Seasafe grew from SIKOB. So
it spans over a 35 years of experience in computing Naval Architecture
calculations at ...
- Shipyards
- Consultancies
- Government regulatory bodies
- Classification Societies
- Educational establishments, and
- Onboard ships and semi-submersible offshore
platforms
Historical background
The company that is now known as Seasafe,
started in the marine software business around thirty-five years ago, when the
company name was SIKOB. SIKOB was also the name of the software package for
naval architectural calculations that the company developed.
The SIKOB software package was a modular system,
made up of many separate programs that enabled a range of hydrostatics-based
calculations to be undertaken for ship type hulls, and later, offshore platforms
such as semi-submersible oilrigs. These calculations were made from a
geometrically defined hull or structure, and its internal compartments. The
system was revolutionary in its day, and a market leader for a considerable
time.
The system has undergone two major
transformations since then: in the latter part of the 1980’s the
SEASAFE system was introduced, which
provided a more interactive system than the original SIKOB
programs; the second major change is happening now, and centres on enhancing the
general loading, stability and strength module, GSTAB.
Also, the rest of the SEASAFE system is gradually being replaced by a modern
interactive graphics-oriented integrated system.
The company has also developed a stand-alone
software package, PLF, which is tailored
to define and calculate stability of semi-submersible offshore platforms. It
enables the definition of a platform type structure, the production of
hydrostatic data, as well as the intact and damage stability analyses.
During the last several years the company has also delivered a considerable
number of onboard loading, stability and strength computers to various types of
ships and to semi-submersibles offshore platforms. |
