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In order for ship-component small and medium industries (SMIs) to obtain BKI's certification for their ship-component products, the Local Working Group (LWG) have continued their initiative and conducted the following support activities. Firstly, Dinas Industry & Trade of Central Jawa Province assisted target SMIs in documenting production process of the to-be-certified components in March 2014 in preparation for quality manual of the said components. Secondly, the workshop for drawing of the components was organized in April 2014, where the staffs of Technical Service Unit (UPT) of Dinas Industry & Trade of Tegal Regency has guided almost 15 SMIs on knowledge and skills (using drawing software) of product drawing in accordance with BKI's requirements.

Drawing outputs of this training for the proposed five ship-components were then checked by BKI in view of compliance with BKI's requirements. Responding to those comments for improvements in drawing by BKI, Dinas Industry & Trade of Tegal finalizes the drawings, which would be developed for prototype components by target SMIs under the guidance of the local expert. Finally, the prototype components shall be tested (at the end of May 2014) in the laboratory of Dinas on whether to satisfy the requirements of BKI.

According to BKI, this may be the first case for local SMIs in Indonesia to receive certification of ship-components, if successfully done. LWG together with target SMIs have been making efforts in realizing the certification, becoming a good model of the platform operation in the Project. Now, it comes closer to the goal.

Drawing workshop towards certification

One of the prototype components (ship window frame)