Podium5 vs KR

Mission-critical solutions for the global maritime community from Pole Star Global. Our objective is to organise the maritime world’s data and harness its true potential, for the benefit of our valued clients. Through our use of technology, we are dedicated to making maritime operations continually more effective, safer, and ever more efficient, with every day that passes. This application services the mobile fleet tracking and Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) management requirements of both OTiS and Podium5 platform subscribers.

- KR-CON, developed by Korean Register, is a comprehensive IMO Convention Database containing IMO Conventions, Codes, Resolutions and Circulars in English, Korean and Chinese. - KR-CON is a portable electronic database containing a vast array of IMO instruments. It enables users to navigate the maze of IMO instruments swiftly and accurately through a variety of user-friendly functions. Users can browse the contents with the touch of a screen, and identify the regulations applicable to an individual ship simply by inputting its details. An intelligent search function allows specific contents to be found easily and quickly. - Who benefits from KR-CON? Maritime Administrations(PSCO) Shipping Companies and Seafarers Classification Societies Ship-builders Service Suppliers Training Institutes Academic Institutions - IMO approval of the carriage of publications in electronic form The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) have approved MSC-MEPC.2 /Circ.2 which allows vessels to carry electronic media onboard instead of hard copy documents. This means that KR-CON can now be used onboard ship. KR-CON has also been recognized as an electronic version of IMO instruments by the 29 maritime administrations including Republic of Korea, Panama, Marshall Islands, Cyprus, Australia, Liberia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Isle of Man, and others.