About MarineFS
MarineFS is Cielo Field Systems LLC's marine product development program. We define new boats, refits, onboard systems, and marine products with the information needed by owners, builders, suppliers, installers, and reviewers. Small boats and workboats are a common focus. On larger vessels, the work can center on a product, compartment, structure, equipment change, reverse-engineering task, or onboard system.
How the work is organized
A change to the hull, structure, equipment, or onboard system can affect interfaces, installation work, testing, and the as-built record. The working baseline should show what is changing, 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 information needed before a 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 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
Review basis
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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