To help maritime operators ensure that crew are training and
performing at their peak, KVH Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:KVHI) has
introduced
Videotel Performance ManagerTM, a
breakthrough solution for maritime training. The scope of the
Videotel Performance Manager offering is unparalleled in the
maritime industry, combining the extensive range of award-winning
training content from VideotelTM with the power of web-based data
analytics – all from
KVH, a technology innovator
known for its maritime solutions.
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By providing maritime managers with actionable
insights about their fleets’ training activities, Videotel
Performance Manager is designed to help increase operational
efficiency, safety, and crew performance. The cloud-based software
platform ensures that a crew’s latest training records are
accessible from any web-enabled device, and interactive,
dynamically rendered reports and dashboards present easy-to-view
data about crew performance, skill levels, strengths, weaknesses,
and training schedules.
Leading ship management company Thenamaris, one of
the early users of Videotel Performance Manager, notes the
benefits: “It offers a wide range of sophisticated features and
reports enabling our Marine Personnel team to have accurate and
timely insight of the training progress per person, per vessel, per
title,” says Yannos Koudounas, Performance & Development
Supervisor, Thenamaris (Ships Management) Inc. “Consequently, this
application becomes a valuable tool in decision-making for our
seafarers’ onboard training plans. We like its simplicity and the
fact that it is constantly upgraded with new features. Most of all,
we have found that it is well-supported by a skillful and
fast-responding team.”
At the core of Videotel Performance Manager’s
cutting-edge training management tools is the user-friendly web
application, which was developed with input from maritime training
professionals. Key features include:
- Crew Management – for managing seafarers’ training programmes
as they move from vessel to vessel
- Training Reports – for seeing what training is being carried
out, where, and by whom, and for generating evidence of compliance
required during an external audit or ship inspection
- Schedule Builder – for creating training plans for seafarers
based on an established safety management system
- Performance Monitoring – for tracking progress of crew against
a recommended schedule of training
“The ability to quickly see the training status of
all seafarers in a fleet provides important advantages for a
maritime training manager,” says Mark Woodhead, KVH senior vice
president, EMEA. “With an easy-to-use dashboard, the manager can
assess the precise level of a crew’s training, preparation, and
compliance, which ultimately helps to keep operating costs low, and
reduce safety and financial risk. This isn’t just recordkeeping,
it’s valuable intelligence for maritime training managers.”
Videotel Performance Manager is available in three
different packages, called Essential, Professional, and Master,
that vary in the number of features and training titles provided.
All packages include Crew Management, Training Reports, Schedule
Builder, and Performance Monitoring. Additional features will be
added over time.
Videotel’s maritime training programmes are in use
on more than 12,000 vessels worldwide and cover a wide range of
topics related to the Standards of Training, Certification, and
Watchkeeping established by the maritime industry. The extensive
selection includes 950 new and updated titles – available in a
range of formats including computer-based training, videos, and
gamified learning. Videotel’s Practical Engineering Suite includes
100 modules covering topics critical to marine engineers; it was
released earlier this year on a variety of platforms, including
mobile devices, which was an industry first for maritime
eLearning.
Videotel has a 40-year track record of developing
training content in partnership with leading industry bodies and
organizations, and the company’s videos have received more than 100
awards. The company began creating training materials in 1973 at
the request of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative
Organization, the forerunner to the International Maritime
Organization, which today oversees standards for maritime training.
In 2015, Videotel became part of KVH, a technology company whose
maritime products and services include mini-VSAT
Broadbandsm global connectivity and the
IP-MobileCastTM service for delivering news,
entertainment, chart, and weather content via satellite to vessels
at sea.
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the Videotel Performance Manager website, www.videotel.com/perform.
For more information about the entire array of KVH’s maritime
solutions, please visit the mini-VSAT Broadband website,
www.minivsat.com/one. High-resolution images of products and
services are available at the KVH Press Room Image Library,
www.kvh.com/press-room/image-library.
About KVH Industries, Inc.KVH
Industries, Inc. is a leading provider of in-motion satellite TV
and communications systems, having designed, manufactured, and sold
more than 200,000 mobile satellite antennas for applications on
vessels, vehicles, and aircraft. KVH is also a leading news, music,
and entertainment content provider to many industries including
maritime, retail, and leisure. Videotel is a market-leading
provider of training films, computer-based training, and eLearning.
KVH is based in Middletown, RI, with research, development, and
manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and Tinley Park, IL.
The company’s global presence includes offices in Belgium, Brazil,
Cyprus, Denmark, Hong Kong, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway,
the Philippines, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
This press release contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For example,
forward-looking statements include statements regarding the
functionality, characteristics, quality, and performance of KVH’s
products and technology, as well as customer demand, preferences,
requirements, and expectations. Actual results could differ
materially from the forward-looking statements made in this press
release. Factors that might cause these differences include, among
others, uncertainties and risks associated with the delivery or
performance of critical hardware and technology, including for the
Videotel Performance Manager; unanticipated declines or changes in
customer demand, due to competitive, economic, seasonal, and other
factors; and the need for, or delays in, qualification of products
to customer or regulatory standards. These and other risk factors
are discussed in more detail in KVH’s most recent Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC. KVH does not assume any obligation to update its
forward-looking statements to reflect new information or
developments.
KVH, Videotel Performance Manager, Videotel, and
IP-MobileCast are trademarks of KVH Industries, Inc. mini-VSAT
Broadband is a service mark of KVH Industries, Inc.
For further information, please contact:Jill
Connors
Media Relations
Manager KVH
Industries, Inc.
Tel: +1
401-851-3824 jconnors@kvh.com
Sue HenneyMarketing Manager, Media & TrainingKVH
VideotelTel: +44 (0) 1512 364124shenney@kvh.com
orPhil Page, Elaborate CommunicationsTel: +44 (0) 1296
682104ppage@elabor8.co.uk
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