An operational system for providing processed maintenance and repair information for vessels is described. Content includes description of a detailed coding system for reducing raw data to composite code numbers suitable for automatic data processing. Objectives of the system and constraints thereon are discussed. The Marad data system has been operational for four years. Scope of data processed and its utilization are presented. Seven current studies concerning vessels as a whole and specific shipboard equipments are included.
Automatic data processing based on the skewness statistic parameter for subsurface defect detection by active infrared thermography
