宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Orca Ace Earns ClassNK's 1st Remote Survey (RMSV) Notation
- Establishing a System to Visualize onboard environments through utilization of 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 -

February 24, 2021

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda, Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) today announced that the 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Orca Ace, operated by MOL and managed by MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd. (President: Takakage Imai; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo), was granted Remote Survey (RMSV) notation from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (宝くじ ビンゴ 5; President & CEO: Hiroaki Sakashita; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), which recognizes the vessel's preparedness for implementing remote surveys (Note 1). The Orca Ace is the first vessel to earn 宝くじ ビンゴ 5's RMSV notation.

In conventional in-person surveys, which 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 carries out to ensure vessel safety and protect the marine environment, surveyors are required to visit vessels and inspect various onboard items along with crewmembers. The system established on the Orca Ace leverages 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 technology and, without requiring visits by surveyors, allows surveys using onboard broadcasts filmed by crewmembers. This leads to much more efficient use of time, such as eliminating travel time to board vessels, and allows contactless surveys.

MOL's "Project for Establishing a System to Visualize onboard environments utilizing 宝くじ ビンゴ 5" was selected by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) as part of the ministry's projects for "MLIT R&D Support Projects for Advanced Safety Technology of Vessels," and MOL has undertaken joint research studies with ClassNK (Note 2). This research led to the acquisition of the RMSV notation.

By using 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 (Note 3) such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the MOL Group strives to further improve vessel safety and efficiency, and to be customers' company of choice in the logistics business.

(Note 1)
Scope of the remote survey conforms to 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 regulations.

(Note 2)
Please refer to April 3, 2017 press release:
Participation in the MLIT R&D Support Projects - Proactive 宝くじ ビンゴ 5 Utilization for Safer Vessel Operation -

(Note 3)
宝くじ ビンゴ 5 stands for Information and Communication Technology, which adds the dimension of telecommunications to Information Technology (IT).