Digital detector on bureau classification of Indonesia: A case study of self-unloading vessel bought from China

In the implementation of the principle of sabotage (Presidential Instruction Number 5 in 2005) about the empowerment of the cruise industry nationwide, the Government issued new rules for the shipping industry operating in Indonesia the fulfilment of class acceptance requirements for foreign vessels that have been purchased and operating in the Indonesian territory becomes an important concern, so that all ships sailing within the territory of Indonesia have been registered in the Indonesian Classification Bureau, its consequences are to be classed in the domestic ship classification and in this case is the Bureau Classification of Indonesia (BKI). This research used the descriptive methods with the literature data from mandatory ship classification is done for the sake of safety, as one of the tools to measure the worth or not to sail. Requirements of classification more focus on the technical requirements and calculations of a hull construction, stability, electrical machinery, and the supporting system of the vessel operating systems such as boilers, steering system, and others. Because this research is foreign vessels purchased from China, in the case of foreign vessel classifications purchased and then operated in the territory of Indonesia, it is obligatory to carry out a classification in the Indonesian Classification Bureau (BKI) and fulfill the requirements for finished shipbuilding class acceptance procedures, and then BKI issued a Temporary Classification Certification and Temporary Load Line Certificate.