Small step for mankind. But even so we are delighted to see our nauticAi Log now fully DNV type approved in accordance with ISO 21745, MEPC 312(74), MEPC.372(80), IMO Res.916(22), DNV-CP056, DNV TAP 863.10, IEC 61162-1/2/450 (2024), IEC 62288 (2021), IEC 62923-1, IEC 62923-2 (2018).
This kind of IACS Class ISO and IMO type approval is typically a prerequisite these days for using elogs onboard ships, even if many flags also have their own approval schemes and processes.
We are joining an esteemed group of companies here with this DNV approval. Full list can be found in DNV’s approval finder. At time of writing the status of these DNV approvals shows us variations in the scope of each system:
| Standard / Requirement | nauticAi Log | Anschütz eLog | Telko TelScope | NAPA Logbook | Phoenix ERB | SMM-eORB | UniSea GRB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 21745 – ELRB technical standard | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| MEPC.312(74) – MARPOL ERB | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅** | ✅** |
| MEPC.372(80) – Ballast Water ERB | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| Deck Logbook (SOLAS / IMO A.916) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Engine Logbook (ISO scope) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| Radio Logbook (SOLAS / ISO) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| IEC 61162-1 / -2 (Serial NMEA) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| IEC 61162-450 (Ethernet NMEA) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| VDR Interface (MSC.333(90)) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
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IEC 62923 Bridge Alert Management (BAM) |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| 2FA login | ✅ | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| EU eIDAS QES | ✅ | * | * | * | * | * | * |
* Feature not found in publicly available product documentation at the time of writing. Absence of a checkmark does not imply that the vendor cannot provide the feature—only that it is not explicitly documented in public specifications.
** SMM eORB is only MARPOL ORB Pt I. UniSea is only MARPOL Garbage record book Pt I and II.