THE COMPLETE INTEGRATED SOLUTION

ELECTRONIC POB, MUSTERING & ACCESS CONTROL

A robust POB, mustering, and access control system transforms offshore safety and security by ensuring every person’s location is always known. Enabling immediate emergency response, and restricting access to hazardous areas – protecting lives, assets, and operations around the clock.

Rapid Electronic Mustering

Electronic mustering provides a fast, accurate way to account for personnel during emergencies by automatically tracking their locations using digital systems.

Automated Headcount

Streamline personnel tracking by providing real-time, accurate counts without manual intervention.

Crossing Control (POB Limit)

Control the authorised personnel who can move between installations, enhancing safety, accountability, and operational oversight in hazardous environments.

Last Known Location

Last known location during a muster is crucial for guiding emergency responders quickly to individuals who may be in danger or unaccounted for.

Improved Security

Enhance security and safety by ensuring only authorised personnel enter specific areas while simultaneously monitoring their real-time location.

KEY FEATURES

POB

Deployment

  • Tracking readers are installed at key entry and exit points to mission-critical zones, such as control rooms, engine spaces, and process areas. Additional readers are placed at chokepoints like stairwells, corridor intersections, and bridges to monitor personnel flow.

  • Electronic tags are worn by all personnel, continuously broadcasting their identity to nearby readers.

  • A central server platform processes detection data in real time, providing location awareness and movement history.

Operational Benefits

  • Real-time personnel tracking improves response time in emergencies.

  • Automated mustering accelerates accountability and improves accuracy.

  • Zone-based tracking allows targeted monitoring in critical areas without overwhelming the system with unnecessary data.

Electronic Mustering

An electronic mustering system plays a vital role by instantly identifying who is accounted for and who remains in danger zones. Unlike manual headcounts, electronic systems automatically register personnel as they reach muster points, drastically reducing confusion and delays. This real-time visibility enables emergency teams to focus rescue efforts precisely where needed, ensures accurate reporting to incident commanders, and helps confirm that evacuation procedures are effectively followed.

Ultimately, electronic mustering increases the likelihood of saving lives by delivering rapid, reliable, and comprehensive accountability when it matters most.

During a Muster

  • When an alarm is raised, the system triggers automated mustering, immediately identifying who has arrived at muster points and who is still in unaccounted zones.

  • If evacuation is necessary, the system continues to register personnel as they reach lifeboat stations or safe refuge zones, offering continuous visibility and improving emergency coordination.

  • Last-known location data provides responders with precise insights on where to search for missing or injured crew.

Access Control

In offshore environments – where safety, security, and operational integrity are paramount – controlling who has access to specific areas is essential. From hazardous zones such as drilling platforms and chemical storage units to sensitive areas housing critical infrastructure or data, robust access control systems serve as the first line of defence.

Our solutions are designed to ensure only authorised personnel can enter designated zones, reducing the risk of accidents, unauthorised activity, and operational disruptions. Whether it’s biometric verification, smart card entry, or real-time monitoring, access control helps enforce safety protocols, support compliance with industry regulations, and provide peace of mind in high-risk offshore operations.

With the right access control measures in place, offshore facilities can operate more safely, intelligently, and securely.

  • RFID & Smart Card Readers: Robust, marine-grade card readers installed at key access points for quick, secure entry using staff ID badges or RFID tags.

  • CCTV Integration & Live Monitoring: Surveillance systems connected to access points to allow real-time visual confirmation of access events and to support incident response.

  • Emergency Lockdown Features: Systems that enable quick restriction of access during emergencies such as gas leaks, fire, or unauthorised intrusion, ensuring rapid isolation of affected areas.

SOLUTION BENEFITS

Safety & Emergency Response

Personnel Tracking
Knowing the real-time location of all workers enables quick identification and rescue in emergencies such as fires, gas leaks, or evacuations.

Mustering
Facilitates the accounting of everyone during drills and real incidents, ensuring no one is left behind or unaccounted for.

Compliance and Reporting

Provides detailed records required by industry regulations and safety standards.
Supports incident investigations by showing where personnel were at a specific time. In summary, these systems play a critical role in protecting lives, ensuring security, improving operational processes, and meeting regulatory requirements in the high-risk environment of offshore oil and gas facilities.

Security

Restricts entry to sensitive or hazardous areas only to authorised personnel, reducing the risk of accidents, sabotage, or theft. Helps enforce company policies and regulatory compliance regarding restricted zones.

Operational Efficiency

Efficiently manages shift changes and work schedules by tracking movement and attendance. Supports optimisation of workforce deployment and resource allocation.

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

This tracking system is designed to monitor personnel movement and location in real time by detecting proximity tags worn by individuals.

The system uses BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) or UHF (Ultra High Frequency) readers to capture tag signals and transmit the data to a central server application via customer-specified communication infrastructure.

The solution is adaptable to various industrial or hazardous environments.

Electronic Tags (RFID, UHF or BLE)

Small wearable devices assigned to each individual, typically embedded in ID badges, wristbands, or rugged wearable units. These tags periodically emit a unique signal (BLE or UHF) to indicate presence and proximity to nearby readers.

Function
– Broadcast a unique identifier at set intervals
– Identify personnel location or movement through fixed reader points

Features
– Configurable broadcast rate, short-to-medium range (10–50m)
– Long battery life (depending on usage)

Deployment
– Worn on-person (lanyards, hard hats, wristbands)
– Assigned and tracked via asset management in the software platform

Readers (RFID, UHF or BLE)

Fixed-position or mobile receiver devices that detect nearby tags. They determine the presence and often proximity of a tag and forward that data upstream for processing.

Function
– Continuously scan for nearby tag signals
– Capture timestamped detection events

Features
– BLE Readers: Compact, easy to install, good for room-level or zone tracking
– Configurable detection sensitivity and transmission thresholds

Deployment
– Installed in key locations: entrances/exits, muster zones, bridges, escape routes, or critical areas
– Mounted on walls, ceilings, or integrated into existing infrastructure

Central Infrastructure

This is the heart of the tracking system, a centralised data hub that receives, processes, and manages all incoming detection events from BLE or UHF readers via the site’s chosen communication infrastructure. It hosts the backend logic, storage, and integration interfaces for the entire solution.

Function
– Acts as the central control point for all data collected by the readers
– Manages communication protocols and ensures secure, reliable data flow
– Handles processing logic, database storage, and system health monitoring

Features
– Supports multiple data input formats and protocols (MQTT, HTTP, TCP/IP, etc.)
– High availability and fault-tolerant design for mission-critical operations
– Time-stamped logging of all detection and status events
– Built-in diagnostics for system performance and connectivity
– Modular architecture to support additional services like alarms, rules engines, or analytics

Security
– Includes user authentication, encrypted data transmission, and audit trails

Server Application & User Interface

The backend server aggregates and processes data. It resolves each tag’s location by mapping the reported beacon ID to a physical location. The application includes a user interface for monitoring, history playback, alerting, and integration with external safety or management systems.

Function
– Data processing, location inference, storage, and visualization

Features
– Real-time dashboards and zone-based location displays
– Mustering and evacuation status tracking
– Historical movement logs and analytics
– Customizable alerts (e.g., zone breach, inactivity, panic button)

Security
– Includes user authentication, encrypted data transmission, and audit trails.

DOCUMENTS

Introduction Pack

Enhancing Offshore Safety – Electronic Bridge Crossing System