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As we approach the festive season, we’d like to share a round-up of news from across the business over the past month.

Did you see our recent press release announcing our partnership with Spectro | Jet-Care? You can view it here if you missed it. We’re excited to announce that Spectro Oil Integration is now included in IDEA’s support plan with version 2021.4, at no extra cost!

Unlimited app users with IDEA support plan

We would like to remind you that there are no limits to the amount of app users that can be connected to the system with our support plan.

IDEA attend METSTRADE 2021

Join us for the METSTRADE Show – 16 – 18 November 2021

We’ll be back exhibiting at the METSTRADE Show this year and would love for you to join us for free, as our valued guest!

METSTRADE is the world’s largest B2B trade exhibition of marine equipment, materials and systems.

What you can expect from us at METS 2021:

Please note: You can register for free by clicking here (or scanning the QR code above!) and entering your details.

Registration will be free for our guests via this link until 8th November, after that tickets will be charged at €70.00 each.

IDEA Data Solutions announce partnership with Spectro | Jet-Care

Read our latest press release here to find out more!

Monaco Yacht Show 2021 – the highlights

We were thrilled to once again be exhibiting at The Monaco Yacht Show (MYS), the world’s benchmark yacht show. The MYS exhibits a selection of companies linked to the yachting and luxury markets and visitors come here to meet the best experts on the market to discuss their yacht project or learn about current and future trends in super yachting.

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A round-up of news from September

IDEA is listening

Building solid and valuable software is only possible when it’s based on the feedback from the people who use it. Therefore, IDEA YACHT does not only get small fixes and security updates, but also gets improved and extended with new features based on user feedback.

We’re happy to announce that with the next update you can expect:

– Multiple responsible values for a task, you can now tag a task for engineering and deck for example.
– Work together on a log day, engineering chat for log day comments.
– Hour counter lists for quick updates.
– A completely redesigned dashboard (check the details below).
– And more …

Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) update

Tracking IHM relevant information doesn’t have to be complicated. With that in mind the IDEA team implemented two new functions to make IHM management even easier:

– You can now directly ‘tag’ components and spare parts as being IHM relevant.
– Receive an IHM report, relevant components or spares including related linked documentation like SDoC’s and MD’s.

Sneak preview – The new IDEA YACHT Dashboard is coming

The all-new IDEA YACHT Dashboard will be:

– Fully customisable via drag-and-drop.
– Allows multiple dashboards per user.
– Offers the possibility to share dashboards in your role.
– Gives you the option to create your own menu with the ‘Favourites’ widget.
– Enables fast logging of Hours of Rest via the related widget.

New look website

We have been improving our website, to make it easier to navigate and provide more useful content. IDEA academy videos are now saved within Webinars.

We’d appreciate any feedback about content you’d love to see from us or how we can improve our site further. We’d also really welcome customer feedback to use on our website. Please send any comments or suggestions to our Digital Marketing Manager, Sabine – sabine.skarratt@idea-data.com.

Hello there!

We’d like to share a round up of our latest news and developments. Read on to find out about how we listened to customer feedback to add a new function for COVID-19 vaccination status of crew, why our annual fees are so important and join us for a day in the life of an IDEA superyacht, in our new video!

We are also making final preparations for Monaco Yacht Show next month and would love for you to join us, either in-person or virtually (keep an eye on our channels for updates!)

We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions so remember to keep in touch via e-mail and social media.

Warm regards,

The IDEA team

COVID-19 vaccination status functionality – IDEA reacts to our customer feedback to provide a solution

The IDEA support team recently received an interesting question from one of our long-term customers, who works as a Captain of a vessel.

Due to the current Covid-19 situation, super-yacht crews are facing additional administrational burdens and most port authorities across the world now request information regarding the vaccination status of the people on board. Our customer asked if there is a way to simplify this new process and have it included in a report.

This is a perfect example of a problem for which the solution is already available within IDEA YACHT software, although we hadn’t thought about applying the functionality in this context.

This is where the strength of our customer relationships really benefits us. In receiving these types of questions, it challenges the IDEA team to come up with a solution for the problem presented.

So what was the solution in this case? Basically, there are two options available within IDEA YACHT:

1. In the Crew Certificates section of the Crew & Guest Database, simply create a new category such as ‘Covid-19 Vaccination’, this is then set to be mandatory for all roles on board. All person-specific information can now be added, even the certificate itself can be attached. Using the filtering function makes it easy to get an overview of the status and it is also possible to create a report based on this information, which can then be handed over to the related authorities.

2. The Crew & Guest Database offers the possibility to add Medical Details. This also includes a ‘Vaccinations’ section, where ‘Covid-19 Vaccination’ can be added, including the date of the vaccination and related expiry date.

A report can also be created using the ‘Vaccination Report’ function in the ‘Reports’ section of IDEA YACHT.

Our support team summarised this information and sent it to the captain, who was very happy with the solution and detailed instructions of how to set this functionality up in their IDEA YACHT system on board.

This story proves how incredibly important customer feedback is for a software company, to be able to provide its customers with the right solutions. This example has also proven that we are on the right track, developing solutions based on customer feedback.

