Swipe card system improves monitoring of offshore crew movements
Card-based systems for monitoring personnel movements offshore increase both safety and security, according to Entry Systems. The company is a leading provider of such systems to both marine and onshore users.
Entry Systems was the first company to introduce swipe cards with magnetic stripes for card lock control in Scandinavia, according to Managing Director Odd Nyrud. The company has a 40-strong R&D department.
Fingerprints are just one source of identification used in Entry Systems' access control systems.
The importance of monitoring access is reflected in new regulations, such as IMO rules which recently came into effect requiring full security at all access points onto and off a vessel, so that the disembarkation of all persons from a passenger vessel into a new country can be monitored.
Entry Systems' CrewSafe, PaxSafe, and online/offline access control are all fully compliant with all IMO regulations and the ISPS code. These are gangway/access control systems, which can be applied to crew, passengers and other parties such as suppliers. All those allowed access to the vessel are issued with secure identity cards based on RFID communication between card and reader or traditional magnetic stripe, or using fingerprints as the unique source of identification.
Card and locks are programmed in accordance with who is allowed into which rooms or areas. Access can be allowed at some times of day and denied at others. As with all the company's systems, the information on the cards is encrypted to ensure that it cannot be changed or tampered with.
CrewSafe is well suited for offshore application, says Nyrud. It provides on-board management with full and updated reports of who is on board and who has accessed which areas. The system can be programmed to give alerts when deviations occur from permitted access patterns.
The safety manning module ensures that the ship will always put to sea with the right crew on board in terms of number and qualifications.
CrewSafe forms part of the delivery to a cruise liner, which will also be equipped with Entry Systems' new semi on-line lock system. This is a safe and reliable system costing little more than an offline system. Commu-nication between the central database and the electronic lock units takes place via the Ethernet and CANbus technology. ;
For more information contact Odd T Nyrud, Martin Härröd or Hans-Christian Jönsson, Entry Systems. Tel +46 31 725 4400, fax +46 31 725 4499, [email protected], www.entrysystems.se
