'Significant tidbits -- Roleigh
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Information Year 2000 (Lloyd's Register)
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The Millennium Bug: Technical issues relating to marine systems
[page 6]
The reports given by oil majors Chevron and Shell in relation to their examination of their tanker fleet has shown up to 20% of
systems to be non-compliant, with equipment built between 1987
and 1993 particularly prone to problems. Newer ships obviously
are fitted with considerably more programmable devices than older
vessels (ref 6).
Problems have been identified in a wide variety of systems, including radar mapping, ballast water monitoring, cargo loading
computers, vibration monitoring, engine management and GMDSS.
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[page 11]
The reported costs of carrying out audits and testing and replacing of items whose pedigree cannot be confirmed are
moderate, typically $20,000-$30,000 per ship.
However, the problem is largely unbounded and despite a comprehensive programme, carried out with due care, there can be
no guarantee that failures may not catch out the unwary.
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