Mcafee CERS Port User Manual

1 CERS PORT USER MANUAL Edition Number: 0 Revision Number: 3 Revision Date: 17 December 2007 Prepared For: Prepared By: Engineering Ing

10Logout Click on the ‘Logout’ link when you want to exit from the system. This will redirect you back to the login page. Message Dialog Below the

11Connection Status The Connection Status of the application is displayed within the upper right corner of the page to indicate to the User whether t

123. Entering a NEW Arrival Notification Introduction Arrival Port Notifications must be entered onto CERS for: - 1) Every sea-going merchant vess

13New arrival notification. Step1 To insert an arrival notifications simply enter either the IMO#, MMSI# or Call Sign of the Vessel of interest and

14New Arrival notification. Step 2 CERS – New Arrival notification (STEP 2) This page is composed of three main sections. VESSEL IDENTIFICATION Th

15the EU. To add the DPG Notification, you should expand the section by clicking the add icon shown on the left hand side of the Dangerous and Pollu

16Additional Information Dangerous and Polluting Goods Notification (HAZMAT). To add the Dangerous and Polluting Goods Notification (HAZMAT), you sho

17 CERS – New Arrival notification with Hazmat exemption If such a message appears on screen there is no requirement to complete the dangerous and po

18New Arrival notification. Step 3 The system will display a Summary page for the Arrival Notification that you have entered. At the top of this pag

194. Entering a NEW Reportable Departure Notification Introduction A Reportable Departure Notification (Hazmat) must be entered onto CERS for: - A

2Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION...

20Reportable Departure Notification. Step1 To insert a reportable departure notifications simply enter either the IMO#, MMSI# or Call Sign of the V

21Reportable Departure Notification. Step 2 CERS – New Departure notification (STEP 2) This page is composed of three main sections. The first sec

22A.T.D. – Optional date and time for Actual Time of Departure from the Last Port of Call Next Port of Call – Mandatory choice from the Worldwide Por

23Additional Dangerous and Polluting Goods notification. The Dangerous and Polluting Goods notification requires the user to provide information of t

24 CERS – Reportable Departure notification with Hazmat exemption Validation of specific fields is carried out at this point to ensure that the manda

25Reportable Departure Notificaion. Step 3 The system will display a Summary page for the Notification that you have entered. At the top of this pag

265. Reporting of Infringements (for Non-reportable voyages) Introduction The VTM Directive requires that fishing vessels, traditional ships and re

27Step1 To insert a non-reportable voyage simply enter the Name of the Vessel and then click the Lookup button. CERS – New Non Reportable Voyage (S

28New Non Reportable Voyage. Step 2 CERS – New Non Reportable Voyage (STEP 2) This page is composed of two main sections. The first section initia

29A.T.D. – Optional date and time for Actual Time of Departure from the Last Port of Call Once all of the mandatory information has been entered alon

31. Introduction The European Union (EU), through a variety of EU Directives, has placed a requirement on Member States to work with the European Com

30New Non Reportable Voyage. Step 3 Following the save operation, the system will display the Voyage Detail page listing all of the details that hav

316. Cancel or edit Voyage notifications Introduction To cancel or edit an Arrival/Departure Notification you should first select the voyage of int

32Editing a Voyage CERS – Edit a Voyage By choosing to Edit the displayed Voyage, you will be presented with the pertinent form for changing the det

33Cancel a Voyage In order to cancel a Voyage, it must first be identified within system. Once identified, the Voyage Detail page provides Users, who

347. Port Waste Infringement reporting Introduction The requisite requirements for reporting are contained with The Merchant Shipping and Fishing V

35intended for sports or leisure purposes. Also, Exemptions from the above requirements may also be given to specific “ships” if: (a) the ship is eng

368. Bulk Carrier Infringement reporting Introduction The Merchant Shipping (Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2003 [SI 2003

37"bulk carrier" bears the meaning given to it in Regulation IX/1.6 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention and interpreted by Resolution 6 of the 199

389. Voyage Management Introduction Arrival and Departure Notifications along with Non-Reportable Voyages define the central entities of the CERS sy

39Search by Date In order to search the system for a Voyage based on the Voyage Date, you should first open the Voyages section of the collapsible Na

42. Starting of application Starting the Application To begin with, you should open an internet browser and navigate to the CERS start page: https:

40Search by Vessel Step 1 You will then be presented with a screen that can be used for searching the system for the recorded Vessels. To perform th

41Search by Vessel Step 2 CERS – Search Voyage By-Vessel (STEP 2) This page is composed of two main sections. The first section displays the Vesse

4210. Voyage detail page (Voyage dashboard) Introduction The Voyage Detail page represents a central point of the system through which most manag

43Voyage Detail Page (Voyage Dashboard). CERS – Voyage Detail Page Within the toolbar section at the top of the page, buttons are also provided fo

44Vessel details The Vessel Detail panel displays the details of the Vessel under consideration. These details include: IMO # – the unique IMO numbe

45Voyage details The Voyage Detail panel displays the details of the Voyage under consideration and the specific details displayed here will depend

46Infringement section From the infringement panel, the User is be able to view a list of all of the infringements recorded in relation to the Voyage

4711. Infringement Management Introduction Infringements represent events that have occurred in relation to a specific Voyage and as such are manage

48The infringements are recorded in a similar fashion, the Port Waste Infringement types will be used here as an example but the following discussion

49Adding a New Event In order to record a new Event against a Voyage, you should first choose the type of Event you wish to add from the Dropdown Lis

5 Logging-in to the Application To Login: 1. Enter your login Username and Password. 2. Click Login. Login page

50First Name – Mandatory first name for the point of contact Surname – Mandatory surname for the point of contact Phone # - Mandatory phone number fo

51Editing an Event In order to edit an event already recorded against a Voyage, it should first be identified through the List of Events panel and se

52Refer to Add New Event functionality for an explanation of the individual fields. Once all of the mandatory information has been entered along with

5312. Logout and time out procedures Logout To logout from the application you can click on the ‘Logout’ tap situate on the top left corner of the

54APPENDIX I – Common Icons and Graphics Icon Meaning Wildcard icon – indicates that the field is wildcard enabled Mandatory icon – indicates that

55APPENDIX II – General Principals Introduction Throughout the CERS/SVD system, there is a consistent model used for permitting the User to carry ou

56Tabular data * Sorting * * Paging * Tables are used throughout the application to display sets of information in an easily

57above these tables. The Paging control will list the number of pages that are available and the User simply clicks on the relevant number to view t

58APPENDIX III – Flow Chart diagrams Introduction The following chapter includes a set of flowcharts representing the different use cases of the sys

59 Port User – New Arrival Notification

6Wrong Login or Password Unsuccessful login will result in an Error Message – Invalid username or password. A total of three login attempts are permi

60 Port User – New Reportable Departure Notification

61 Port User – Reporting Of Infringements

62Port User – Search Voyages

63 Port User – Edit or Cancel Voyages Port User – Add or Edit Infringements

7Organisation of the Home Page Following a successful login, you will be presented with the CERS Home page. CERS Home Page This page consists of 4 p

8Hide Navigation Menu To obtain more space you can hide the left navigation menu by clicking on the ‘Hide Menu’ button located on top of the navigati

9My Settings Clicking on the ‘My Settings’ link you will be presented with a page containing your personal details and settings. You can change them