(BUSAN) ABS issued a product design assessment (PDA) certificate to Samsung Heavy Industries for its condition-based maintenance system, SCBM.

The SCBM system has earned a SMART (MHM) Tier 2 PDA from ABS, signifying that it meets the functional and system requirements listed in the ABS Guide for Smart Functions for Marine Vessels and Offshore Units.

This achievement highlights the system’s compliance with ABS’ comprehensive standards for innovative technologies designed to enhance maritime operations in key areas such as structural and machinery health monitoring, asset efficiency, operational performance and crew support.

SCBM is a smart ship solution from SHI that provides anomaly detection and machinery diagnostics to support health state awareness and condition-based maintenance for a vessel’s machinery operation based on real-time data analysis and AI analysis.

“This PDA is the latest achievement in a larger joint development project (JDP)with SHI to support enhanced machinery health and safety through smart ship technologies. As a leader in supporting the adoption of smart technologies at sea, ABS is proud to work with forward-looking companies like SHI to help develop practical applications for these technologies with a focus on safer operations,” said Patrick Ryan, ABS Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

Dong Yeon Lee, SHI Executive Vice President, Ship & Offshore Research Institute, said: “We're very pleased to work with ABS and thankful for the expertise involved to get the SMART (MHM) Tier 2 PDA, which is the first milestone in the JDP with ABS for product certification of smart ship solutions. Since receiving a SMART (MHM) Tier 2 AiP on October 2023, to acquire the PDA, SHI has applied and verified various data analysis methods and AI analysis models. Through this PDA acquisition, we expect to provide the enhanced machinery health monitoring and diagnosis based on real-time data analysis and AI analysis for a vessel’s machinery in terms of safer operation and management. SHI looks forward to providing the most beneficial solution to reduce operational costs to our clients.”

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Photo Caption 1: Certificate award ceremony at Kormarine 2025 in Busan, Korea. (L to R) Kyung-Won Bae, SHI Manager of Smart Solution Research; Dong-Yeon Lee, SHI Executive Vice President and Director of Ship & Offshore Research Institute; Sung-An Choi, SHI Vice Chairman and CEO; Patrick Ryan, ABS Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer; Kwang-Nam Jung, ABS Director, Business Development; Jong-Ung Choi, SHI Director of Autonomous Ship Research Center

Photo Caption 2: SCBM Main Display – Courtesy of SHI