Cruise passengersVerifying passengers’ identity
The cruise industry has been expanding at a rate of more than 7 percent annually in the past few years, resulting in bigger ships, more destinations, more on-board/on-shore activities, and more passengers – making it more difficult to keep track of passengers
The cruise industry has been expanding at a rate of more than 7 percent annually in the past few years, resulting in bigger ships, more destinations, more on-board/on-shore activities, and more passengers.
Sisco Identification Solutions says that with this expansion of ship services and ship sizes, keeping track of passengers and crew is becoming even more demanding. Shore side excursions require accurate manifests, advanced scheduling, and in some cases, compliance with local authorities. The company says that its A-PASS 6 now provides operators with a mobile solution that is capable of tracking passengers on tenders, busses, and any other means of transportation, while reporting to shore side and shipboard operations.
Using the latest mobile technology, the company says the product offers SOLAS, IMO, and Coast Guard compliant A-PASS performance with the convenience of a wireless PDA. The system can be deployed in different environments.
Sisco notes that A-PASS 6 also provides a mobile solution that can handle the largest fleet’s immigration, age verification, access control, and tendering needs. The A-PASS Advanced Data Access Module (ADAM) supports the latest in SOA Web service technology for integration and real-time synchronization with most Passenger and Crew Management Systems (PMS/CMS).