If you have questions, requests or feedback please get in touch.

Why are annual fees so important for IDEA Yacht software?

As you have seen in our latest release newsletter, a lot of functionality has recently been added to our software to offer an improved experience to our valued customers.

To ensure we comply with all regulations and upcoming market changes, a price increase of the yearly license subscription and support plan fee is required, which will come into effect in 2022.

As well as the additional benefits and support we are offering, the license subscription enables us to improve the software suite and develop additional functions and features, based on your feedback and requests.

In case you missed it, you can read all about the key features from our latest release here.

Come and visit us at Monaco Yacht Show – 22nd – 25th September

We are excited to once again be exhibiting at Monaco Yacht Show 2021, the world’s leading yacht show.

It is a brilliant opportunity to meet clients and demonstrate the features and benefits of our software in a live environment. It also allows us to receive valuable feedback which helps us to continue developing and improving our products, with our users in mind.

We are looking forward to welcoming you! (photo credit: Monaco Yacht Show)

Please get in touch to register your interest for tickets to the event.

See a larger PDF version of the timeline here.

Our latest release

In case you missed it, you can find key highlights of our latest release below:

• IDEA YACHT Mobile – check out our redesigned and improved IDEA app.
• Database analytics – read more about the integrated database analytics tool.
• Hours of Rest update – get more information about the completely overhauled and IMO compliant Hours of Rest Module.
• Stock history templates – find out how you can use the stock change templates to analyse your inventory history.

Read the full blog post here.

If you didn’t receive the full release e-mail, please contact us and we can arrange to send it to you.

IDEA YACHT management solutions – tailored for you

Firstly, we will work together to understand your pain points and how we can help to solve them.

The start of your journey with IDEA would include a discussion and/or personal demonstration to explore your needs and talk about how we can best support you. We can then recommend a personalised plan based on your requirements, including the IDEA YACHT module combination most suited to running your yacht as efficiently as possible.

All efficient workflows in IDEA are based on the quality of how you initially populate your vessel database. Although you will have the tools to develop this base line by yourself with IDEA, don’t underestimate the effort and time this takes! If your crew has taken care of this, are you sure that they can hit your high standards to achieve a well operating system?

IDEA has populated more than 400 vessel databases and we are ready to assist you with our high expertise. To get the best output from the system, there is a range of ways we can work together including:
• We can share your workload.
• We can advise you how to best manage this task yourself.
• We can perform the whole population job for you.

Get in touch to book your consultation for an easy and efficient yacht management solution.

Countdown to Monaco Yacht Show

We are preparing for one of our absolute favourite events – Monaco Yacht Show 2021.

We will be exhibiting at this event between 22nd – 25th September and are looking forward to seeing many familiar faces there are meeting new people in the industry!

Find out more about the event here.

Attending our first post COVID-19 event; The Palma Superyacht Show 2021

We felt so grateful to be back at an actual, in-person event this month. Our Executive Director, Tobias Allebrodt, attended the 2021 edition of the Palma Superyacht Show, which took place between 3rd -6th June.

It is the first show that IDEA Data Solutions has exhibited at or attended for a whole seventeen months. As much as we have adapted to and embraced communicating via Teams and Zoom video calls; nothing quite compares to seeing people face-to-face, viewing superyachts up close and networking over ice cold drinks in the beaming sunshine!

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Our latest release

Keep an eye out for our latest release update e-mail, out next week!

Smooth Sailing

IDEA’s Customer Success & Product Manager, Jan Langweg, looks at how working with a versatile yacht management software system, built around a robust database improves the yacht’s overall efficiency for the owner and crew.

Read the full article here (featured in the latest edition of ONBOARD Magazine)

Join us at the Palma Superyacht Show from 3rd – 6th June!

We are delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Palma Superyacht Show this year, from 3rd – 6th June.

Come and meet IDEA’s Managing Director, Tobias, and receive a live demonstration of our software, to see first-hand how our solutions can help you with the smooth running of your vessel.

This event is ticket-only and numbers are limited, if you would like to join us please e-mail us with your request: info@idea-data.com – we’d love to see you there!

How to manage Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) with your IDEA YACHT software

The EU SRR & IMO HKC requirements regarding Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) is a challenging subject to deal with, but the good news is that IDEA YACHT already supports you with handling IHM!

Using existing functionalities, IHM can be managed as follows:

• Tagged items can now be selected for reporting and other functionalities.
• When it comes to the handling of the required documentation, the easiest way is to simply attach all required documents e.g. SDOCs from suppliers, specific laboratory results, to the related item.
• More general documentation e.g. the IHM maintenance manual, can be handled with the existing Document Manager. This also applies to survey reports and certificates. which can be handled using the ‘Certificates’ feature within the ISM module.
• Finally, the ‘tags’ can also be applied to new items, which are obtained via the purchasing system.
The key step is to ensure the correct tagging of the related items, required functions such as reporting and document handling already exist.

Please contact our team (e-mail: support@idea-data.com), if you would like to know more about this function.