Nauticus Project - A Management Tool for Shipbuilding

Nauticus Project – Teamwork Counts

Management of Shipbuilding Projects

Richard Tao
Maritime Advisory / Norway

April 2012

Main Characteristics
 Developed in 2004 as Nauticus Construction, focused on shipbuilders.
 Renamed in 2011 to Nauticus Project, reflecting broad coverage to shipowners,
designers, etc.
 Fully Internet based (software, database and document files stored in DNV/Norway
servers). No need for IT homologation, no deployement.
 Special version for shipyards (software and database in DNV/Norway, document
files stored in the shipyard server). No need for renaming document files,
renumbering of documents, etc.
 Indepency from shipbuilder, classification society, shipdesigner, etc.
 Can be fully downloaded for read-only at end of project.

The stroke of genius behind NP is not just its simplicity and flexibility but also its
shift of focus towards deliverables. The project breakdown structure atomizes the
project into manageable deliverables. A project based on such tangible
deliverables is far easier to manage than one based on activities alone. It allows
one to be precise about what has to be delivered and helps track progress in a
concrete way.

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The Newbuilding Departments’ Headache

Designer
Finance Charterers

Classification Newbuilding Owners
Dept.

Shipyards

Vendors Site teams

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Charterer’s Requirements
 Describe how you will:
- Standardise construction survey procedures
- Support information pooling and analysis
- Improve process efficiency
- Simplify the plan, review and approval process
- Handle Non-conformities
- Control Change Orders
- Track vendors
- Ensure requirements compliance

 Describe your Quality Control System
- How will you implement a real-time process management and control system
using an extranet.


Shipbuilding is a Process !


The Site Team’s Work is a Process

• INspection report +
Corrective action Standards comments
taken by the Yard Rules • Computer
database

No No

Ready Yes
for Inspectio Yes
Request for Check status owner’s Change Item status
inspectio n
inspection inspection to “accepted”
n? result

Application form
from QC Dept. Update owner’s files
• Technical
• NDT reports
Documentation
• Survey status of
• Manufacturers’
subassembly
manuals
• Tech, doc.
• Contract
• Measurement
specification
reports
• Previous surveys
• Inspection plan
comments • Inspection report
• Computer
database

Owner’s inspection process

END


Documenting and Supporting the Process

Not started

The vessel In Progress
Accepted
Not Accepted
Top level folder
Folder (Any number of sub-levels)
Item (Blocks, Tanks, Zones, Components, document etc.)

Activities Not started
In Progress
Comments/Observations Accepted
Not Accepted

Attachments (Drawings , approval letters, photographs etc.)


Nauticus Project Fundamental Structure

Item Activity Comments

Block Fabrication

File attachments File attachments


Activity Status Detail

Activity statistics

Activity list

Project model
breakdown

Coment list

Attached
documents


The Site Team’s Work is a Process

• INspection report +
Corrective action Standards comments
taken by the Yard Rules • Computer
database

No No

Ready Yes
for Inspectio Yes
Request for Check status owner’s Change Item status
inspectio n
inspection inspection to “accepted”
n? result

Application form
from QC Dept. Update owner’s files
• Technical
• NDT reports
Documentation
• Survey status of
• Manufacturers’
subassembly
manuals
• Tech, doc.
• Contract
• Measurement
specification
reports
• Previous surveys
• Inspection plan
comments • Inspection report
• Computer
database

END

Owner’s inspection process

Weekly Activity Chart

Weekly
Statistics


Progress Chart


Activity Overview


NP Gives Simple Product Life Cycle Support

Project
definition Visualise the complete project in a tree structure

Vendor Define and track process; store results for future projects
Prequalificatio
n

Make available approval comments in the building
Design
Approval phase to assure vessel is built to correct design

Important Hull, Paint and Outfitting - comments can be made available to
Building
the guarantee and operational phase to facilitate experience feeback.

Delivery Documents and status immediately available on completion of project

Operation Experience Feedback to new projects, hull maintenance, conversions


A Completed Project – All Lights Are Green !


Well Structured But Not Fully Checked Out


Typical Progress Chart – Shows Lag


Typical Activity Chart – Only Shows Completed Tasks


Typical Overview Chart – Very Useful for Filtering


A Typical Projects – Bulk Carrier


Typical Project – SFI Coded


Typical Project – Multi-Discipline Approval


Typical Project – Simple Offshore Project


Typical Project – FPSO Project


Some Nauticus Project (or Construction) Customers


Dúvidas
www.dnv.com.br

Salvaguardando a vida, a propriedade e o meio ambiente

João Henrique VOLPINI Mattos
Engenheiro Naval
DNV Software - Maritime & Offshore Solutions
Regional Sales Manager – South America
 joao.volpini@dnv.com
 +55 21 3722 7337
 +55 21 8132 8927

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