About MarineFS
MarineFS is the marine product development program of Cielo Field Systems LLC. We support new boats, refits, onboard systems, and marine products for owners, boat builders, suppliers, and installers. Small boats and workboats are common projects. On a tug, barge, or larger vessel, the scope can be a specific product, compartment, structure, equipment change, or shipboard system.
Working scope
A change to the hull, structure, equipment, or onboard system can affect the rest of the boat. The project record should show what changes, which interfaces matter, what information the builder needs, and how the result will be checked.
Start with intended service, operating environment, payload, crew, constraints, and acceptance criteria. Use that basis to compare platform options, arrangements, system choices, and the production information needed before a boat builder or specialist proceeds.
Establish the boat as it exists, including undocumented changes and missing records. Use measurements, photographs, inspection findings, and owner- or partner-provided 3D scan data to define the affected geometry, interfaces, installation access, and open questions.
Define the function, interfaces, materials, joining approach, and production information for supplier-built mounts, frames, foundations, rails, consoles, panels, enclosures, and laminate assemblies. The supplier package should identify inspection points and any qualified review the work requires.
Map power, controls, propulsion, communications, navigation, sensors, auxiliaries, and payload equipment at their physical and functional interfaces. The result should be usable by the equipment supplier, installer, operator, and test team.
Maintain the current configuration across models, drawings, equipment data, supplier packages, installation changes, test results, discrepancies, and as-built records.
What the project receives
Operating basis, acceptance criteria, and current configuration baseline
Option, arrangement, interface, and change studies
Supplier and installation information
Inspection, test, discrepancy, and as-built records
Standards and review
The project basis should identify the applicable owner, OEM, contract, ABYC, ISO, class, flag, and regulatory sources. MarineFS maps those requirements to evidence, responsible parties, and review points. Regulated calculations, structural substantiation, certification, and authority acceptance remain with the qualified or authorized party responsible for them.
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