On April 20, the Tampa Bay leading harbour has been awarded the Industry’s first Sub M Certification by the US Coast Guard.
Helm CONNECT
The Industry leaders use Helm CONNECT to earn First Certificate of Inspection (COI) issued under new Coast Guard regulations for towing vessels. Helm CONNECT is the marine industry’s fastest growing platform for marine operations, including maintenance, compliance, and operations management.
Helm CONNECT is the most widely used marine software platform in North America, with some 40 percent of the fleet of the American Waterways Operators (AWO), the US’s largest association of ship owners and operators, using Helm software.
The Marine Towing of Tampa earned an industry first on April 20th, when its 86.7 foot, 4200 hp towing vessel Endeavor became the first vessel to be awarded a Certificate of Inspection (COI) for compliance under the US Coast Guard’s new stringent Sub M rules for towing vessel safety.
Proficient tow operator
Marine Towing of Tampa, which operates a fleet of four vessels providing harbor docking, ship assist, and escort services on the west coast of Florida, is widely regarded as one of the most progressive and technically proficient towing vessel operators in the industry. In addition to investing in new, cutting-edge vessels which have won industry accolades for their use of new technology, they’ve also invested in software systems to modernize their operations, including Helm CONNECT, the industry’s leading system for vessel compliance management.
Capt. Scott Moorhead, ISM Coordinator/DPA at Marine Towing of Tampa said, “Helm CONNECT has helped us streamline, simplify, and modernize our compliance operations. In addition to the efforts of our great team here at Marine Towing, Helm CONNECT was a central part of our achieving compliance with Sub M and earning our first Certificate of Compliance”.
According to Helm Operations CEO Ron deBruyne, Marine Towing’s achievement reflects the spirit that led the company to develop Helm CONNECT, “We built Helm CONNECT to help operators like Marine Towing of Tampa more easily achieve compliance with regulations like Sub M, and we’re honored and excited to be part of this historic milestone for both Marine Towing of Tampa and the wider industry.”
This is no the first time Helm CONNECT has awarded new Sub M regulations certifications. Earlier in September 2017, an Alabama-based Ivy Marine became the first towing vessel operator in the US to have its Towing Safety Management System, or TSMS, approved by the Coast Guard.
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Source: Helm Operations
