Bruce McGregor, PDMS director
UK MCA award contract to PDMS Maritime to deliver significant new business systems
PDMS Maritime is delighted to announce a significant new contract with the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to provide a new integrated system to incorporate seafarer management and approved doctor records, delivering process efficiency improvements and enhanced customer services, in line with the MCA’s Digital Strategy.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Transport. Its responsibilities include UK ship registration and seafarer certification and it is widely recognised for its operational and technical ability.
This investment in cutting edge digital technology is strategically aligned with the IMO’s recent recommendations to reduce registry administrative burden through electronic record keeping.
PDMS Maritime will be delivering a modern platform which will incorporate all the business management processes for a Seafarer Records System (SRS) and Approved Doctors Information System (ADIS), provided as a new single integrated system. The browser-based system will significantly streamline the MCA’s processes to improve efficiency, greatly improve the management of information and business services, and further facilitate the delivery of exemplary levels of customer service.
The Seafarer Records area of the integrated system will consolidate all the processes from a number of existing MCA seafarer systems to streamline and modernise the way these business areas operate. It will also provide an array of other new features which will include the provision of online applications and services.
The Approved Doctor Information area will provide modern integrated functionality which will allow the MCA to retain the records of doctors approved to conduct medical checks on seafarers and issue relevant medical certificates.
Bruce McGregor, PDMS Maritime Director who spearheads the MARIS programme, commented:
“We are very much looking forward to working closely with such an important maritime organisation as the MCA – applying our technology expertise and partnership approach to help them achieve their strategic business objectives.”
Bruce further added, “This is an exciting project for our MARIS team who will also be able to bring real benefits resulting from our existing experiences.”
PDMS Maritime’s new client, the MCA, marks another success for their team. This is the second new MARIS related contract award this year alone – after PDMS Maritime also recently announced a new contract for MARIS with the Maritime Cook Islands (MCI).
PDMS Maritime is now the leading global supplier of ship registry software with other clients including: the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA); the Isle of Man Ship Registry; and the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI).
About PDMS Maritime
PDMS Maritime are also helping a number of other clients in the broader maritime, ferry and transport sector, with solutions to help improve productivity and customer service. Existing clients of our Compass reservation and ticketing system include: Caledonian MacBrayne; Orkney Ferries; Pentland Ferries; Shetland Islands Council; Ticket Hour and Western Ferries.
PDMS Maritime are an experienced software development company specialising in delivering online business systems to the Maritime sector. Through PDMS Maritime, our MARIS work with key ship Registry clients including: Maritime Cook Islands (MCI), the Isle of Man Shipping Registry, the Bahamas Maritime Authority and the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands, has given us an in-depth understanding of the operational issues and strategic aims of international ship registries and flag states.
