What is the Role of IETM for Shipbuilding OEMs?

• In modern naval and shipbuilding projects, the Indian Armed Forces demand complete digital documentation that aligns with JSG 0852:2019, the Indian Defence Standard for Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM).
• For every subsystem or equipment supplied, OEMs are required to deliver JSG 0852 Level-4 IETMs as a part of their final documentation package.

1. Ensuring Compliance and Standardization

• IETMs have become a mandatory deliverable in all Indian Navy and Coast Guard projects.
• By following JSG 0852 guidelines, OEMs deliver documentation in a uniform structure and database format, ensuring interoperability across multiple systems and vendors onboard a ship.

2. Seamless Integration at Ship Level

• Each ship comprises systems from numerous OEMs engines, power generation, sensors, communication, and weapon systems.
• When developed in JSG 0852-compliant format, these IETMs can be easily integrated into the ship-level IETM server, enabling centralized access through a single onboard platform.

3. Efficient Maintenance and Troubleshooting

• IETMs provide interactive fault diagnosis, maintenance procedures, and Illustrated Parts Catalogues (IPC).
• This allows ship staff to quickly locate the right information, reducing downtime and ensuring faster fault resolution in critical operations.

4. Lifecycle Management and Easy Updates

• Ship systems undergo frequent upgrades during refits.
• IETMs simplify this by enabling digital updates, version tracking, and configuration control, ensuring that the Navy always has access to the latest, OEM-approved procedures without reprinting bulky manuals.

5. Enhanced Training and Knowledge Transfer

• By including step-by-step visuals, animations, and interactive diagrams, OEMs can make IETMs a powerful training and self-learning tool for ship crew and maintenance engineers, improving operational readiness.

6. Strengthening OEM Reputation and Readiness

• Delivering a professional, compliant IETM demonstrates the OEM’s technical maturity and process discipline.
• It builds trust with Defence clients and ensures smooth acceptance by DGQA and end users.