A production builder must keep track of which boats have been built to which specification. If more than one hull is built to the same specification, ie to the same Technical Construction File, the user needs only record the HIN of the craft on the second sheet of the "Title Page", as shown below.
This ensures that individual hulls are linked to precise RCD documentation in one tidy place. Note that modifications of non-RCD issues are permitted without re-documentation.
Production building, however, does not remain the same for long. There are continuous improvements, changes in suppliers as well as customisation demanded by clients. CE Pro handles this effortlessly with one of two options:
1. if a modification is minor, an entirely new TCF is not necessary. The user can simply add a new sheet to the existing workbook at the appropriate section. The modification can be detailed on the new sheet. To ensure traceability, the user needs only identify in the list of HIN, which craft have this modification. An example is shown below:
2. If a modification is significant, it may be easiest to start a new file. Simply save the existing workbook with a new file name and it already exists! Just change the list of HIN above and make the changes in the appropriate sections to complete a whole new TCF. Simple!
CE-Pro creates its own toolbar in Excel. This has 5 buttons as shown below. The toolbar may be "docked" by dragging it to the frame of the window or they may "float" as shown here:
Any page may be printed in the usual way but by clicking this button, the entire TCF can be printed. If the User has a "PDF" writer, the TCF may be output to PDF file for easy distribution to those who do not have a licensed copy of CE-Pro.
Printing the whole document in one go ensures the document will be appended with continuous page numbers. This will not happen if sheets are printed individually.
Craft that are shorter than 12m in category A or B must have their stability certified by a Notified Body (conformity assessment module Aa). This means that only sections of the TCF that pertain to stability needs to be sent to the Notified Body. By clicking this button, only the appropriate sections for this assessment are printed - either to printer or to file, as preferred.
This simply ensures that the same reference is entered onto the top of every page in the worksheet and also "breaks-up the HIN (entered on the title page) and enters the component numbers into the appropriate sections in the page related to HIN requirements. The user has the following options:
The information selected above will then be added to the top of every page in the workbook. As there are so many pages, this can take a minute or two - but is quicker than doing it manually!
This button starts the routine that copies data from a previous project file. This is of particular value if you have received an update of CE-Pro and you want to bring an old TCF up to date with amended standards and/or the amended Directive.
This button simply shows the splash screen with all the contact licencing data.
The first worksheet in CE Pro is not linked to any others. Here the user has complete manual input of the status of the project. It is not linked to other sections so as to avoid any errors that might occur in the calculations for some unforeseen combination of requirements. The page allows the user to identify when sections are completed and when they are not applicable. It also allows the user to enter non-conformities and reminders or other helpful notes.
This page is so central to the smooth-running of a project that a fast keystroke (control-J) has been programmed to allow the user to jump from where they are working to the Project Management page and to jump back again. This allows the user to compile a work list of final RCD compliance items very efficiently.
CE Proof has found from experience that the final step in every project is the fitting of labels and it is all too easy to overlook one. For this reason the last worksheet in CE Pro is a sheet that lists all the labels that should be fitted onboard. The list is generated automatically.
To ensure consistency throughout, a worksheet declares all the conversions and constants (e.g. fuel density) used in the project. The user can alter these as required. The conversion factors are given useful named references so that they can be called at any time without having to look them up.
