Frequently Asked Questions

1.  Q:  Who can view reports stored on the TransparentSea Reporting Solution Repository?

      A:  Only persons or parties who have been granted access permission and issue with a digital key to             access the Repository server may view reports stored on the TransparentSea Reporting  Solution             Repository.


2.  Q:  Who controls access to the TransparentSea Reporting Solution Repository?

      A:  The company or organisation under whose control the TransparentSea Reporting Solution            Repository  in question resides decide to whom access permissions to reports are granted. For            instance, if a ship management company uses the TransparentSea Reporting Solution to manage            inspection and survey reports for the fleet under its management, it may grant access permission for            its principals to see reports regarding the ships owned by each principal, but without being able to            view reports for ships belonging to other principals. Likewise, for hosted solutions, it is the owner of            reports who decides to whom access permissions should be granted.


3.  Q:  Does the TransparentSea Reporting Solution require a significant investment in hardware and            infrastructure?

      A:  No. The TransparentSea Reporting Solution Repository installed on customer's own server            requires  a standard server with standard Microsoft operating system. Depending on the level of            importance placed on download speeds, the customer chooses how much bandwidth to acquire for            accessing the Repository.


4.  Q:  What if I do not want to manage the hardware, software and infrastructure but still want to use the            TransparentSea Reporting Solution?

     A:  TransparentSea Limited offers a hosted solution, whereby your data and reports will reside on a            secure server in the Tier-1 ISP, to which no one but the owner of the data and reports has access.            Contact Us for details.


5.  Q:  Can the TransparentSea Reporting Solution Repository owner change reports stored on the             Repository?

      A:  No. The records stored on the TransparentSea Reporting Solution Repository are tamper-proofed            deploying Public Key Infrastructure and Microsoft Active Directory Services to protect the integrity of            reports. An inherent feature of utilising government-grade security infrastructure is non-repudiation of            report data, thus enhancing the documentary integrity of stored reports. Report owners may adjust            reports and save them as new reports, but maintaining the original report on the Repository.


6.  Q:  Do I need to acquire the full TransparentSea Reporting Solution package, even if I do not want to            share reports via the Internet?

      A:  No, if you only need an application for creating and printing reports, the scaled down version of             the TRS Builder is all you need. With the TRS Builder (scaled down version) you are able to prepare             reports, create hotspots, upload digital media files under hotspots, and export reports to MS Word or             MS PowerPoint format, but it is not possible to upload reports from the TRS Builder (scaled down             version) to a TRS Repository, and reports prepared in the scaled down version are not             tamper-proofed (see above).


7.  Q:  How do I enable third-party inspectors and surveyors who do not use the TRS to prepare TRS             reports on inspections of my vessels?

     A:   You can install the TRS Builder on a PC onboard your ships, and request the inspectors to report             that PC. Reports can then be uploaded to the TRS Repository via INMARSAT.