Dry-Loadlines Module

Managing the Loadline information for your fleet can be a daunting task. If you, for example, have a fleet of 20 vessels then you could have up to 100 loadlines to keep track of.

The purpose of the Loadline module is to make the tracking of the various loadlines easier and at the same time ensure that the questionnaires created always contain the correct loadline information.

This page outlines the different options you have for keeping the Loadline information up-to-date.

1. Accessing the Loadline

The loadline module is accessed from the home page :

From the Classic View, click Loadlines here:

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From the Dashboard View, click Loadlines here:

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From the top navigation bar “Vessels” ---> “Loadlines” :

2. Loadline Fleet Overview Page

The Loadline Fleet Overview page has been specifically designed to help you manage the Loadline for your fleet.

2.1 Overview

The below image is a screen-shot of the Loadline Fleet Overview page; this is the new standard interface which is used across many of the modules on Q88 and offers several key enhancements that allow better access to manage and view the Loadlines for your fleet.

If you have your vessels split into multiple fleets then the “Fleets” drop-down will be displayed in the upper-left corner of the page. Selecting a fleet from the drop-down will refresh the view for the vessels in the selected fleet.

The “Actions” button contains the following options which can be performed from this page. They are explained below:
Refresh Data: Refresh the underlying data from the database.
Reset View: Resets the sorting and filtering for the selected View.

2.2 Column Sorting

The Loadline grid supports multi-column sorting. An arrow is displayed next to each column which has been sorted. To sort by a specific column, click on the column header. To sort by multiple columns hold down the Shift key and click each column you wish to sort by.
The screen-shot below shows the sorting by Vessel Name.

If you want to reset the sorting and filtering back to the original settings then click the ‘Reset View’ link under the ‘Actions’ button.

2.3 Filtering the Data

The Loadline grid supports column filtering. This is similar to the filtering available in Microsoft Excel® or SharePoint® (if you are familiar with those software applications).
To filter the data, click the triangle in the header of the column you wish to filter on. A popup menu is displayed letting you select the items you wish to filter on. Click the ‘Apply Filter’ link to apply the filter on the selected items.

Once a filter has been applied the header for that column will turn grey.

If you want to reset the sorting and filtering back to the original settings then click the ‘clear filter’ option OR ‘Reset View’ link under the ‘Actions’ button.

2.4 Paging

By default, the Loadline grid will display 15 records per page. You can change that option in the lower-right corner of the page to 25, 50, 100 or 200 records per page.
The paging buttons, shown at the bottom of the page, allow you to browse through the pages.

3. Loadline Detail Page

3.1 Overview

The Loadline Detail page can be accessed by clicking the icon in the right column OR double clicking on a row for any record in the Loadline Fleet Overview page.

The screen-shot below shows what is displayed in the Loadline detail page for the selected vessel.

The header section (shown below) displays the currently selected vessel.

Loadline Header Field List

3.2 Loadline Status Definitions

3.3 Editing a Loadline

The Loadline Detail page can be accessed by clicking the Edit icon in the right column or double clicking on a row for any record in the Loadline Fleet Overview page.

3.4 Adding a Loadline

To add a Loadline for a vessel, click the plus button shown below:

A popup is displayed where you can specify the vessel you want to add a loadline for (Select Vessel) :

Manually add the data and click the Create button

Once the required or all values have been added, click the ‘Create’ button and you will be directed to the ‘Edit Loadline’ page where the rest of the details for the selected Loadline can be entered.

3.5 Deleting a Loadline

Click the Edit icon in the right column or double click on a row for any record in the Loadline Fleet Overview page

Click Delete at the bottom of the page

The following window will pop-up. Click “Yes” to delete the loadline

You will get an Information alert that the loadline has been deleted

3.6 Changing the “Active” Loadline

To change the active loadline for a vessel, edit the loadline for the vessel which you wish to make the active loadline.

When you click the ‘Active’ radio button you will be prompted to confirm you wish to make the current “inactive” loadline the “active” loadline. Click OK

4. Questionnaire Integration

4.1 Selecting a Loadline When Creating a Questionnaire

When you select a vessel in the Create Questionnaire module which has one or more loadlines, the loadline drop-down will display as per below:

By default, the ‘Active’ loadline will be automatically selected. You can see this as the phrase ‘(Active)’ is displayed on the end of the loadline name.

If you wish to select another loadline to use for the questionnaire you need to create, then you can select it from the dropdown list.

4.2 Populating Questionnaires Which Contain Loadline Information

Many questionnaires ask for information regarding the vessels loadline. When creating questionnaires containing these questions, the system will automatically populate the answer with the data contained in the Loadline module. The questions will be highlighted with the “loadline” image to the right of the answer field.

If you have selected one of the other ‘Inactive’ loadlines then the Create Questionnaire page will show that you are creating the loadline for one of the re-measured/inactive loadlines.

5. Notifications

5.1 Overview

There is an email notification that is generated by the system when records are changed in the Loadline module.

5.2 Notification Types

5.3 Subscribing to Notifications

You can subscribe to the Loadline email notifications from the “Account / Scheduled Reports” menu. Click the Add symbol to add report schedule.

Select a Report

Below example is for the report “Loadline Change”. Add the Recipients email address(es), select Fleet and Save.

To Filter the Scheduled Reports column “Module” on Loadlines click the arrow and select the Loadlines option from the dropdown

OR type “Loadlines” in the search box