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Alasthair Saunders
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Computer Systems Deployment on Vessels
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Started this discussion. Last reply by joel remegio May 10, 2011.

VSAT Ku and C Band restrictions when sailing close to shore
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Lin Jiang Jan 7, 2011.

 

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Apr 27
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Mar 22
Alasthair Saunders replied to Nitesh Chetty's discussion Need a Post on the open sea
"Hi, having worked in IT on Cruise ships you are better off contacting the Cruise lines direct for this sort of position as they don't (or didn't whilst I was at sea) recruit these positions via agencies. You can usually see vacancies and…"
Feb 11
David Tropp Hag left a comment for Alasthair Saunders
"Hi Alasthair, You have a some interesting posts althoigh i can see they are rather old now ;-) If it not too late i would like to provide some comments: Onboard IT: we are involved with a couple of shipping companies facing the same challenge you…"
Sep 30, 2011
joel remegio replied to Alasthair Saunders's discussion Computer Systems Deployment on Vessels
"Hi Alasthair,    I could see from your email address that your working at OSG, well OSG shipping had an office in Philippines which i suppose can help you a lot. There's a lot of talented IT guys in the Philippines which i think more…"
May 10, 2011
Lin Jiang replied to Alasthair Saunders's discussion VSAT Ku and C Band restrictions when sailing close to shore
"Hi Alasthair   As far as i see, the VSAT provider always state they have this function but they will not shut down the system near shore. It is not difficult as VSAT provider can very easily monitor their terminal's location.   I…"
Jan 7, 2011
Vingo Zhang replied to Alasthair Saunders's discussion Computer Systems Deployment on Vessels
"Dear Mr Alasthair, My seasonal greeting comes a little bit late, how I still hope you can read it during holidays - I WISH YOU AND  YOUR GOOD FMAILY A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR IN 2011.   DDIT is a local company in…"
Dec 25, 2010
Alasthair Saunders and Antony Nellisery are now friends
Oct 30, 2010

Profile Information

What company are you currently employed by / involved with?
OSG Ship Management (UK) Ltd
What is your job title / role?
Vessel Systems Manager
What is your geographical location?
Newcastle
What is your / your organisation's role?
Shipping Company Employee
Would you like to say a little about yourself - current projects, personal background, anything you are looking for
Windows7/2008 with HyperV rollout to 90 Vessels. FBB rollout to 70 Vessels.
Would you like to provide your age range?
36-45
Have you ever been to sea?
Yes
What satcoms technology do you think most ships use in 2018?
Mainly Inmarsat

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At 15:34 on September 30, 2011, David Tropp Hag said…
Hi Alasthair,

You have a some interesting posts althoigh i can see they are rather old now ;-)
If it not too late i would like to provide some comments:

Onboard IT: we are involved with a couple of shipping companies facing the same challenge you describe, and they have successfully outsourced to Norwegian marine IT specialists Palantir.
Licensing: applying for licenses in the 125 to 12 nm zone and the 12 nm to port zone is a process that requires a lot of legal work. KVH maintains a website where all current and pending licenses are listed. Habe look at www.kvh.com/licenses
Most operators do not bother doing the legal footwork and therefore state in their end user agreements that this is the customers responsibility.

Let me know if this was useful, or there is anything i can help you with.

David

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