized Bureau Veritas to perform statutory certification on their behalf.