ABS SMART AIP Awarded to SHI Structural Health Monitoring System
(OSLO) The Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Hull Stress Monitoring System (HSMS) has received the ABS SMART Tier 2 approval in principle (AIP) for structural health monitoring (SHM). Recognized with a certificate presentation at Nor-Shipping 2023, the SMART (SHM) Tier 2 AIP is part of a larger joint development project (JDP) between SHI and ABS that aims to enhance hull safety with smart ship technology. The AIP verifies that the design is feasible for the intended application and, in principle, complies with the ABS SMART (SHM) Tier 2 requirements that include vessel-